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Parties bristle at Liberal candidate's linking of Coalition leader to Donald Trump
Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard says he won't be intervening after one of his star candidates compared his Coalition Avenir Quebec rival to U.S. President Donald Trump.
British Columbia wildfire season now second worst in province's history
A year after the single worst season for wildfires in British Columbia's history, government statistics indicate the 2018 wildfire season has already reached the second-worst mark, burning more than 9,450 square kilometres of land so far.
N.S. spaceport project still on track as province seeks more information: CEO
The head of a firm hoping to open Canada's only commercial spaceport says they remain on schedule for a slated first satellite launch in 2021, even though provincial authorities have withheld approval pending more information.
Quebec leaders out on the hustings on Day 1 of 39-day campaign
The Quebec election campaign officially began on Thursday, August 23, 2018, with Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard expressing optimism the message that his party represents stability and sound economic management will resonate with voters.
Supreme Court dismisses Burnaby's case against Trans Mountain pipeline
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the City of Burnaby on construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, one of the last court challenges to a project that has pitted British Columbia and First Nations against Alberta and Ottawa.
Ottawa announces $189M to extend employment insurance for seasonal workers
Ottawa has announced $189 million for an employment insurance pilot project that provides seasonal workers with up to five more weeks of benefits.
Trudeau formally announces he'll run again in next year's election
Justin Trudeau will run again in the 2019 federal election.
Montreal council unanimously adopts hand gun ban motion; seeks national ban
Montreal's city council unanimously adopted a motion on Monday, August 20, 2018, calling for the federal government to ban the possession of handguns and so-called assault weapons across the country except for members of security forces and other authorities mandated to posses firearms.
Parks Canada moves second bison bull that wandered out of Banff National Park
Parks Canada says a second bison bull that wandered out of Banff National Park has been captured and relocated to a paddock in southern Alberta, unlike the first that had to be destroyed last week.
Canadians fear for relatives trapped amid flooding in Indian state of Kerala
In the wake of deadly flooding in the Indian state of Kerala, Canadians with ties to the region fear for friends and relatives left stranded by the disaster that's been called the worst in the country's history.