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The Canadian Press
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Metro Vancouver area councillors urge more B.C. oversight of municipal spending
VICTORIA — Four Metro Vancouver area councillors have launched a petition asking the British Columbia…
City cut polling places and staff for Vancouver vote defined by long waits: report
VANCOUVER — When the City of Vancouver halved polling places and slashed election-day staffing levels…
One worker dead, two injured after collapse at construction site north of Montreal
BLAINVILLE — The underground walls of a construction site north of Montreal collapsed on Tuesday…
CRTC hears debate on including a ‘cultural element’ in new definition of CanCon
OTTAWA — The federal broadcast regulator is considering whether it should include a “cultural element”…
Nanaimo, B.C., RCMP officer charged with breach of trust in July 2024 incident
NANAIMO — The BC Prosecution Service says a Nanaimo RCMP officer has been charged with…
Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three
POWELL RIVER — Three people have been injured in a float plane crash along the…
B.C. regulator temporarily restricts Vancouver crypto firm from securities activity
VANCOUVER — The BC Securities Commission says a Vancouver cryptocurrency firm has been temporarily banned…
Liberals to hold 2026 party convention in Montreal
OTTAWA — Mark Carney will preside over his first Liberal convention as party leader and…
Kansas businesses hit by Trump’s trade war are wooing Canadian customers
OTTAWA — The head of the chamber of commerce in Topeka, Kan., is in Ottawa…
Netanyahu says Canada, U.K., France offering ‘huge prize’ to Hamas with Gaza letter
OTTAWA — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Canada, the United Kingdom and France…
Ottawa claims child welfare talks stalled over AFN’s ‘unreasonable’ requests
OTTAWA — The federal government has told the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that negotiations with…
Indigenous groups send eviction notice to Quebec forestry companies
MONTREAL — Two Indigenous organizations have issued eviction notices to a number of Quebec forestry…
Majority of Quebecers think province should end carbon pricing, survey says
MONTREAL — Weeks after Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped the federal consumer carbon levy, more…
Nova Scotia-shot ‘Washington Black’ to make summer premiere on Disney Plus
TORONTO — The limited series adaptation of Esi Edugyan’s 2018 Giller Prize-winning novel “Washington Black”…
Bank of Canada rate cut odds for June fall after April inflation data
OTTAWA — Signs that underlying inflation was picking up in April put the Bank of…
Woman found in Stanley Park bathroom after violent sex assault, man arrested nearby
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police have arrested a man after officers discovered a woman who had…
Kahnawake casino owners sue Mohawk council, grand chief for $220 million
MONTREAL — Two owners of a casino in a First Nations community southwest of Montreal…
Kilo of fentanyl, loaded gun and cash seized at Victoria supportive housing facility
VICTORIA — Victoria police say a man has been arrested after a search at a…
Sarah McLachlan parodies her ‘Toy Story 2’ song in season finale of ‘The Simpsons’
TORONTO — Sarah McLachlan’s taste for poking fun at herself has made its way onto…
Natalie Sue’s ‘I Hope This Finds You Well’ among Leacock humour writing prize finalists
Calgary writer Natalie Sue’s debut novel about the absurdities of office life is one of…
Here’s a list of April inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says.…
Here’s a list of April inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says.…
Canada, U.K., France warn of concrete actions against Israel over military expansion
OTTAWA — Canada, the United Kingdom and France issued a forceful condemnation of Israel’s expansion…
BC Hydro’s challenge: Powering province through surging demand, drought and trade war
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s power utility is facing transformational challenges of drought, rising costs and…