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Canada’s quarterly population growth hits slowest pace since early 2022
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada estimates the country's population grew by 176,699 people between July 1 and Oct. 1, marking the slowest pace of growth since the first quarter of 2022. Canada's population ...
Dec 17, 2024
Here's a list of November inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely bec...
Dec 17, 2024
Here's a list of November inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.2 per c...
Dec 17, 2024
Canada’s inflation rate down a tick to 1.9% in November
Canada's annual inflation rate remained stable in November, coming in a touch below the Bank of Canada's two per cent target, though economists anticipate some volatility in the months ahead. Statisti...
Dec 17, 2024
Justin Trudeau taking the time to reflect following Freeland departure
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking some time to reflect after Chrystia Freeland's bombshell resignation as finance minister, Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Tuesday. That comes a...
Dec 17, 2024
Halifax mayor says city is past the worst of its housing crisis, advocates disagree
HALIFAX - The worst of Halifax's homeless crisis is over, says the city's new mayor, who wants to see encampments closed as quickly as possible - even as homelessness advocates vigorously disagree tha...
Dec 17, 2024
After fanfare of Churchill Falls deal, Newfoundland urged to learn its dam lessons
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Energy observers in Newfoundland and Labrador are urging the provincial government to take a sober second look at a massive tentative deal announced last week with Quebec that promi...
Dec 17, 2024
A list of Liberal cabinet ministers who have recently quit or don't plan to run again
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's abrupt departure from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet on Monday resulted in a mini cabinet shuffle, with Dominic LeBlanc stepping into the role. I...
Dec 16, 2024
'Human error' caused spill of up to 8,000 litres of fuel off B.C.'s coast: government
VICTORIA - Human error during a fuel transfer at a fish farm off the west coast of British Columbia has resulted in a spill into the water of up to 8,000 litres of diesel. The B.C. government said in ...
Dec 16, 2024
Historic plane's final trip to U.S. interrupted by emergency landing near Victoria
VICTORIA - A rare and historic water bomber that was on its final journey from British Columbia to a museum in Arizona was forced to make an emergency landing near Victoria due to mechanical issues. T...
Dec 16, 2024
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Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...