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Chief says infrastructure drive could trigger another Idle No More protest movement
OTTAWA - A First Nations chief is warning that Canada is "staring down the barrel" of another wave of protests like the Idle No More movement if governments pursue "national interest" projects without...
May 30, 2025
Provinces 'hold the key' to unlocking homebuilding, new report argues
OTTAWA - While the federal government and cities across Canada are making strides on expanding the housing supply, the provinces still need to get serious about building quality homes, a new report re...
May 29, 2025
Bill fast-tracking infrastructure projects passes as Speaker Raj Chouhan breaks tie
VICTORIA - A controversial bill in British Columbia responding to American tariffs has passed with Speaker Raj Chouhan casting the deciding vote Wednesday evening. Bill 15 fast-tracks public and priva...
May 28, 2025
Tenant group pushes for climate protections in report highlighting extreme heat risks
A Canadian tenant advocacy group says nearly half the renters they surveyed don't have air conditioning, as they press for protections from climate-fuelled extreme heat. A report released by ACORN Can...
May 28, 2025
B.C. Greens, NDP working constructively despite challenges, accord updates say
VICTORIA - New Democrats in British Columbia under Premier David Eby and the provincial Greens say an agreement between the two parties has yielded challenges, but the two sides are committed to keep ...
May 23, 2025
Ottawa has to allow home prices to fall to make housing more affordable, experts say
OTTAWA - Housing experts are pushing back against a federal cabinet minister's recent claim that home prices don't need to go down in order to restore housing affordability. Gregor Robertson, the form...
May 23, 2025
Sarah Mills: Construction congestion causing chaos on roads
Sarah Mills says construction on 11th Avenue in downtown Regina is causing serious headaches for commuters, and some drivers are even going the wrong way on one-way streets trying to get around it. Th...
May 22, 2025
Western premiers agree to develop new economic corridors, call for federal support
YELLOWKNIFE - Canada's western premiers say they've agreed to identify, plan and develop new economic corridors to connect provincial resources to international markets. A joint statement issued Thurs...
May 22, 2025
Quebec police open criminal investigation into fatal construction site collapse
BLAINVILLE - Police north of Montreal say they have opened a criminal negligence investigation into Tuesday's fatal collapse of retaining walls at a construction site. One worker died and two were inj...
May 21, 2025 A collapse is seen on a construction site in Blainville, Que., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Municipal climate plans under threat by new Ontario housing bill, critics say
TORONTO - A major piece of Toronto's climate plan appears to be in the Ontario government's crosshairs, critics warn, as the province advances a bill that could strip municipalities of their power to ...
May 21, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Canada's unhelpful status quo position remains in trade talks with U.S.
Sarah Mills says there are lots of different things being said about trade talks on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border...
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Evan debriefs the World Series between Toronto Blue Jays and L.A. Dodgers with Jays fan Chris Untereiner, and dietitian ...
