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A B.C. budget few like, with job cuts, higher taxes and increased debt and deficit
VICTORIA - No wonder British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey thought she was going to be "the least popular person in the province." She tabled a budget Tuesday that boosts taxes, delays proje...
Feb 17, 2026
As portables arrive in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., expert says feeling safe a priority
The co-founder of a group that supports victims and their families after mass shootings says a top priority when bringing students back to school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is to make them feel safe agai...
Feb 17, 2026
Road to ruin: Montreal's pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money
MONTREAL - Montrealer Marianick Baril says she's had eight flat tires since Christmas. Now, she plans her daily commute less on travel time and more by choosing the streets that have the fewest crater...
Feb 17, 2026
Ottawa faces calls to send essential fuel to Cuba as U.S. widens oil blockade
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing mounting calls to speak out against the United States for widening its restrictions on fuel reaching Cuba, or to send aid to the country. For more than a ...
Feb 17, 2026
Carney rolls out 'aggressive' plan to build up domestic defence sector
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney sent a clear signal through his overtures to the domestic defence industry on Tuesday: it's time to grow. Carney announced the country's first defence industrial st...
Feb 17, 2026
Canada's provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season
OTTAWA - The outlook for Canada's provinces is difficult to chart but some surprising resilience to U.S. trade pressures and historical revisions to economic data have most provinces on better footing...
Feb 17, 2026
Food inflation spiked 7.3% in January. Here's what's driving the increase
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada reported an easing in the headline inflation rate Tuesday but a jump in the pace of food inflation amid tax changes and lingering pressures at the grocery store continue to ...
Feb 17, 2026
Eager to unload two orcas, French government learns more about Nova Scotia proposal
HALIFAX - French government officials met Monday in Paris with a U.S.-based group that wants to move France's last two captive whales to a proposed coastal refuge in Nova Scotia. No decisions were mad...
Feb 16, 2026
Ottawa says national security incident, error at emergency stockpile unrelated
OTTAWA - There was no connection between a national security incident at the country's emergency stockpile warehouse in 2024 and an error that caused the loss of $20-million of medication, according t...
Feb 16, 2026
Advocate urges feds to update equity act, settle class action with Black employees
OTTAWA - An advocate is urging the federal government to update equity legislation for Black employees and to drop its fight against a discrimination lawsuit that has cost more than $15 million so far...
Feb 16, 2026
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