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School bus fire: Quebec pulls all 1,200 Lion electric buses off roads for inspection
MONTREAL — Schools across Quebec have been forced to cancel bus service after the government…
Logging firm wins injunction to halt Walbran Valley blockade on Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has granted an injunction to a forestry company to…
Ottawa discussing future of emissions cap with Alberta, oil companies: minister
OTTAWA — The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and the oil industry about…
B.C. port expansion seeks fast-track by Canada’s new major projects office
The company seeking to expand Metro Vancouver’s Deltaport terminal has applied for fast-track approval by…
Internal government documents reveal grim housing climate in Canada
OTTAWA — As Ottawa gears up to launch a new agency to build homes faster,…
‘Anxiety’ for restaurateurs as B.C. job action escalates to liquor warehouses
VANCOUVER — The head of a British Columbia restaurant industry association says businesses are in…
Canada Post union to lift overtime ban, stop delivering flyers
The union representing Canadian postal workers is moving to end a ban on overtime work…
FanDuel agrees to pay Jaguars roughly $5M to offset losses from ex-employee’s theft, AP source says
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — FanDuel has agreed to pay the Jacksonville Jaguars roughly $5 million…
High-speed rail construction could begin in four years, LeBlanc says
MONTREAL — The federal government wants construction on a planned high-speed rail line between Toronto…
Ministers ask senior officials to review procurement contracts, find savings
OTTAWA — Canada’s ministers of finance and procurement have given officials in charge of most…
Some public service jobs will be cut as Ottawa adopts AI: chief data officer
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s chief data officer says he thinks the introduction of artificial intelligence to…
B.C. says deal reached with union to classify meat inspectors as essential
KAMLOOPS — Provincial meat inspectors in British Columbia have been classified as essential workers after…
Matthew Dowd’s firing begins flood of people facing consequences for their comments on Kirk’s death
NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Dowd opened a floodgate. The MSNBC political analyst, who lost…
Teck merger a ‘vote of confidence,’ says Eby, pitching B.C. as Canada’s ‘engine’
The proposed merger between Teck Resources Ltd. and Anglo American PLC to create a $70-billion…
Carney’s major project list includes LNG development, nuclear power, mining
EDMONTON — An expansion to the Port of Montreal and work to double liquefied natural…
Police identify man shot dead in taxi in Langley, B.C., cite organized crime links
SURREY — Homicide investigators have identified the victim of a fatal shooting inside a taxi…
B.C. First Nations and logging firm want Walbran Valley old-growth blockade to end
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court is set to rule on an injunction to halt…
Alberta premier praises first batch of national-interest projects
CALGARY — Energy industry players and Alberta’s premier say they see promising signs in the…
Montreal Transit Corp. warns users ahead of second strike coming in 10 days
MONTREAL — The head of Montreal’s public transit authority says she needs to find ways…
Teck-Anglo focus on critical minerals to bode well for regulatory review: experts
TORONTO — The proposed merger between Teck Resources Ltd. and Anglo American PLC to create…
Graphic video of Kirk shooting was everywhere online, showing how media gatekeeper role has changed
They were careful with the explicit imagery — as usual. But did it make any…
Here are the first major projects on Ottawa’s fast-track list
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney named the first five projects on the federal government’s…
B.C. home sales flat in August as Realtors hope for market improvement
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Realtors say home sales in the province in August came in…
At TIFF, the mid-sized movie strives to survive
TORONTO (AP) — Anyone will tell you it’s the audiences that make the Toronto International…