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HALIFAX - With revenues down and spending up due to a slowing economy, Nova Scotia is forecasting a record deficit of $1.2 billion for the current fiscal year. The figure released Monday by Finance Mi...

MONTREAL - A transit strike kicked off Monday morning that could disrupt bus and subway service in Montreal for the next two weeks, as Quebec's labour minister accused the workers of holding public tr...

VICTORIA - Municipal leaders in British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to fill housing gaps that have been pressing for "far too long" and have increased homelessness in their commu...

MONTREAL - A Montreal homeless shelter says it's nearly doubling the number of apartments it can offer the unhoused thanks to a boost in funding from the city, part of a $2-million envelope split amon...

MONTREAL - Canada's top court is currently weighing a $2-million dispute that has embroiled a Quebec lawyer and a Montreal-area Mohawk community for more than two decades. The Supreme Court's decision...

Canada and other major fossil fuel-producing countries are derailing the world's chance to hit key targets to rein in climate change, a new international report suggests, with 2030 production levels e...

TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Teck and Joly Industry Minister Mlanie Joly is expected to meet with the chief executives of Teck Resources Ltd. a...

TORONTO - Canadians in several major cities demonstrated Saturday against elements of the Liberal government's agenda, including Prime Minister Mark Carney's support for new fossil fuel projects and e...

MONTREAL - A long-awaited rail project to bypass the town of Lac-Mgantic, Que., is one step closer to being built. Transport Minister Steven McKinnon says an official application has been submitted to...

OTTAWA - Canada's finance minister says the country could be a "supplier of choice" for European markets looking to bolster energy security and defence capabilities. Following a meeting in Denmark wit...