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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.
Parks Canada kills a bull bison that wandered away from Banff National Park
Parks Canada says it has killed one of two bison bulls that wandered away from Banff National Park.
Canada's tax system unfairly favours wealthy, poll of CRA auditors suggests
A recent union-sponsored survey suggests an overwhelming majority of federal government auditors believe Canada's tax system unfairly favours the wealthy over average Canadians.
Arrests in Burnaby, B.C., as order against Kinder Morgan protest camp enforced
The RCMP arrested protesters Thursday as officers enforced a court injunction to dismantle a protest camp and snuff a sacred fire at a site where the Trans Mountain pipeline ends in Burnaby, B.C.
Tesla takes Ontario government to court over vehicle rebates
The Canadian arm of Tesla, Inc., is taking the Ontario government to court, claiming it has been treated unfairly in the cancellation of a program providing rebates to residents who bought electric vehicles.
Quebec sets aside $900 million for companies hurt by U.S. tariffs
The Quebec government is setting aside almost $900 million for companies affected by tariffs recently imposed on Canada by the United States.