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N.S. First Nation tells government and RCMP to stay out of cannabis and tobacco sales
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HALIFAX — An Indigenous government in Nova Scotia has passed a new resolution saying the…
Carney says Canada a reliable oil exporter with moves to increase production
OSLO — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store touted their…
Pokémon cards are a hot commodity, and B.C. thieves aren’t playing around
Pokémon cards were the focus of a gang who turned up at an Abbotsford, B.C.,…
A new café in Montreal is offering its patrons a taste of Quebec independence
MONTREAL — When you walk into the Club Pays coffee shop in Montreal, the first…
Why Canada is helping Canadians flee the Middle East — and what it costs
OTTAWA — Ever since the U.S. launched its war against Iran on Feb. 28, Foreign…
Iran war adds new uncertainty to the Bank of Canada’s already clouded lens
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada will be balancing a last-minute flood of economic data…
B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it
Every member of a former panel the British Columbia government appointed to identify old-growth for…
Clocks springing forward this weekend, B.C. adopts year-round daylight time
OTTAWA — Clocks are set to spring forward on Sunday as most of Canada moves…
Accused cop killer has ‘nuanced’ understanding of trial, Crown tells fitness hearing
VANCOUVER — A prosecutor says the suspect in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang…
MLA wants to scrap B.C.’s Human Rights Code. Some constituents want her gone instead
VICTORIA — A B.C. legislator who has sought to scrap the province’s Human Rights Code…
‘We’re ready to defend the Arctic,’ Carney says alongside German, Norwegian leaders
BARDUFOSS — Canada and its allies are prepared to defend the Arctic, Prime Minister Mark…
Unions, MPs warn funding cuts could affect services for veterans
OTTAWA — Unions and MPs say a bureau at Veterans Affairs which provides free legal…
Questions linger about duties of incoming national security and intelligence adviser
OTTAWA — As Canada’s national security and intelligence adviser prepares to leave her post, there…
Canada supplying 23.6 million barrels of oil under IEA release plan
OTTAWA — Canada plans to contribute 23.6 million barrels of oil to an International Energy…
Quebec Tories sour on Grapes as caucus members support Don Cherry for Order of Canada
OTTAWA — Opposition is mounting among Quebec’s federal Conservatives to their own party’s push to…
Trump administration expands trade probes to more countries, including Canada
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has expanded its trade investigations to 60 countries, including Canada,…
Conservative leader says his plan is ‘the only hope’ for Canada’s auto industry
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre set off for a weekend of meetings in Michigan…
Environment committee engaging in ‘junior high behaviour’: former climate advisers
OTTAWA — Two former advisers on Ottawa’s climate policies say recent antics by parliamentarians at…
Canada rejects Iraqi government’s claim that Ottawa will take detainees from ISIL era
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada is rejecting a claim by the Iraqi government that Ottawa…
Ottawa earmarks half a billion dollars for labs and research equipment
OTTAWA — Ottawa committed to $552 million in science funding on Friday for equipment, tools…
Man charged in murder of Montreal store owner had stabbed to death B.C. woman in 2012
MONTREAL — A man charged with first-degree murder in the death on Thursday of a…
Unemployment rate up, 84,000 jobs lost in ‘very bad’ February jobs report
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada said the economy faced sharp job losses in February in a…
Canada will maintain Russian oil sanctions, despite 30-day U.S. pause: Carney
OTTAWA — Canada will maintain its sanctions on Russia and its shadow fleet of oil…
Quebec minister says he’s open to making police watchdog reports public
MONTRÉAL — Quebec’s public security minister says he’s open to publicly releasing the reports by…