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Procession for Edmonton police officers shot and killed responding to call

Procession for Edmonton police officers shot and killed responding to call

EDMONTON — Dozens of police cruisers and emergency vehicles lined streets in Edmonton as hearses took the bodies of two slain city officers from a medical examiner's office to a funeral home.
Highlights of Quebec 2023-24 budget

Highlights of Quebec 2023-24 budget

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard presented his fifth budget on Tuesday, for the province's 2023-24 fiscal year.
Quebec budget: Income tax cuts and big drop in economic growth

Quebec budget: Income tax cuts and big drop in economic growth

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard on Tuesday kept his party’s election promise to cut income taxes, as he projected economic growth to drop dramatically in 2023.
Ottawa needs 'made-in-Canada' response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act: climate group

Ottawa needs 'made-in-Canada' response to U.S. Inflation Reduction Act: climate group

OTTAWA — As the federal government readies its spring budget, a climate group is urging Ottawa to pursue a "made-in-Canada" response to U.S. clean energy incentives.
Halifax student charged with attempted murder as debate grows over school violence

Halifax student charged with attempted murder as debate grows over school violence

HALIFAX — A 15-year-old student was charged with two counts of attempted murder Tuesday after two staff members at a Halifax-area high school were stabbed the day before.
Adviser on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing access for searches

Adviser on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing access for searches

OTTAWA — As some private landowners restrict residential school survivors from performing ceremony or searching their properties for possible unmarked graves, a federal minister says Ottawa is open to legislating new protections for the possible burial sites
The USMCA's self-destruct button: review clause conjures fears of 2018 all over again

The USMCA's self-destruct button: review clause conjures fears of 2018 all over again

WASHINGTON — It's been less than three years since the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaced NAFTA as the law of the land in continental trade, and there are already hints of the existential anxiety that preceded it.
Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law

Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law

OTTAWA — Federal lawyers defended the government's Impact Assessment Act in the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday as a two-day hearing started to determine the future of how the country weighs the environmental costs of economic development.
Military expecting to save $30M per year with targeted housing benefit for troops

Military expecting to save $30M per year with targeted housing benefit for troops

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is rolling out a new housing benefit that a senior commander says will better help troops struggling to find affordable accommodations while saving millions of dollars every year.
Vancouver park board offers tips on how to 'respect' city's coyotes

Vancouver park board offers tips on how to 'respect' city's coyotes

VANCOUVER — Now that coyote denning season is in full swing, the Vancouver park board is offering some tips for "peaceful coexistence" between the animals and humans.