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Trudeau sells housing plan in visit to hot real estate market in B.C.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted efforts by the Liberal government to help first-time homebuyers put more down on their mortgages during a visit to a region of the country on Monday, March 25, 2019 that is facing a housing squeeze.
SNC-Lavalin backtracks on CEO's comments surrounding potential job losses
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is walking back a statement by its CEO, who said last week he never cited the protection of 9,000 Canadian jobs as a reason the construction giant should be granted a remediation agreement.
Edmonton judge to rule on whether Omar Khadr's sentence has expired
An Alberta judge is expected to rule today, March 25, 2019, on whether a war crimes sentence for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr should be declared expired.
Trudeau calls May 6 byelection for B.C. riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a May byelection in British Columbia to fill a seat vacated by a former New Democrat MP.
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges gets creditor protection in $15B Quebec lawsuit
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges has become the third tobacco company to receive a temporary reprieve from compensating 100,000 Quebec smokers after securing creditor protection in an Ontario court on Friday, March 22, 2019.
Montreal priest stabbed while celebrating morning mass at landmark oratory
A Catholic priest was stabbed in front of dozens of stunned worshippers as he was celebrating mass on Friday, March 22, 2019, morning at Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory.
Draft agreements reached in B.C. to protect caribou, long-term plan in works
An agreement has been reached between the federal, provincial and two First Nations to offer temporary protection to the central caribou population in British Columbia while a long-term plan is developed.
Statistics Canada reports pace of inflation ticked higher in February
The annual pace of inflation edged higher in February as gains in most spending categories offset lower gasoline prices, Statistics Canada said on Friday, March 22, 2019.
Protesters at N.S. site expected to move belongings as court injunction clarified
Alton Gas says protesters were expected to remove their belongings from its Nova Scotia property on Thursday, March 21, 2019, evening as a temporary injunction imposed on Monday, March 18, 2019, is finalized over the next few days.
Speaker relegates Parti Quebecois to 4th-place status in Quebec legislature
The struggling Parti Quebecois has suffered another setback with a decision by the Speaker relegating it to fourth place in the provincial legislature.