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FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government says health-care spending helped push the budget for the next fiscal year into a record deficit, and the province plans to raise revenue with a new toll on a...

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government defended its trade representative in Washington, D.C., on Monday as more details emerged about how much taxpayers are providing the consultant. Former television rep...

EDMONTON - Alberta may soon require oil and gas companies to keep on top of their municipal property tax payments if they want to keep producing. It's one of the proposals released Monday in a report ...

OTTAWA - A new study released on Monday says AI systems depend on Canadian journalism for the information they provide users but don't offer compensation or proper attribution in return Researchers at...

Via Rail needs to improve its service - punctuality, in particular - according to Canada's auditor general, who nonetheless gave solid marks to the Crown corporation's management practices. In a repor...

OTTAWA - The federal government is putting $200 million toward a Canadian-owned launch pad so it can send satellites into orbit without the assistance of other nations or other foreign third parties. ...

OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely bec...

OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.8 per c...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump may delay his China trip due to the Iran war, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday it's not to pressure Beijing on the Strait of Hormuz. Bessent sa...

OTTAWA - Inflation was showing signs of easing in February but economists warn price relief will be short lived as the war in the Middle East fuels surging energy costs. Statistics Canada said Monday ...