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HALIFAX - Demand for cottages and recreational properties in Nova Scotia should remain strong despite the doubling of the province's deed transfer tax, says an executive with a major real estate agenc...

OTTAWA - The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $26.8 billion for the April-to-January period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $25.7 billion for the same...

OTTAWA - For the second day in a row, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has been pulled away from campaigning to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Carney, in his role as prime minister, will mee...

CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - Old Man Winter has proven to be a resilient cuss, slamming through parts of Canada with a wallop of heavy snow and freezing rain while turning roads - and a restaurant -- in...

NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of major automakers slumped following President Donald Trump's announcement that he will place 25% tariffs on auto imports. Automakers have spread out their supply chains and pr...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is allowing the height of the Mount Polley tailings dam to be raised an extra four metres, a decade after a similar storage site burst in one of the province...

Proposed legislation in British Columbia to give the cabinet sweeping powers to respond to threats from foreign governments amid Canada's tariff fight is "a step in the wrong direction for democratic ...

A national tally of Canada's climate progress indicates greenhouse gas emissions fell slightly in 2023 and are now about eight per cent lower than they were in 2005. Canada's official greenhouse gas i...

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith arrived somewhere in south Florida on Thursday to represent Alberta in a controversial fundraiser for a right-wing U.S. organization - but neither side would disclose...

REGINA - A move by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to pause the industrial carbon levy appears to have blown a hole in the province's finances. Saskatchewan is forecasting a surplus of $12 million this...