OTTAWA — Climate and energy are in the spotlight today as Canada's premiers discuss an array of issues that also include infrastructure, internal trade barriers and the health-care needs of the country's seniors.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Abbotsford Police are investigating after a cyclist was killed in an apparent hit and run. Police were called at about 11:20 p.m. to the 2000-block of Mount Lehman Road, where they found a severely injured man.
OTTAWA — A divided Supreme Court of Canada has raised the bar for Ottawa and the provinces in their dealings with public sector employees by affirming the right to strike as constitutionally protected.
MONTREAL — As a Saudi blogger with Canadian ties was spared a scheduled flogging for a third straight week Friday, a supporter expressed hope the pardon of a fellow activist may spur Raif Badawi's release.
CALGARY — Sentencing for a former Canadian soldier who admitted to planning an attack on the Calgary office of Veterans Affairs has been delayed.
EDMONTON — Premier Jim Prentice says he and his cabinet ministers will cut their pay by five per cent to set a tone of self-sacrifice as Alberta deals with billions of dollars in lost oil revenue.