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The P.E.I. Green Party is calling on government to release the fall fiscal update. The checkup on the province's finances is typically released sometime in October.

An at-home DNA test given as a birthday gift solved an 80-year family mystery by revealing that a man in Quebec and a man in the Netherlands were long-lost brothers.

A main road in Inuvik, N.W.T., is closed and water is shut off for part of the town after a utilidor leak.

Immigration Minister Lena Diab sparred with her Conservative critic at a tense House of Commons committee meeting Thursday as the two disagreed on everything from immigration levels and deporting non-citizen criminals to what kind of salad they prefer.

A report by the City of Calgary presented to councillors says blanket rezoning has so far required only "minimal" upgrades to infrastructure.

Lina Vargas was on the board for almost two years and told Global News that accountability and transparency are fundamental rights for all community members.

Changes are coming to residential recycling in Toronto starting in the new year, two councillors announced on Thursday.

Before a bitumen pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia’s northwest coast can be built, there's another box that needs to be checked: a massive investment in carbon capture and storage in central Alberta.

Industry Minister Melanie Joly told the House of Commons committee on international trade the move breaches federal contracts tied to manufacturing in Brampton and Windsor, Ont.

A targeted home invasion and kidnapping led to a gunpoint standoff with police and an overnight chase across Toronto. Two suspects remain at large, investigators say.

In a post on his LinkedIn account, Simon Donner says he resigned on Tuesday and he is grateful for the opportunity to help shape climate policy in Canada.

The development charges can vary greatly from city to city, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation report found.

Jeremy Tunraluk, president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI), is on leave from his position after he was charged with assault.

The head of Canada's Leaders' Debates Commission says the independent body should stop organizing post-debate news conferences and will make changes to how it decides what leaders to invite after this spring's leadership debate was surrounded by controversy.

The Alberta Health Services CEO who took over after a controversial firing in January is now himself off the job.

Standing inside her non-profit managed rental unit in central Windsor, Ont., Sue Pare points to a crack in her kitchen floor she can’t get fixed.

The three leaders will be in Washington, D.C., for the FIFA World Cup draw, marking the first time they will be in the same room together.

Flu season has arrived early, with CHEO reporting eight times more cases than last year as hospitals warn of rising infections among children and seniors.

Five people were sent to hospital, including one person with life-threatening injuries, after a fire broke out at a fraternity house near Western University prompting a police investigation.

Nova Scotia’s largest utility is responding to a stinging letter from Premier Tim Houston by insisting it hasn't broken any laws.

A rusting and derelict ship that’s been looming large over the waterfront in Springdale for years will soon be removed and disposed of by the federal government.

Greater Sudbury taxpayers will be paying 3.9 per cent more in property taxes in 2026.

When it comes to wintry weather, the Maritimes has certainly dipped a toe into the water with this week's chilly temperatures and snow.

N.B. Power is warning that the U.S. company it hired to build and run a billion-dollar gas plant could walk away in April — a move that would set the project back years, and possibly lead to power shortages in the province.

A British Columbia Liberal MP said Prime Minister Mark Carney "will have to answer" questions on why he reversed a budget commitment on tax credits in Alberta energy deal.

After Serge Belloncik suffered a stroke in 2022, he developed aphasia, a communication disorder affecting his ability to speak. 

Sioux Valley Dakota Nation says its annual Winterfest celebration has been cancelled for 2026, with the southwestern Manitoba First Nation's newly elected chief saying there was not enough time or funding to plan the four-day festival.

Amid a housing crisis, Saskatoon is poised to add more than 200 new apartment units near the downtown early next year.

Retired teacher Lynn Phaneuf says he and his wife generally only use the smart TV in the living room of their Prince Albert home to watch the news. 

AFN Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has said Budget 2025 failed First Nations because it did not include more infrastructure funding and educational resources for their communities.

Tens of thousands of Edmonton public and Catholic school students are chronically absent each year, according to data obtained by CBC News. Education experts say they are alarmed by the numbers, warning they could be an early symptom of deeper issues for those students.

A Kelowna family fighting for justice reform and tougher laws to prevent intimate partner violence is welcoming a political victory in Ottawa.

When the Métis Nutcracker opens this weekend in St. Catharines, Ont., playwright Matthew MacKenzie hopes the audience will get swept away in the magical realism of the show – while also learning about colonialism, the war in Ukraine and the cultures of several Indigenous communities from Turtle Island.

School buses in several Chatham-Kent communities have been cancelled for Thursday morning.

Conservation officers in B.C. say they've captured four more grizzly bears that are being tested to determine if they were involved in an attack on a school group last month.

Doug Ford has been talking about the Ring of Fire a lot.

Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island.

Canadians could face grocery bills up to $1,000 higher in 2026 as food prices rise 4-6 per cent, with restaurants and meat seeing the biggest jumps.

The Canadian Hockey League says the Guelph Storm won their bid to host the 2027 Memorial Cup fairly.

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has passed a resolution calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to work to protect the Porcupine caribou herd and advocate against development in the herd's Alaska calving grounds.

When Prime Minister Mark Carney touches down in Washington on Friday morning, Canadian officials say this brief visit is all about celebrating FIFA soccer. Really, they insist.

A key part of the memorandum of understanding between Alberta and Ottawa for a new pipeline is a $130-per-tonne "effective credit price" on industrial carbon emissions, but already the two levels of government are talking about that figure in different ways.

Food prices in Canada could increase by four to six per cent next year, largely driven by pricier meat products, according to a forecast by researchers at Dalhousie University.

Toronto could see more than 20 kilometres of new bike lanes installed in a proposal that manages to get around the provincial government’s attempts to clamp down on them. 

Students enrolled at the Thames Valley District School Board are falling behind in reading, writing and maths when their skills are compared to other Ontario students who completed standardized testing.

Fishermen on both coasts of Newfoundland say navigational buoys have been removed from the water by DFO without proper warning, and it's putting those still on the water at risk.

A Halifax teen who was accused of making threats against his high school has been sentenced to four months of deferred custody and 18 months of probation for weapons-related offences.

Issues plaguing timely school bus repairs announced last month have now been addressed, the province says.

A group of legal experts is taking its fight against Quebec’s proposed constitution to the international stage, arguing the legislation fails to respect the rights of minorities, Indigenous people and the rule of law.

A private member's bill aimed at enhancing the safety of Manitoba children riding in school buses isn’t being received warmly by a safety expert, who contends that mandating seatbelt use could be more detrimental to a child’s safety.