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Alberta government announces plan to protect consumers from power price swings
The Alberta government is proposing measures, to take effect in January, that aim to protect power consumers from wild price swings. Premier Danielle Smith told...
Move over boomers, Gen X is raking it in
Gen X, the forgotten generation derided as slackers by its predecessors, has mostly avoided being drawn into the often nasty generational feud between...
Federal minister Dominic LeBlanc says he supports PM, but doesn’t squash leadership organizing rumours
A senior federal cabinet minister and close ally of Justin Trudeau says he supports the Prime Minister but did not rule out a leadership bid if the top Liberal...
Métis groups will trudge on toward self-government as bill faces another setback
Métis organizations in Ontario and Alberta say they'll stay on the path toward self-government, despite the uncertain future of a contentious bill...
Speaker of Ontario legislature stands by keffiyeh ban; Ford, opposition seek reversal
The Speaker of Ontario's legislature is standing by a ruling that bans people in the building from wearing keffiyehs, which he says are being worn to make a...
Labour leader urges unions to expose Poilievre's working-class overtures as 'fraud'
The head of Canada's largest labour organization is calling Pierre Poilievre a "fraud" for portraying himself as a friend of the working class....
Police say a suspect is in custody, and manslaughter charges are pending
Police in Calgary have made an arrest in the death of a toddler more than a year and a half ago. Following a lengthy investigation and an autopsy by the chief...
It's the biggest election in history. Here's why few Indians in Canada will take part
Parmod Chhabra is deeply invested in the Indian general election that gets underway on Friday, with almost a billion people eligible to vote, but he won't...
Liberals buck global trend in 'doubling down' on foreign aid, as sector urges G7 push
Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government's return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year, while...
Here's more about Ottawa's plan to turn post offices, historic armouries into housing
A 1970s Canada Post building in Alberta and stone Quebec City army barracks dating back to 1856 are just some of the public lands the Liberal government plans...
RCMP confirm search on home of ArriveCan contractor Kristian Firth
The RCMP conducted a search warrant on the Ottawa-area home of one of the central figures in the ArriveCan scandal Tuesday, one day before he appeared before...
What measures were missing from the 2024 federal budget
The federal budget tabled on Tuesday introduced $53 billion in new spending, but not everyone got what they were looking for. Here's a look at some of the...
Tories accuse minister of 'politicizing' Governor General's office over online harms
A spokeswoman for Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she will continue to advocate for "digital respect," despite suggestions it's inappropriate for her to...
All federal ministers will participate in process to find 5,000 jobs to cut: Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand says no government ministry and agency will be left out of the process of cutting 5,000 public-service positions. Anand,...
Health minister pitches dental-care changes to get dentists onside
Health Minister Mark Holland is announcing tweaks to Ottawa's new dental-care plan in a bid to get more dentists, hygienists and oral-health care providers...
Ottawa must revisit assisted dying for Alzheimer's, dementia patients: advocates
Now is the time to urge Ottawa that people with disorders such as Alzheimer's and dementia should be able to request medical assistance in dying before...
Feds, advocate square off in court over air passenger refunds
The federal government and a consumer rights advocate are squaring off in court over whether regulators misled passengers by encouraging travel credit rather...
Wildfire sparked by pipeline rupture under control; Investigation continues
A wildfire in west-central Alberta that was sparked by a natural gas pipeline rupture Tuesday is under control. Caroline Charbonneau, area information...
In rare move, House to admonish private citizen for contempt in ArriveCan testimony
The House of Commons is preparing to admonish a private citizen today for the first time in more than 100 years. It's just the latest example of ArriveCan...
10 years in U.S. prison for Canadian man who stole millions with fake psychic fraud
A former Montreal resident has been sentenced to 10 years in a United States federal prison for a multi-decade fraud that manipulated more than one million...