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People with disabilities concerned proposed Liberal bill will increase federal taxes
HALIFAX — Advocacy groups are asking the federal Liberal government to adjust its proposed tax…
In the news today: Canadians facing extreme weather, major projects bill on track
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Carney’s contentious major projects bill clears committee
OTTAWA — Running roughshod over the environment. Spawning the next Idle No More movement. Picking…
Renewed Indo-Canada ties concern protesters on anniversary of Nijjar killing
VANCOUVER — Protesters marking the second anniversary of the killing of B.C. Sikh community leader…
Three-year-old Quebec girl missing since Sunday found alive by police in Ontario
MONTREAL — A three-year-old Montreal girl who was reported missing on Sunday was found alive…
Canadian Food Inspection Agency finds rare disease at B.C. commercial pigeon premises
CHILLIWACK — Canada’s food inspection agency says it has uncovered a case of Newcastle disease…
Lawyer for Quebec truck attack accused says pedestrian deaths were an accident
RIMOUSKI — The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with killing three people with his…
Union slams package company DHL’s ask for federal strike intervention
OTTAWA — Unifor sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet ministers this…
Nova Scotia woman who killed daughter granted 60-day pass from prison, but not parole
TRURO — A Nova Scotia woman who murdered her 12-year-old daughter in 2008 has been…
CSIS says India still poses a foreign interference threat as Canada renews diplomacy
OTTAWA — Indian officials and their proxy agents in Canada engage in a range of…
Carbon budget to keep global warming at 1.5 C could be exhausted in 3 years: report
The world is on pace to emit enough greenhouse gas emissions over the next three…
Quebec to jail inmates according to anatomical sex, not gender identity
MONTREAL — Transgender inmates in provincial detention will be incarcerated according to their anatomical sex,…
Bloc Québécois supply management bill moves swiftly through Parliament
OTTAWA — A Bloc Québécois bill to take Canada’s supply management system off the table…
Food company pleads guilty in Edmonton smokehouse death, judge weighs penalty
EDMONTON — A commercial food processing company pleaded guilty Wednesday to a workplace safety charge…
Average family to save $280 per year from Liberal tax cut: PBO
OTTAWA — The average Canadian family will save $280 on their taxes next year from…
Montreal bicycle rental company sets new records during public transit strike
MONTREAL — Montreal’s main bicycle rental company says its users smashed records during the recent…
Manitoba premier agrees to support reconstruction in region of war-torn Ukraine
CALGARY — Manitoba’s government has signed an agreement to support an area of Ukraine in…
Business groups push for pause on Canada’s digital services tax targeting tech giants
OTTAWA — Ottawa is under pressure to pause digital services tax legislation that directs large…
Few Canadians support Canada Post privatization, but open to sweeping changes: survey
A new survey finds less support among Canadians for the privatization of Canada Post, but…
Race for Yukon’s next premier between business insider and former chief
A new premier of Yukon is expected to be chosen by the governing Liberal party…
Hundreds of groups call on Ottawa to scrap border bill over privacy, rights concerns
OTTAWA — More than 300 civil society organizations are calling on the Liberal government to…
Pay inequality persists for women, minorities in federal public service: report
OTTAWA — While the federal government has made gains on diversity and equity in the…
Quebec bans transport of some wild animals in nearly 100 communities over rabies risk
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is temporarily banning the transportation of some wild animal species…
Carney heads to Europe on Sunday for NATO, Canada-EU summits
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Europe on the weekend to attend summits…