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Ottawa is threatening a tit-for-tat with Washington over green tax credits and government procurement policies that risk freezing out Canadian businesses.

The Liberal government has continued to fulfil its promises to the NDP within its second federal budget since the parties struck a confidence-and-supply agreement in March 2022.

The federal government announced $59.5 billion of new spending over the next five years as part of a narrowly focused budget that also promises to find savings in the public service and increase tax revenues.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government plans to launch a National Counter-Foreign Interference Office, amid ongoing scrutiny of allegations that Beijing interfered in recent federal elections.

Businesses in Vancouver will no longer be required to charge a fee for single-use cups as of May 1, 2023, a move that reverses a decision by the previous city council.

Russia's Gazprom is increasing gas supplies to China and expects soon to reach the maximum planned level through a Siberian pipeline, its chairman said Wednesday, highlighting Beijing's importance as his country's top export market in the face of Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.

A group of Swiss pensioners took their government to a top European court on Wednesday over what they claim is its failure to take stronger action on climate change.

The new federal budget shows the government's dental-care insurance program is projected to cost more than double what the Liberals originally thought, adding another $7.3 billion over five years.

Polystyrene foam is a plastic blight for beaches and waterways and is harmful to birds, fish and other marine creatures, says B.C. MP Rachel Blaney, who has tabled a motion for the federal government to ban its use in floating structures, like docks and buoys.

What’s it like to “very probably” witness extinction?

Colleen Cardinal is organizing survivors of the ’60s Scoop in Ottawa to share their stories for a mapping project that visualizes their dispersion.

The federal government is banking on tax breaks for companies, to the tune of more than $80 billion, to usher Canada into a low-carbon economy, Tuesday’s budget announcements show.

Last May, Imperial reported discoloured water outside one of its tailings ponds and failed to keep area First Nations apprised of the ongoing investigation.

Title insurers need to be brought under anti-money laundering rules to fight against scam artists who impersonate homeowners to sell or mortgage their properties, a former insurance executive says.

When the bidders for India's multibillion-dollar incentive to make solar components were announced in early March, the absence of corporate behemoth Adani Group was conspicuous.