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In the news today: Canada Post strike hits Day 29, sides far apart
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Federal minister asks labour board to intervene in Canada Post strike
Mail could begin moving again in Canada as early as next week after the federal…
Quebec, Ottawa announce funding deal to fight homelessness, add shelter spaces
MONTREAL — Ottawa and Quebec announced an agreement Friday to help unhoused Quebecers as homeless…
U.S. study links Canadian wildfire smoke to doctor visit spike in Baltimore
TORONTO — Raging Canadian wildfires that choked North America under clouds of smoke last year…
B.C. NDP government, Greens forge confidence agreement with ‘shared priorities’
VANCOUVER — A confidence agreement between British Columbia’s New Democrats and the provincial Green Party…
Geoffrey Hinton to donate some of Nobel winnings to create new annual award
The chairs of an annual science and technology conference say Nobel Prize recipient Geoffrey Hinton…
National chief urges MPs to send water bill to Senate before holiday break
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on all…
Trump’s strategy is to create economic uncertainty in other countries: Freeland
OTTAWA — With Donald Trump as president, the U.S. has an open strategy of creating…
New military vessel launched in B.C. bears illustrious naval name
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. — A Canadian Navy vessel with the name HMCS Protecteur will again…
Lawyers in Quebec class actions seek $906M in fees for work in landmark tobacco case
Lawyers representing tens of thousands of Quebecers in two class-action lawsuits against three major tobacco…
Surrey woman dead after tree falls during B.C windstorm Saturday
VANCOUVER — At least one person is dead after a strong windstorm hit British Columbia’s…
Problems with RCMP police dog program pose ‘health and wellness risks’: evaluation
OTTAWA — The RCMP’s police dog training centre has been plagued by staffing shortages, low…
British departure means uncertain future for Alberta’s massive Suffield military base
CFB SUFFIELD, ALBERTA — A sprawling military training base more than twice the size of…
Tiny, endangered sea turtle found on Quebec’s Magdalen Islands for the first time
MONTREAL — One of the world’s smallest and most endangered turtle species was found on…
Sea to Sky Highway in B.C. has been closed in both directions due to mudslide
SQUAMISH, B.C. — The Sea to Sky Highway linking Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., has been…
‘Don’t make us pay’: Northern Ontario mayors say immigration cuts hurt their cities
TORONTO — As the federal government looks to drastically reduce its immigration targets over the…
Premiers push Ottawa to build Northern infrastructure after Arctic foreign policy
OTTAWA — Canada’s Northern premiers are pitching the federal government to dip into its defence…
Fall fiscal update to grapple with Trump presidency, expected to show larger deficit
OTTAWA — The Liberals’ fall economic statement Monday is expected to show a larger-than-promised deficit…
Quebec municipalities brace for new flood zone maps that show more properties at risk
MONTREAL — Officials in some Quebec municipalities ravaged by past flooding say they fear possible…
Family, friends, leaders gather at memorial for former B.C. premier John Horgan
COLWOOD, B.C. — A British Columbia ice arena, where John Horgan spent many hours cheering…
Thieves get a taste for cheese and butter amid surging prices
VANCOUVER — British Columbia business owner Joe Chaput will spend $5,500 a month on security…
Former Conservative leadership aspirant Leona Alleslev eyeing return to Parliament
OTTAWA — Former ranking Conservative MP Leona Alleslev said she will vie to run under…
Canada Post says workers to return Tuesday after labour board ruling
Operations at Canada Post will resume at 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Dec. 17,…
Liberal Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he won’t seek re-election
OTTAWA — Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he will not be running in the next…