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Peace Tower to be covered with Canadian steel scaffolding as renovations continue
OTTAWA — Visitors to Parliament Hill won’t be able to see the iconic Peace Tower…
Independent grocers federation not happy with farmers’ call for cap on profits
HALIFAX — The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers says it’s disappointed and surprised that a…
Rail advocate in Lac-Mégantic, Que., says he was fined after raising safety concerns
MONTREAL — Robert Bellefleur says he was drinking his second cup of coffee in his…
Cenovus CEO touts ‘new day’ for oil and gas as climate scientist warns of disaster
ST. JOHN’S — The chief executive of Cenovus Energy says it feels like a “new…
No criminal offence by police in failed search for B.C. woman found dead: watchdog
SURREY — British Columbia’s police watchdog agency says officers in an Interior community could have…
Lawsuit being considered in death of Quebec man who sought MAID over bedsores
MONTREAL — The partner of a quadriplegic Quebec man who sought a medically assisted death…
Fact File: Fabricated CBC articles are from satirical social media account
This week, several social media posts claimed the United States announced plans to “reclassify Canada…
‘December to remember’: Winter will get off to an abrupt start, Weather Network says
Blasts of frigid Arctic air could send temperatures tumbling in December and herald the arrival…
In the news today: Support for steel, pipeline promises and their pitfalls, AI toys
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Carney expected to announce new supports for steel industry hammered by U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA — The federal government plans to limit foreign steel imports and cut interprovincial rail…
Search goes on for bear that attacked B.C. pupils, two other grizzlies to be freed
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says two grizzlies captured in Bella Coola will be fitted…
Trouble in ‘Team Canada’ as B.C.’s deputy premier raises spectre of pipeline lawsuit
VICTORIA — Rifts in “Team Canada” appear to be widening on the brink of a…
Lawsuit seeks damages against B.C., federal government over Cowichan title ruling
NEW WESTMINSTER — A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says the provincial…
Five more Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall, bringing total to 14
EDMONTON — Elections Alberta has issued recall petitions against five more members of Premier Danielle…
Judge says Amazon needed 100 lawyers to assess 2.25M documents in competition probe
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge says Amazon Canada should have hired “at least 100…