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Alberta challenge to federal project review law being heard in court, again
CALGARY — Alberta is taking another run at having a court strike down federal project…
Ottawa spending $3.7 billion to boost military housing stock
OTTAWA — The federal government will spend $3.7 billion to build 6,000 more housing units…
Proposed Ring of Fire mine in northern Ontario clears another regulatory hurdle
TORONTO — A proposed mine in Ontario’s Ring of Fire region has cleared another regulatory…
Tentative labour deal reached with 26,000 B.C. community health workers in B.C.
VANCOUVER — The Community Bargaining Association representing more than 26,000 health workers in British Columbia…
One believed to be dead in Fraser Lake, B.C., fire that destroyed inn and business
FRASER LAKE — Police in Fraser Lake, B.C., say a man is missing and thought…
Canada green-lights latest Gulfstream business jets after Trump tariff threat
MONTREAL — Canadian regulators have now given the thumbs-up to all Gulfstream business jets, less…
How social media killed the food festival stars. And created others
MIAMI (AP) — For nearly 10 years running, Lesley VanNess never missed the South Beach…
B.C. man arrested on allegations of distribution of child exploitation material
SURREY — A Metro Vancouver man has been arrested for allegedly possessing and distributing child…
Public trust in Canada’s institutions is rising in face of U.S. hostility: poll
OTTAWA — Public trust in Canada’s key institutions is on the rise as the country…
From Expo to the Olympics, Milan bets on big events to fuel its transformation to a global city
MILAN (AP) — Milan has added the title of Olympic city to its long-held monikers…
A midtown Manhattan pop-in: Oprah Winfrey delivers Tayari Jones’ ‘Kin’ news face-to-face
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey welcomed her latest book club author, Tayari Jones, in…
Porter is latest Canadian airline to restart service to Mexico
OTTAWA — Porter Airlines is resuming service to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Tuesday after suspending…
Liberals accept Conservative budget amendments on ‘regulatory sandboxes’
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals accepted a Conservative proposal Monday to put guardrails around proposed…
Canadian Union of Postal Workers set to vote on tentative deals in spring
OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its members will hold a ratification…
Fact File: Viral video of Ghislaine Maxwell in Quebec City made with AI, creator says
A video of someone approaching a woman on a Quebec City street and asking if…
Tentative contract reached for 25,000 B.C. health-science workers
VICTORIA — A tentative contract agreement has been reached for the group representing 25,000 health-science…
B.C. approves expansion of open-pit Copper Mountain mine in southern Interior
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has approved the expansion of an open-pit copper and…
Mounties arrest dozens for retail theft at Metrotown mall in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY — Mounties say they made 73 arrests in a five-week retail theft operation at…
Carney travelling to India, Australia, Japan on 9-day trade mission
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to India, Australia and Japan later this…
Citizen journalists, citizen sleuths helping to unravel the tangle of Epstein documents
When sifting through the seemingly endless collection of documents in the Epstein files gets to…
Serena Williams brings athlete discipline to business leadership in ‘The CEO Club’ series
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Serena Williams may have traded match points for meetings, but the…
British government mulls sponsorship ban on unlicensed gambling companies
LONDON (AP) — Gambling companies who do not have a license in the United Kingdom…
It’s a quiet box office weekend as ‘GOAT’ edges ‘Wuthering Heights’
It was a battle of the holdovers at the North American box office this weekend,…
B.C. paramedics union reaches agreement in principle, avoids possible job action
RICHMOND — The union representing more than 6,000 ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia…