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A storm with hurricane-force winds that hit the Maritimes left more than 400,000 residents without electricity, as repairs began on Sunday, September 8, 2019, to downed power lines and buildings damaged by splintered trees.

A panel looking into Alberta's finances says the province habitually overspends on its services and needs to get tough on schools, have university students pay more and force doctors to charge less.

The Saskatchewan government says it respects Prince Edward Island's choice not to intervene in its Supreme Court of Canada case over the carbon tax after all.

Saskatchewan says the Supreme Court of Canada has denied the province's request to delay its appeal hearing over the carbon tax.

Longtime labour leader Sid Ryan has dropped out of the NDP nomination race in Oshawa, Ont., because he says the party didn't approve his candidacy in time to have a fair fight.

Two men found guilty of terrorism charges in connection with a plot to derail a passenger train between Canada and the U.S. were granted a new trial on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, after Ontario's highest court found the jury that convicted them was improperly selected.

Celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary says he was on a boat that was involved in a fatal crash in Ontario's cottage country last weekend.

The Manitoba NDP is promising to keep the carbon tax at its current level and give a $350 rebate on energy bills if elected Sept. 10.

A fight over of a parcel of federally-controlled land on the outskirts of Canada's largest city pits food-security advocates against an influx of right-leaning, development-friendly politicians.

Negotiations have concluded on a proposed self-government agreement in Ontario that the federal government says would be the first of its kind if ratified.

Doug Ford says the fate of Ontario's carbon tax court challenge will be decided after the federal election, raising the possibility that his government could end up abandoning the legal action.

The Ford government is trying to stop the release of letters outlining the premier's expectations for each of his ministers. These letters are usually made public.

National Observer has learned that the Ford government has ordered the organizations that protect Ontario's watershed to shut down programs that don't relate to their "core mandate," without consultation or notice about what this mandate is.

But the question of how to fix it has revived a longstanding debate over what cutting red tape means for the environment

A growing number of newcomers to Canada are ending up in shelters or are finding themselves homeless, newly released government figures show.