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The Bloc’s supply management trade bill is getting a rough ride in Senate

As the House of Commons debated the Bloc Québécois’ demand for an increase to pensions for younger seniors this week, the…

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Politics

Bill before Parliament would outlaw residential school ‘denialism’

An NDP MP is pushing forward with legislation that would outlaw attempts to deny or downplay the harms caused by Canada’s…

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Nova Scotia

Q&A: What was said to Premier Tim Houston ahead of intimate partner violence bill

One of the women who spoke to Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston ahead of his change of heart on the…

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Nova Scotia

NDP tables opposition bill to declare domestic violence an epidemic

Nova Scotia’s opposition New Democrats have tabled legislation to declare domestic violence an epidemic in the province. Leader Claudia Chender…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. aquaculture, offshore energy and burn bans targeted in sweeping gov’t bill

Nova Scotia is moving to streamline the approval process for shellfish and marine plants grown using aquaculture as part of a…

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Business

Canada has a bill of rights for air passengers. What about train riders?

A 10-hour delay on a Via Rail train in Quebec over the long weekend is raising questions about rail passengers’…

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Nova Scotia

Man thought he was paying power bill by phone; he got a scammer instead

When West Hants resident Drew Kaulback wanted to pay his Nova Scotia Power bill, he did what most people do: he searched…

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Business

Net-zero by 2050 commitment not currently possible because of Bill C-59, says Pathways Alliance

A scaled-back version of the website for the Pathways Alliance, a consortium of Canada’s largest oilsands companies, is back online,…

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Nova Scotia

Non-profit worried Glace Bay youth centre will come with unaffordable tax bill

New Dawn Enterprises is grateful for a federal-provincial infusion of millions of dollars into the new youth facility that’s about…

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Canada

Think your grocery bill is high? Try eating gluten-free

When Ashley Hickey’s seven-year-old son Alex was diagnosed with celiac disease last month, she knew she had to revamp the…

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