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Duelling housing messages showcase different Conservative, Liberal strategies

OTTAWA - Every week now for more than a month, cabinet ministers have been appearing in front of cameras on Parliament Hill in an...

Canada will take a ‘hard long look’ at UN call to...

Ottawa: Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada will take a ``hard long look'' at a call from global climate scientists to hit its long-term...

Trudeau promises to update act around use and development of water...

Winnipeg: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is repeating promises to update legislation that governs water use. Trudeau, while formally announcing the Canada Water Agency will be...

Better patient care, more nurses coming to B.C.

Patients will experience improved care and nurses will experience a stronger health-care system as the Province and BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) have now established nurse-to-patient...

Canada commits $800 million to support Indigenous led conservation projects

Montreal: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend up to $800 million to support four major Indigenous-led conservation projects across the...

Partnership between MST Nations, Province will help thousands own their first...

Thousands of first-time home buyers will have the opportunity to purchase a home at an initial 40% below market value at the Heather Lands...

Trudeau visits First Nation in Saskatchewan rocked by stabbings that killed...

By Kelly Geraldine Malone The Canadian Press JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, SASK.: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told leaders of a Saskatchewan First Nation on Monday that...

Search suggests 88 potential graves at residential school in northern Alberta

Sucker Creek First Nation Chief Roderick Willier remembers never feeling safe during the decade he spent at a residential school in northern Alberta. “I always...

B.C. improving community resilience through climate adaptation

To better protect people and improve community defences against climate change, the Province is providing funding to communities across British Columbia for disaster risk...

Pandemic, remote work changed Canadians’ commuting habits in 2021: StatCan

Ottawa: Statistics Canada says there were 2.8 million fewer commuters in 2021 than in 2016. In a new census release, the federal agency says COVID-19...