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OTTAWA - Several prominent lawyers are urging Ottawa to bolster federal units that manage trade issues, arguing they are under strain amid a surge of activity fuelled in part by a United States tariff...

Not much changed immediately for electric vehicle drivers across Canada after the federal government announced a step back from its EV policy. But many drivers fear infrastructural growth and improved...

VANCOUVER - Canada's policies around electric vehicles need to be more reflective of consumer demand, rather than a "forced outcome" from federal mandates, the president of GM Canada said. Kristian Aq...

Air Canada flight attendants have massively rejected the employer's wage offer following a vote on a new contract that ended Saturday. Flight attendants at Air Canada wrapped up voting at 3 p.m. ET on...

TORONTO - Strength in the basic materials sector helped Canada's main stock index finish more than 130 points higher on Friday, while U.S. markets were down and investors pored over employment data fr...

VICTORIA - Ending the temporary foreign worker program won't solve "deep structural problems" with housing and other issues in British Columbia, while it would create "problematic consequences" for la...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is planning to create standards for releasing treated oilsands tailings into the environment. Creating those standards is one of four new policy recommendations pitch...

MONTREAL - Amazon and Walmart say they will remove products from their stores that appear to promote the Hells Angels outlaw biker gang. The announcement comes after the Journal de Montral first repor...

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada's special air-quality statements for wildfire smoke have now expanded to cover most of British Columbia, with air quality at its worst possible level in parts of the Fra...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday a suite of new measures to support sectors of the economy hit hardest by U.S. tariffs. The announcement includes $5 billion for a fund to help comp...