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Fortnite maker Epic Games and Google say they’re settling 5-year legal fight over Android app store
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Video game maker Epic Games has reached a “comprehensive settlement” with…
Federal budget promises legislation to accelerate Alto high-speed rail project
MONTREAL — The federal budget promises new legislation to accelerate development of the Alto high-speed…
Bailey says Ottawa must support B.C. forestry as it supports Ontario’s car industry
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s finance minister said she thinks the newly announced federal budget aligns…
Travel agents hope for return of ‘glory times’ as China resumes group tours to Canada
VANCOUVER — Travel agents are celebrating Beijing’s decision to resume group tourism to Canada after…
Liberal budget earmarks billions for ‘bold and swift action’ to meet U.S. disruption
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget takes a big swing at making…
Ottawa cutting foreign aid and research spending back to pre-pandemic level
OTTAWA — The Carney government laid out plan to cut the foreign aid budget to…
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ detected in dead sea otters collected off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER — A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to…
With Carney’s budget tabled, the countdown to a make-or-break confidence vote begins
OTTAWA — While Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne vowed there would be no surprises in the…
Budget pledges to cut 40,000 jobs from public service by 2029
OTTAWA — The federal government intends to slash the public service by 10 per cent…
Ottawa earmarks billions of dollars for defence as global spending race ramps up
OTTAWA — The federal government unveiled plans Tuesday to shell out $73 billion for national…
Feds unveil new climate strategy with no details on Canada’s emission commitments
OTTAWA — The federal government’s climate competitiveness strategy promises a stronger industrial carbon pricing system…
Federal budget forecasts $78B deficit as Liberals shift spending to capital projects
OTTAWA — This year’s federal budget contains a deficit nearly twice the size forecast by…
Feds pitch $2B fund for critical minerals investments, including equity stakes
OTTAWA — The federal budget says Canada will take out equity stakes in critical mineral…
Global Affairs Canada could merge embassies with allies, must focus on trade: budget
OTTAWA — The Carney government’s first budget redirects diplomatic dollars to the trade file while…
Conservative activist Laura Loomer, a Trump ally, says she has a new Pentagon press pass
NEW YORK (AP) — With the Pentagon’s press room largely cleared of mainstream reporters, conservative…
What’s missing from the Carney government’s first federal budget
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget represents a shift in policy from…
MLS boss Garber says Vancouver Whitecaps can’t grow without a better stadium deal
VANCOUVER — The head of Major League Soccer has long believed Vancouver has what it…
Prescription painkillers shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year
TORONTO — Pharmacists say a shortage of medications that contain oxycodone is expected to continue…
Montreal transit strike could be first test of new Quebec labour law
MONTREAL — A strike that is upending public transit in Montreal could be the first…
Champagne’s biggest test yet — selling a ‘generational’ budget to anxious Canadians
OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to sell Canadians on his first-ever budget…
Japanese game maker Nintendo reports zooming sales and profit on its hit Switch 2 machine
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video-game maker Nintendo’s net profit jumped 85% in April-September from the…
Eby says B.C. won’t run anti-tariff ads alone as it had planned
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province is walking back plans to…
BC Hydro says it should have been more proactive as Site C costs overflowed
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s power utility says it should have been more proactive about ballooning…
Montreal mayor-elect is a former refugee who says her victory breaks barriers
MONTREAL — Montreal’s mayor-elect said Monday that her background as a child refugee from Chile…