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OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.2 per c...

Canada's annual inflation rate remained stable in November, coming in a touch below the Bank of Canada's two per cent target, though economists anticipate some volatility in the months ahead. Statisti...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking some time to reflect after Chrystia Freeland's bombshell resignation as finance minister, Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Tuesday. That comes a...

HALIFAX - The worst of Halifax's homeless crisis is over, says the city's new mayor, who wants to see encampments closed as quickly as possible - even as homelessness advocates vigorously disagree tha...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Energy observers in Newfoundland and Labrador are urging the provincial government to take a sober second look at a massive tentative deal announced last week with Quebec that promi...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's abrupt departure from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet on Monday resulted in a mini cabinet shuffle, with Dominic LeBlanc stepping into the role. I...

VICTORIA - Human error during a fuel transfer at a fish farm off the west coast of British Columbia has resulted in a spill into the water of up to 8,000 litres of diesel. The B.C. government said in ...

VICTORIA - A rare and historic water bomber that was on its final journey from British Columbia to a museum in Arizona was forced to make an emergency landing near Victoria due to mechanical issues. T...

Some business leaders worry the resignation of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland from the federal cabinet leaves Canada without a "quarterback" at a critical moment for the country's economy and trad...

OTTAWA - Mail will begin moving again on Tuesday as Canada Post employees return to work for the first time in more than a month after the federal government pushed to end the stoppage. Labour Ministe...