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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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

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.

Parents of children with autism in Saskatoon say a shortage of educational assistants is pushing some students with complex needs to modified school schedules, cutting their days in half.

Edmonton city councillors made a number of budget decisions Wednesday that could push a 2026 property tax increase from 6.4 per cent to about 6.9 per cent. 

Wednesday was the final day the B.C. legislature was in session for 2025 — and it sure delivered a season finale.

As many as 200 people protested outside the Munk Debates in Toronto on Wednesday, where a panel of all-Israeli speakers discussed whether a two-state solution is in the best interest of Israel.

The results are in from a government survey about highway safety on P.E.I., and they show that Islanders don't think the roads are as safe as they should be.

Ontario's education minister is appointing advisers to review the province's approach to standardized testing, saying results are not showing enough improvement, particularly in math.

Proponents of a deepwater port in Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, are calling for more federal investment to get the project moving. 

After nearly 50 amendments debated over eight days, Calgary city council has rubber-stamped the 2026 budget, including a significant cut to the proposed property tax increase that homeowners had been nervously eyeing.

On Monday, Canada’s oil and gas drillers gathered at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Calgary, coming off what’s been a down year. But the mood was cautiously optimistic.

A Calgary teen has been charged with several criminal offences after he allegedly used AI technology to sexualize photos of teen girls at several local high schools.

The Hudson's Bay Company has chosen the new owners of the royal charter that created the company more than 350 years ago.

Almost one week after the Thorncliffe Park blaze started, engineers and fire crews have officially decided they’ll need to destroy the wall to access the burning material and extinguish it.

An N.W.T. company says it's had to lay off dozens of staff because of missed payments and a lack of clarity about future plans from the owner of the Ekati diamond mine.

For more than a year, Canadian coffee giant Tim Hortons has been pushing the federal government to lift the cap on temporary foreign workers some of its franchisees can hire, CBC News has learned.