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Nova Scotia

CBRM to spend $6.6M in federal dollars for new housing in Sydney

Cape Breton Regional Municipality has awarded about half of its $11.4 million in federal funding to two developers for projects…

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Business

Railway workers at CN, CPKC vote to reauthorize strike but open federal mediation, union says

Union members at CN and CPKC railways have voted to reauthorize strikes at both companies if negotiated settlements can’t be…

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Business

WestJet ‘outraged’ as mechanics strike 1 day after federal labour minister imposes binding arbitration

WestJet mechanics have gone on strike one day after Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to…

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Politics

Meet the 1st federal candidate in Canadian history to lose an election with zero votes

For most people, receiving the fewest votes in an election would be devastating. Most people aren’t Félix-Antoine Hamel, who achieved…

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Health

Eligibility for federal dental care plan expands to children, people with disabilities

Ottawa plans to expand eligibility for the federal dental program today to include children under the age of 18 and…

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Business

After early struggles, federal refugee employment program gains traction with employers

As the federal government moves to restrict the number of temporary workers in the country, a relatively new program to…

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Politics

Top Mountie says he’s keen on Ottawa’s plan for a ‘separate and distinct’ federal policing unit

A looming shakeup in how the RCMP’s federal policing wing tackles national security files can’t come fast enough for the…

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Politics

Farmers in Saskatchewan say they don’t feel they’re being heard by the federal government

On the surface, last week’s Canada’s Farm Show in Regina was all about exciting new equipment — massive tractors and other heavy…

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Nova Scotia

Sipekne’katik First Nation, federal government to begin mediation in effort to settle fishing dispute

Litigation scheduled for next year that could have helped settle outstanding questions about treaty fishing rights related to the Marshall…

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Politics

Toronto voters say federal byelection is a referendum on Justin Trudeau’s future

The upcoming Toronto-St. Paul’s federal byelection will be a critical test for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his party —…

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