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OTTAWA - Federal Industry Minister Mlanie Joly said financial relief is coming soon for Canada's tariff-struck softwood lumber sector. The minister said in Fredericton Wednesday the government will pr...

OTTAWA - Documents detailing Canada's effort to help citizens and permanent residents leave Lebanon last year on commercial flights and charters show there was huge interest in the first few days of t...

HALIFAX - Halifax university student union leaders are calling on the Nova Scotia government to address the high cost of housing they say is making it harder for students to study and live in the prov...

A leading Canadian climate scientist says a new report showing planet-warming carbon dioxide levels have soared to record amounts in 2024 is the latest sign Canada must resist pressure to backslide on...

KELOWNA - Airports in Kelowna and Victoria have confirmed their public information systems were hacked on Tuesday, after social media posts depicted pro-Hamas messages on flight information screens an...

DAWSON CREEK - A severe and prolonged drought has set off a declaration of a state of local emergency in Dawson Creek, B.C. Mayor Darcy Dober says in a statement that despite years of conservation the...

WASHINGTON - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne said a new International Monetary Fund report shows while the global economy is showing resilience in the face of U.S. tariffs, trade uncertain...

SURREY - Lifting the oil tanker ban off British Columbia's North Coast for a nonexistent pipeline from Alberta would endanger billions in other real investments that Premier David Eby says will need t...

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered a man to pay $5,000 for improperly using artificial intelligence to defend himself in court. Jean Laprade was ordered to pay the fine after he was ...

British Columbia's softwood industry is facing an "existential threat" from increasing U.S. tariffs that needs to be treated with the same urgency by the federal government as threats to Canadian stee...