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Former Carney adviser, CMHC head named inaugural chair of Build Canada Homes
OTTAWA — Ottawa is appointing a former investment banker and public servant with links to…
Quebec premier open to allowing U.S. wines on store shelves, with conditions
YAMACHICHE — Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette says she’s open to allowing U.S. wines to return…
N.S. Court of Appeal says province can’t deny people in tents enhanced income support
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the province cannot refuse enhanced…
On weekend when southern B.C. burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act
On a weekend when thousands of people were forced to flee a ferocious wildfire that…
Wildfire destruction mounts in B.C. Interior, structures lost on 120 more properties
VERNON — Wildfire destruction in British Columbia’s Interior continued to mount on Wednesday, with authorities…
Carney promises $2.7 billion to build rental homes in Toronto
OTTAWA — The federal government is investing at least $2.7 billion to build more than…
B.C. lakeside community in ruins as chief says 230 homes destroyed by wildfire
VERNON — The devastation stretches for more than a kilometre along the northwest shore of…
What people are saying about B.C.’s wildfire evacuations
VERNON — More than 1,300 firefighters are battling wildfires in British Columbia, including recent fires…
Repeated flooding, few answers drive Montreal West Island residents to demand action
MONTREAL — More than 100 residents gathered outside the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough hall in Montreal on…
Residents, fire crews clash as some choose to defy B.C. wildfire evacuation orders
A man from Boston Bar, B.C., says officials are “villainizing” those who defy evacuation orders,…
Carney comes to Alberta, talks housing, rides a sprayer, hears from separatists
RED DEER — Prime Minister Mark Carney came to the Alberta heartland Wednesday to announce…
No word on return for Clinton, B.C., residents as fire burns watershed, power lines
The chair of the board in British Columbia’s fire-stricken Thompson-Nicola Regional District says that for…
Video shows smouldering aftermath of wildfire outside Clinton, B.C.
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — A video circulating on social media is providing insight into…
Councillor says sad stories emerging from fire zone in Clinton, B.C.
CLINTON — A councillor for Clinton, B.C., said Monday that sad stories were emerging from…
With flames in backyard, Boston Bar resident tells of B.C. town surrounded by fire
Attila Banhegyi said a tree was burning in the backyard of his home in Boston…