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HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government's plan to double a deed transfer tax for non-resident homebuyers needs to be reconsidered, says the association for the province's Realtors. Increasing the tax wou...

MONTREAL - Mayors of Quebec aluminum towns say they are confident their regions can withstand the 25 per cent tariffs imposed on the metal by U.S. President Donald Trump, with many saying it's busines...

WASHINGTON, Ont. - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly said Friday she has spoken with her American counterpart about tariffs and trade as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to target Canada with ...

OTTAWA - Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister in a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Friday morning, along with a leaner Liberal cabinet that he said is focused on "meeting the moment" an...

WINNIPEG - Walmart Canada says it will stop selling long-bladed weapons such as machetes across the country, both in-store and online. The move came after Manitoba passed a law last year to ban in-sto...

VICTORIA - British Columbia Opposition Leader John Rustad has introduced legislation that if passed would put a stop residents from having to change their clocks twice a year. The first reading of the...

SASKATOON - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says workers at canola crushing plants in his province would be out of jobs should China move ahead with planned retaliatory tariffs on canola oil and meal. ...

TORONTO - Health associations are urging governments to ensure Canadian patients don't get caught in the crossfire of the ongoing trade war with the U.S. "The announced tariffs on Canadian exports, al...

VANCOUVER - The federal government is providing nearly $157 million for eight electrical infrastructure projects across British Columbia. It says in a news release that the funding is being provided t...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says it's unlikely the province will cut off the electricity NB Power supplies to northern Maine as the trade war with the United States drags on, but sh...