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B.C. pummeled by bomb cyclone that carried hurricane-force winds, cut roads and power
Hurricane-force winds of up to 159 km/h have slammed into parts of the British Columbia Coast as a massive storm swirling off Vancouver Island severed highways and cut power to about 225,000 people.
Canada Post workers walk out on strike Friday morning
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a 72-hour strike notice earlier in the week, saying it's been asking for fair wages, safer working conditions and other improvements over nearly a year of bargaining.
Stolen Winston Churchill portrait by Karsh returns to Ottawa
A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a dodgy forgery during the pandemic returns to its rightful place today, after two Ottawa police detectives travelled to Rome to retrieve it.
New Brunswick Liberal premier confirms provincial carbon pricing plan coming
Susan Holt said her government would remove the province's four-cent-a-litre gas tax and then submit to Ottawa a "made in New Brunswick climate plan."
Business advocacy group urges Ottawa to stop taxing carbon rebates
A small business advocacy group is re-upping calls to eliminate the carbon tax, after it says members learned the Canada carbon rebate for small businesses is a taxable benefit.
B.C. port lockout to begin as labour dispute with foremen union remains unresolved
The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at all British Columbia ports is expected to begin at 8 a.m.
Poilievre urges premiers to kill provincial sales taxes on new homes worth under $1 million
It follows his own pledge last week that if he becomes prime minister, he will axe the federal sales tax on new homes sold for under $1 million.
Alberta heading to court over 'unfair' federal carbon price
Premier Danielle Smith says it's "blatantly" unfair to Albertans who rely on natural gas to heat their homes and that relief can’t wait with cold winter weather coming.
Number of uncounted mail-in ballots for each B.C. riding released today
Elections BC is expected to provide a breakdown today of the number of uncounted mail-in and absentee ballots in each of British Columbia's 93 ridings, potentially making clearer the outcome of the weekend's nail-biting vote.
Election recounts in B.C. won't start until Sunday afternoon
Voting officials say recounts in two ridings that could determine the outcome of British Columbia's election won't start until Sunday afternoon — and it won't be until Monday before the makeup of the legislature is finalized.