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WHITEHORSE, YUKON - The Yukon government says it is stepping in to build a safety berm at the site of the Eagle Gold mine disaster after the mine's owner failed to meet a deadline imposed by an inspec...

MONTREAL - Environmental activists have caused disruptions outside Montreal Trudeau International Airport for three consecutive days protesting Canadian fossil fuel policy. On Friday around 12:30 p.m....

WASHINGTON, D. C. - A group of experts is sounding the alarm that Ottawa needs to swiftly make more inroads with Americans, or Canada will be deeply disadvantaged in a looming review of a crucial trad...

HALIFAX - As the Nova Scotia government announced it ended the last fiscal year with a surplus of nearly $144 million, opposition parties called for changes to spending practices that allow the govern...

OTTAWA - The federal government posted a $3.9 billion deficit in the first two months of the fiscal year. The result for the April-to-May period compared to a $1.5 billion surplus for the same stretch...

As wildfires burn in parts of Canada and the wind carries smoke into communities near and far, health experts are advising people to regularly check air quality ratings and take precautions. Wildfire ...

WHITEHORSE, YUKON, CANADA - Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says Bell should be embarrassed by the terrible cellphone service the territory has been getting over the last several months. In a letter to Bell...

VANCOUVER - Almost all British Columbia communities have adopted the provincial government's plan to tackle the housing crisis by allowing more multi-unit homes on properties. The province says nearly...

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Metro Vancouver's transportation provider TransLink is warning of massive service cuts unless a $600-million funding gap is addressed. It says overall transit reductions of up ...

OTTAWA - Norad says Canadian and American fighter jets have intercepted a group of Russian and Chinese planes flying near Alaska. The North American Aerospace Defence Command says the planes were dete...