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VICTORIA - British Columbia's political scene is undergoing breakneck restructuring ahead of an Oct. 24 snap election that NDP Leader David Eby called on Tuesday, framing it as necessary to respond to...

OTTAWA - The Canadian government has offered Indigenous groups a collective 15 per cent ownership stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline, advancing a long-promised plan to give First Nations equity in t...

EDMONTON - Elections Alberta says the number of mail-in ballots requested for next month's referendum has surpassed 610,000. The new total is an increase of about 90,000 since Friday and continues the...

OTTAWA - Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said he spoke with his international counterparts in the G7 on Tuesday about setting up an organization to tackle AI safety. The "technology stab...

MONTREAL - A new report says retirees who have accumulated little net worth are at increased risk of poor health. A Quebec-based research group that studies inequality released the report on Tuesday. ...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is axing its fuel tax for three months to help combat the cost at the pumps. Smith says drivers will save 13 cents a litre on gasoline and...

OTTAWA - Several seniors were arrested on Parliament Hill and charged with trespassing Tuesday as they called for stronger government action to address climate change. Members of a self-described "cli...

OTTAWA - The federal government introduced its promised bill to extend the federal gas tax pause for several more months shortly after Parliament resumed sitting following the summer break. Finance Mi...

OTTAWA - Canada has contributed to dozens of aid projects in the Palestinian territories that have since been damaged or destroyed by the Israeli military and Israeli settlers, according to a document...

OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations has warned Prime Minister Mark Carney against "abusing" his majority government powers to pass the new major projects bill, which she said ...