(Reuters) – Canada’s main oil-producing province Alberta on Thursday forecast an increased surplus of C$5.5 billion ($4.06 billion) for the 2023/24 fiscal year, fuelled by strong bitumen royalties and higher …
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By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Wab Kinew will soon be the only First Nations premier in Manitoba history after voters in the Canadian province elected a New Democratic …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian government and Turkey-backed rebel forces have blocked more than 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid from entering two zones in Aleppo province hit by last month’s …
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By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) -Education workers in Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, have voted to accept a labour deal with the provincial government, union representatives said Monday. The …
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By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) -Ontario on Monday projected a smaller budget deficit for the current fiscal year as robust economic growth boosted tax revenues in Canada’s most populous province, …
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By Nia Williams (Reuters) -Danielle Smith was sworn in as premier of Canada’s main oil-producing province Alberta on Tuesday, days after winning the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership race with …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A magnitude 3.1 earthquake rattled the northern Dutch province of Groningen in the early hours of Saturday, the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute said. The quake had its …
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By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN -Israel hit Iranian targets in a series of strikes on Sunday near the ancestral home region of Syrian President Bashar al Assad, and close to Russia’s …
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BEIJING – China’s banking regulator on Sunday said it is investigating an inspector at its bureau in Henan province, which has seen protests by depositors unable to retrieve funds following …
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JOHANNESBURG – Hundreds of people have been evacuated to safety after heavy rains once again hammered South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, flooding roads and houses and damaging properties, a …
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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Canada’s most populous province of Ontario on Thursday forecast steadily declining deficits over the medium term helped by a strong economic recovery, and projected a …
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By Anthony Deutsch OVERSCHILD, Netherlands -Images of bombed-out hospitals and apartment buildings across Ukraine reminded Jannie and Bert Schrage of their home country during World War Two. Then the retired …
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By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta – Canada’s biggest oil-producing province Alberta is expecting its first budget surplus since 2014/15, Finance Minister Travis Toews said on Thursday, as soaring global energy …
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By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta – The Canadian province of Alberta on Wednesday formally initiated a trade challenge to recover its investment in the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which was …
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MONTREAL – International Business Machines Corp is partnering with the Canadian province of Quebec to boost quantum computing in a collaboration that could help advance areas like battery development, a …
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Quebec Premier François Legault announced Tuesday the province would abandon plans to impose a tax on unvaccinated residents, citing unfavorable public opinion. “I understand that this divides Quebecers and right …
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By Kanishka Singh and Kyaw Soe Oo TORONTO – Canada’s Ontario province on Monday announced restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus as officials warned of a “tsunami” of …
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SHANGHAI -More than a dozen Chinese-listed companies said they had suspended production in coronavirus-hit parts of China’s eastern Zhejiang province in response to local government’s tightened COVID-19 curbs, causing their …
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BEIJING – A landlocked province in northwest China, in an effort to encourage couples to have children, is looking to sharply increase the duration of paid maternity leave to nearly …
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By Mohammed Ghobari and Ghaida Ghantous ADEN – Expecting a possible siege, pro-government forces in central Yemen are preparing to defend Marib city, their last northern stronghold, against advancing Houthi …
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– A possible cyber attack against the healthcare system in the Canadian province of Newfoundland has disrupted services and forced the cancellation of some appointments, health authorities said on Monday. …
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Manitoba’s ruling Progressive Conservative party voted in Heather Stefanson as its new leader on Saturday, making her the first woman to be elected premier of the Canadian …