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Intact Financial signs partnership deal with women’s pro hockey league
TORONTO — Property and casualty insurance company Intact Financial Corp. has signed a multi-year partnership…
Federal government will not send Canada Post strike to arbitration, minister says
OTTAWA — The federal government says it is not planning to intervene to resolve the…
Inuit Nunangat University closer to realization with $50M from Mastercard Foundation
OTTAWA — The dream to open an Inuit-led university is one step closer to realization,…
Ottawa settles Phoenix pay system lawsuit with non-union employees
OTTAWA — The federal government has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit launched by…
Lawyers, loyalists and Wall Street executives: a look at who’s on Trump’s tariff team
WASHINGTON — As president-elect Donald Trump rattles his closest neighbours with threats of tariffs, he…
Robert Wickens moving up to IMSA GTD series in 2025 thanks to new Bosch hand controls
It’s been a long road back to the highest levels of motorsport for Canadian driver…
B.C. Premier Eby says U.S. tariffs would be ‘devastating’ for forest industry
A 25-per-cent U.S. tariff on Canadian goods would be “devastating” for the province’s lumber and…
Liberal GST holiday expected to pass soon as government introduces solo bill
OTTAWA — The Liberal government introduced a stand-alone bill to implement its proposed GST holiday…
Aviation consortium celebrates first piloted hydrogen-powered flight
VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based aviation consortium says it is celebrating the first ever piloted hydrogen-powered…
Liberals, NDP pass bill to enact two-month GST holiday in House of Commons
OTTAWA — The Liberals’ GST holiday bill is one step closer to becoming law after…
Northern Ontario site selected for nuclear waste underground repository
TORONTO — A region in northern Ontario was chosen Thursday as the site to hold…
Eliminating B.C.’s open-net fish farms would cost billions, report says
Opposing sides in British Columbia’s fractious battle over coastal open net-pen salmon farming are in…
No ‘Taylgate’ party for Vancouver, with BC Place to be fenced off for Swift shows
VANCOUVER — Ticketless Taylor Swift fans hoping for a “Taylgate” party in Vancouver are out…
Montreal shopping mall playing ‘Baby Shark’ song to prevent unhoused from loitering
MONTREAL — A shopping mall and office complex in downtown Montreal is being criticized for…
Diapers? Yes. Skates? No. A look at items getting a tax holiday
TORONTO — The federal government says cost-conscious families are among the groups set to benefit…
Outcome remains unclear as final UN plastic treaty talks reaches halfway mark
OTTAWA — Canadian negotiators at the United Nations plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea…
GDP per capita falls for sixth straight quarter, economists split on rate cut size
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy shrank on a per-person basis for a sixth consecutive quarter,…
As Australia bans social media for children, Quebec is paying close attention
MONTREAL — As Australia moves to ban social media for children under 16, Quebec is…
From T-shirts to thongs, how indie film merchandise became a hot commodity
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a recent Saturday afternoon, hundreds of “Anora” fans lined up…
Federal government posts $13B deficit in first half of the fiscal year
OTTAWA — The Finance Department says the federal deficit was $13 billion between April and…
Canadian news publishers suing ChatGPT developer OpenAI
OTTAWA — A coalition of Canadian news publishers is suing OpenAI for using news content…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump meeting in Florida, source says
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago…
Family says B.C. man’s cremated remains in limbo due to Canada Post strike
A Quebec woman whose father died in British Columbia last month says her family has…
Truck traffic restored after Pro-Palestinian protesters block B.C. container port
DELTA, B.C. — Police in British Columbia say truck traffic to a major Metro Vancouver…