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Federal government introduces legislation to transfer local land, planning authority to Jasper

Federal legislation introduced Wednesday aims to give the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta., full authority over local land…

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Business

U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by half a percentage point

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half of a percentage point on Wednesday, kicking off what is expected…

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Nova Scotia

Federal cabinet ministers chastise Houston, Higgs over Chignecto Isthmus funding

A disagreement over who should foot the bill for the work necessary to protect the Chignecto Isthmus has devolved into…

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Politics

Vancouver Island is shaping into a Conservative-NDP battleground in the next federal election

There’s a storm brewing on Vancouver Island — and this one isn’t coming in off the coast. When the next…

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Politics

Federal fisheries minister ignored DFO advice by reopening commercial cod fishery

Federal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier ignored the advice of staff within her department when she reopened the commercial cod fishery off…

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Politics

Federal Court of Appeal sides with privacy watchdog in long-running Facebook case

A panel of judges says Facebook broke federal privacy law by failing to adequately inform users of the risks to…

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Canada

Quebec could lose up to $900M with federal decree to protect caribou population

The federal government estimates that an emergency decree to protect Quebec’s dwindling population of woodland caribou could cost the province’s economy between $670…

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Politics

Some federal departments don’t have office space for returning workers

Some federal public servants are unable to return to their offices three days a week because their departments lack enough…

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Politics

Upcoming federal byelections will put Singh and the NDP brand to the test

While an upcoming byelection in Montreal is being viewed as a test of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership, the same…

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Canada

To stem domestic violence, federal government urged to move quickly on gun regulations

Several civil society organizations, including women’s advocates, are calling on the Liberal government to swiftly flesh out firearm legislation passed…

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