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Carney ‘will have to answer’ questions about flip-flop on tax credit, Liberal MP says
OTTAWA — A British Columbia Liberal MP said Wednesday Prime Minister Mark Carney “will have…
BC Hydro takes ranchers to court, says they blocked ‘nation-building’ hydro line work
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Crown utility is taking a family of ranchers in Vanderhoof, B.C.,…
Europe says Canada must pay 10M euros to join EU defence pact
OTTAWA — The European Union says Canada will need to pay 10 million euros —…
Government sending early retirement info to about 70,000 public servants
OTTAWA — The federal government is in the process of sending letters with information on…
Sale of Canadian armoured vehicles to ICE agency ‘deeply troubling’: Kwan
OTTAWA — Anti-armament advocates say Canadian firms shouldn’t be selling armoured military vehicles to United…
George Springer connects with young Jays fan as part of Make-A-Wish holiday campaign
TORONTO — Delfina Budziak was mid-sentence when she saw George Springer walk into a downtown…
Bright winter forecasts buoy ski resort hopes, even as younger generations shy away
MONTREAL — Kendra Scurfield sees white from base to peak. “It is full-on winter wonderland…
Settlement in 23andMe data breach class-action proposed at about $4.49M
Canadians affected by a 23andMe data security breach two years ago have reached a proposed…
Lego to launch life-size World Cup trophy as part of FIFA deal
LONDON (AP) — It’s a life-size World Cup soccer trophy — made of 2,842 Lego…
Vancouver Island mill latest to close in B.C., 350 jobs lost
A pulp mill on Vancouver Island is permanently ending operations, the latest mill to close…
Confidence bill on Mental Health Act passes through B.C. legislature
VICTORIA — The B.C. New Democrat government has survived a confidence vote over its changes…
Carney vows to meet Coastal First Nations after chiefs vote against pipeline to B.C.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to meet with Coastal First Nations after chiefs…
ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm
OTTAWA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order…
Multi-agency effort led to seizure of large amounts of fentanyl, other drugs: RCMP
OTTAWA — The RCMP said Tuesday it teamed up with other law enforcement agencies to…
Some friendly, some on-the-news questions at first briefing for new Pentagon press corps
The new journalism guard is officially in at the Pentagon. And the questions being asked…