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Alberta oil well report updated after concerns over taxpayer backstop recommendation

A new version of a government-commissioned report about Alberta's inactive oil wells and what to do about them now says the province should manage a new insurance… Read moreAlberta oil well report updated after concerns over taxpayer backstop recommendation

High anxiety over softwood lumber despite tone change from U.S.: B.C. premier

British Columbia's premier said Thursday he is encouraged to see a shifting tone in U.S. President Donald Trump's talks with Canada, but concerns remain about how… Read moreHigh anxiety over softwood lumber despite tone change from U.S.: B.C. premier

Yukon targets Elon Musk's companies in response to U.S. tariffs

The Yukon government says it's ending rebates for all Tesla products, as it targets companies associated with tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who is also a senior ad… Read moreYukon targets Elon Musk's companies in response to U.S. tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match U.S. auto tariffs

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada will hit back against U.S. President Donald Trump's 25 per cent auto tariffs with matching levies on… Read morePrime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match U.S. auto tariffs

Not simple for Saskatchewan to end contract with American lab company: minister

REGINA - Saskatchewan's health minister says he can't pull the plug on a contract with an American company offering lab services in the province.聽 Read moreNot simple for Saskatchewan to end contract with American lab company: minister

Quebec premier throws support behind 'targeted' response to U.S. tariffs

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Fran莽ois Legault on Thursday endorsed Ottawa鈥檚 response to the latest round of U.S. tariffs, saying any retaliation must be targeted to … Read moreQuebec premier throws support behind 'targeted' response to U.S. tariffs

Quebec government tables bill to combat election disinformation and interference

QU脡BEC - The Quebec government introduced a bill on Thursday to "preserve the integrity of the electoral process" by tackling deliberate disinformation and electi… Read moreQuebec government tables bill to combat election disinformation and interference

Atlantic premiers hold the line on retaliatory measures, citing tariff uncertainty

HALIFAX - Even though Canada was left out of the latest round of global U.S. tariffs, premiers in the Atlantic region say economic uncertainty remains and their work to lift existing duties isn't over.

Alberta seeks review after new trial ordered for man convicted of 1987 murder

EDMONTON - Alberta's attorney general and justice minister has asked for a judicial review after his federal counterpart ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing an Edmonton woman almost four decades ago.

Alberta, nurses union reach four-year deal, pay increases up to 20 per cent

EDMONTON - Alberta's nurses union has signed a four-year contract with the province after months of bargaining and mediation.

Critically endangered sunflower sea stars are seeking refuge in B.C. fiords

Alyssa Gehman vividly recalls seeing starfish for the first time while on a kayaking trip in British Columbia's Desolation Sound in Grade 8.聽

Trump's tariffs will fundamentally change global trading system: Carney

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Donald Trump's tariff regime will "fundamentally change the global trading system" after the U.S. president exempted Canada from his so-called "liberation day" tariff list unveiled on Wednesday.

All eyes are on Trump today as trade war continues to dominate election campaign

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh spelled out their plans to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff barrage Wednesday, while Liberal Leader Mark Carney shifted to prime ministerial mode to handl…

Eby says Indigenous teen shouldn't have died' as B.C. government is grilled over care

A teenager who was found blocks from her group home on a cold January night this year "shouldn't have died" British Columbia Premier David Eby said, adding that her death represented a "failure."聽

Double blow as S&P and Moody's downgrade B.C.'s credit rating again, citing deficit

VICTORIA - Credit rating agencies S&P and Moody's have both downgraded British Columbia's rating on the same day, citing the province's ballooning deficit and the apparent lack of a plan to dig the province out of its fiscal hole.

Religious gathering cancelled in N.S. because of fears of U.S. border policies

FREDERICTON - A gathering of religious groups from across North America that was supposed to be held this year in Nova Scotia has been postponed indefinitely because of worries over U.S. border policies.

Montana electricity generators not treated unfairly: Alberta utilities minister

Alberta's utilities minister says that, contrary to a new report, the province's electricity grid operator doesn't discriminate against U.S. power generators.

'Liberation Day': A timeline of Donald Trump's trade war with Canada

For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling plans to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency.

Ousted Greater Victoria school trustees take B.C. to court over firing

Nine Greater Victoria school trustees fired by the British Columbia government earlier this year have filed a court petition to get their jobs back.

Newfoundland and Labrador's pandemic election headed to trial four years later

ST. JOHN'S - A man who says his right to vote was denied in Newfoundland and Labrador's 2021 election will finally have his day in court.

Remove drugs from potential retaliatory tariffs list, pharmacists urge

TORONTO - The 春色直播 Pharmacists Association is urging the federal government to remove all drug-related products from its list of potential retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.聽

Tanya Talaga, Jane Philpott among finalists for Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

Journalist Tanya Talaga and former health minister Jane Philpott are among the authors shortlisted for this year's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.

'Can't imagine Alaska without Canada': Resolution would affirm 春色直播 sovereignty

America's 49th state is showing support for the country that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to make its 51st.

Mark Carney suspending campaign to hold meetings on Trump tariffs

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney is pausing his federal election campaign and returning to Ottawa for meetings as prime minister ahead of Wednesday's announcement on U.S. tariffs.聽

Drivers look for relief at the pump after B.C. ends consumer carbon tax

British Columbia drivers looked to the gas pumps Tuesday for a sign of tax relief after the early-morning approval of legislation that ended the province's consumer carbon tax after 17 years.

Alberta Health Services halts plan to reduce patient food, drinks after pushback

EDMONTON - The head of Alberta Health Services says the agency is halting a proposed food-reduction policy after public outcry over patients potentially being cut off from snacks and drinks.

Quebec remains on board with carbon pricing, but how long will it last?

MONTREAL - Pressure is starting to mount on Quebec to reconsider its cap-and-trade emissions pricing system after the federal consumer price ended Tuesday.

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春色直播 book industry calls on government to keep it out of trade war

TORONTO - Canada's literary institutions are banding together on the eve of an expected announcement about counter-tariffs on U.S. imports that could include books.

Democrats push vote on tariffs targeting Canada as Trump calls for Republican support

WASHINGTON - Democrats in the U.S. Senate are moving forward on a resolution to block sweeping tariffs targeting Canada as President Donald Trump presses Republican lawmakers to continue backing his trade agenda.

U.S. lists Quebec's language law in annual report on 'foreign trade barriers'

MONTREAL - Quebec has no intention of softening its language laws, Premier Fran莽ois Legault said Tuesday after the United States listed his government's French-language reform as a barrier to trade.

First Quantum discontinues Cobre Panama arbitration proceedings

TORONTO - First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says it has agreed to discontinue arbitration proceedings it launched before the International Chamber of Commerce's International Court of Arbitration related to its Cobre Panama mine.

Ontario to spend $35M to help rebuild Shaw Festival's Royal George Theatre

TORONTO - Ontario will spend $35 million to help the Shaw Festival rebuild the Royal George Theatre.

Ontario minimum wage to rise to $17.60 with annual inflationary increase

TORONTO - Ontario minimum wage earners will be making $17.60 an hour, starting Oct. 1.

Carney promises home building program, Poilievre pitches national energy corridor

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-track approval of key infrastructure.

Carney promises home building program, Poilievre pitches national energy corridor

B.C. NDP fast-tracking end of consumer carbon tax, Eby says gas to drop 17 cents

British Columbia's government was fast-tracking the end of its consumer carbon tax on Monday, in time for the lifting of the federal equivalent the next day, with Premier David Eby saying consumers should expect immediate price relief at gas pumps.

B.C. hunts for wasteful spending in review of health authorities, starting with PHSA

British Columbia is reviewing health authority spending to ensure resources go to "critical patient services" and to minimize wasteful administrative costs.

Nine Ontario supervised consumption sites to close despite injunction, minister says

TORONTO - Nine Ontario supervised consumption sites will close Tuesday as planned, the provincial government said Monday, despite a recent court injunction allowing them to remain open temporarily.

Downtown office market notches slight improvement despite tariff threats

TORONTO - Canada's downtown office vacancy rate marked its first, if slight, improvement since the start of the pandemic, said a report out Monday from CBRE Group Inc.

Doug Ford aide-turned Greenbelt lobbyist broke rules, ethics watchdog says

TORONTO - A lobbyist who used to work for Ontario Premier Doug Ford failed to comply with some rules while asking for clients' land to be removed from the Greenbelt, the province's integrity commissioner concluded Monday.

Key dates to watch this week for Trump's tariffs on 春色直播 goods

Uncertainty still looms for Canada in what's set to be a monumental week for U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plan. With multiple categories of American import taxes set to take effect, some 春色直播 industries are waiting to find out if …

Former business lobby head Blackburn confirms he is seeking Quebec Liberal leadership

MONTREAL - A former politician and head of an influential business lobby group is joining the race to be the next leader of the Quebec Liberals.

CMAJ urges more 春色直播 health research amid cuts to U.S. health agencies

TORONTO - The 春色直播 Medical Association Journal is urging Canada to step up its research funding to fill a void expected to be left by deep cuts to health agencies in the United States.

Poilievre shrugs off reports of campaign turmoil as he pitches tax relief

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre brushed off reports of campaign turmoil Sunday as he pitched his party as the best choice to stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Special mediator called in over Kootenay Lake Ferry dispute in B.C.

British Columbia's government has called in a special mediator to try and solve a months-long labour dispute impacting the Kootenay Lake ferry.

Raffi says he's working on a song about democracy written for kids

VANCOUVER - Children's singer Raffi says he's planning a song about democracy written especially for young listeners.

Poilievre, Singh focus on affordability, Carney visits his Ottawa riding

OTTAWA - Affordability measures dominated the promises on the federal election trail on Saturday, with the NDP focused on capping the price of some food items and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offering more tax writeoffs to some trades…

Sewage leaks into Calgary's Bow River; mayor says city's water is still safe to drink

CALGARY - Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek is reassuring residents of the city that their water is safe to drink after announcing a sewage pipe underneath the Bow River had to be shut down due to a leak.

Quebec university publishes guidelines for staff, students travelling to the U.S.

MONTREAL - Universit茅 de Montr茅al has issued a series of guidelines this week to students and staff who will be travelling to the United States for academic purposes amid what it described as growing anxiety among members of the community.聽

Manitoba electricity rates could rise 10.9 per cent over three years

WINNIPEG - Manitoba residents could see their electricity rates rise by 3.5 per cent in each of the next three years if an application by Manitoba Hydro is approved.

Disciplinary hearing results in admonishment for former Canada coach John Herdman

A disciplinary committee hearing into John Herdman, triggered by the Olympic drone-spying scandal, has concluded with the former Canada coach receiving a written admonishment.

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