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CN derailment plunges grain cars into B.C.'s Fraser River
It says the incident involving about a dozen cars from a CPKC train on its mainline east of the Fraser Canyon community happened on Sunday due to a rockslide.
10 people in Ottawa sent to hospital after possible carbon monoxide poisoning
Insp. Scott Pettis told reporters at the scene that the gas came from a vehicle that had been left running inside a garage to warm up. The exhaust built up as the door was left unopened, he said.
Quebec will ban the sale of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035
The rules, adopted Monday, applies to all "light-duty" vehicles, which the province describes as cars, light trucks, pickup trucks, and most SUVs.
Diesel spill at B.C. salmon farm caused by 'human error'
Human error during a fuel transfer at a fish farm has resulted in a spill of up to 8,000 litres of diesel near Zeballos, on the northwest side of Vancouver Island.
Cloverdale byelection poses test for Trudeau
Liberal candidate Madison Fleischer, a local business owner, will face Conservative Tamara Jansen who previously held the seat.
Justin Trudeau's cabinet meets and housing minister Sean Fraser announces he won't run again
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is holding a cabinet meeting this morning ahead of the release of his government's fall economic statement.
Canada Post employees head back to work on Tuesday
Mail will begin moving again on Tuesday as Canada Post employees return to work for the first time in more than a month after the federal government pushed to end the stoppage.
One stumbling block has cleared in Canada Post strike, but more remain
The union representing Canada Post workers says an unfair labour practice complaint over the company's layoffs has been resolved.
B.C. receives $148 million from feds in natural disaster recovery funds
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada says in a statement that the funding will be paid through its Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program for supporting costs linked with the 2022 and 2023 wildfires season as well as flooding last year.
Canada Post strike hits 25 days, and counting
In a statement Sunday, Canada Post says it is awaiting a formal response from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to the proposal it submitted to the union Friday.