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Business

Provincial governments facing higher debts and more financial pressure

After riding a red-hot economy to shrink deficits and grow surpluses, provincial governments across the country are beginning to see…

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Canada

Danielle Smith, big government’s unlikely fan

When Premier Danielle Smith put forth the ambition of building a multi-city passenger train network to link Banff, Calgary, Edmonton,…

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Nova Scotia

Critics pan rationale for N.S. government’s coastal protection survey

Nova Scotia’s opposition parties are dismissing a government survey they say fails to address the primary question of whether coastal…

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Politics

Advocacy groups decry federal government’s shutdown of mental health website, app

Mental health and addictions experts are slamming the federal government’s decision to shut down an online service that offered help…

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Canada

Manitoba, federal governments promise $20M each to search Prairie Green landfill for human remains

WARNING: This story contains distressing details about missing and murdered Indigenous women. The federal and provincial governments have committed $20 million…

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Politics

Blair says controversial motion on arms exports doesn’t change government’s approach to Israel

Defence Minister Bill Blair said Thursday that despite this week’s drama over a divisive House of Commons vote calling for…

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Politics

Government’s endorsement of amended Palestinian statehood motion wins praise, draws outrage

The Liberal government’s last-minute endorsement of an amended NDP motion on Palestinian statehood is being welcomed by the country’s Muslim…

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Politics

ArriveCan contractor rejects auditor general report, blames government’s poor record-keeping

One of the partners at GC Strategies is rebutting an auditor general’s report that suggests his firm earned $19 million…

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Politics

Cost of Liberal government’s defence plan has jumped by $50B, PBO says

The cost of the Liberal government’s nearly seven-year-old marquee defence plan has jumped by over $50 billion — mostly due…

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Politics

PM won’t say whether MP who attacked government’s Gaza policy will stay in current role

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau skirted the question Thursday when he was asked whether one of his key MPs should stay in…

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