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‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ opens to $70M, biggest anime debut to claim top box-office spot
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle” carved out a…
Build Canada Homes aims to build 4,000 housing units on federal land: Carney
OTTAWA — The newly created Build Canada Homes agency will oversee plans to build 4,000…
The budget, bail and other bills: Five things to watch for as Parliament returns
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament are gearing up for their return to the House of…
Parliament returns Monday with Carney’s first budget on the horizon
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to square off with Conservative Leader Pierre…
Europe’s Ryder Cup team uses VR headsets to prepare for noise and insults at Bethpage Black
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Whatever heckling European players might face at the Ryder Cup…
Provincial election? Bring it on, say Newfoundland critics of Quebec energy deal
ST. JOHN’S — An imminent provincial election in Newfoundland and Labrador is a key opportunity…
‘There’s something strange in the pumpkin fields.’ Drought & heat frightening farmers
FREDERICTON — The pumpkin patches on a number of Canadian farms are starting to look…
Former climate minister McKenna describes struggles over carbon pricing in new book
OTTAWA — Former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says the Justin Trudeau government’s efforts to…
School bus fire: Quebec pulls all 1,200 Lion electric buses off roads for inspection
MONTREAL — Schools across Quebec have been forced to cancel bus service after the government…
Logging firm wins injunction to halt Walbran Valley blockade on Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has granted an injunction to a forestry company to…
Ottawa discussing future of emissions cap with Alberta, oil companies: minister
OTTAWA — The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and the oil industry about…
B.C. port expansion seeks fast-track by Canada’s new major projects office
The company seeking to expand Metro Vancouver’s Deltaport terminal has applied for fast-track approval by…
Internal government documents reveal grim housing climate in Canada
OTTAWA — As Ottawa gears up to launch a new agency to build homes faster,…
‘Anxiety’ for restaurateurs as B.C. job action escalates to liquor warehouses
VANCOUVER — The head of a British Columbia restaurant industry association says businesses are in…
Canada Post union to lift overtime ban, stop delivering flyers
The union representing Canadian postal workers is moving to end a ban on overtime work…
FanDuel agrees to pay Jaguars roughly $5M to offset losses from ex-employee’s theft, AP source says
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — FanDuel has agreed to pay the Jacksonville Jaguars roughly $5 million…
High-speed rail construction could begin in four years, LeBlanc says
MONTREAL — The federal government wants construction on a planned high-speed rail line between Toronto…
Ministers ask senior officials to review procurement contracts, find savings
OTTAWA — Canada’s ministers of finance and procurement have given officials in charge of most…
Some public service jobs will be cut as Ottawa adopts AI: chief data officer
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s chief data officer says he thinks the introduction of artificial intelligence to…
B.C. says deal reached with union to classify meat inspectors as essential
KAMLOOPS — Provincial meat inspectors in British Columbia have been classified as essential workers after…
Matthew Dowd’s firing begins flood of people facing consequences for their comments on Kirk’s death
NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Dowd opened a floodgate. The MSNBC political analyst, who lost…
Teck merger a ‘vote of confidence,’ says Eby, pitching B.C. as Canada’s ‘engine’
The proposed merger between Teck Resources Ltd. and Anglo American PLC to create a $70-billion…
Carney’s major project list includes LNG development, nuclear power, mining
EDMONTON — An expansion to the Port of Montreal and work to double liquefied natural…
Police identify man shot dead in taxi in Langley, B.C., cite organized crime links
SURREY — Homicide investigators have identified the victim of a fatal shooting inside a taxi…