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The balance of power in Ottawa has shifted to the Bloc. So what does it want?

When the NDP and Liberals signed the confidence and supply agreement in 2022, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said the agreement caused…

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Sports

LeBreton Flats: Deal to build new arena reached between Ottawa Senators, National Capital Commission

An agreement has been reached that will allow the Ottawa Senators approval to build for a new NHL arena at…

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Politics

‘A lost opportunity’: Alberta gives back $137M to Ottawa in unspent funds to clean up inactive wells

The Alberta government has officially handed back more than $137 million to the federal government after running out of time…

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Canada

Second round of foreign interference inquiry looks at whether Ottawa is able to protect elections

How can the federal government prevent other countries from meddling in Canada’s elections? That will be the focus of the next…

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Politics

Ottawa asks defence contractors to make pitches for new submarine fleet

The federal government is asking defence contractors in allied nations about the sorts of submarines and maintenance capabilities they could…

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Politics

Ottawa negotiating $500M bailout for Nova Scotia Power over Muskrat Falls delays

Ottawa is negotiating a $500-million bailout for Nova Scotia’s privately owned electric utility, saying the money will be used to…

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Politics

Ottawa, Quebec pool $2.5B to build satellites for better internet in remote areas

The Canadian government on Friday announced a loan of $2.14 billion to satellite operator Telesat to help the company build…

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Politics

B.C. will scrap consumer carbon tax if Ottawa drops requirement

A re-elected NDP government would scrap British Columbia’s long-standing carbon tax and shift the burden to “big polluters” if the federal government dropped its requirement for…

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Health

B.C. signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa

British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare agreement with the federal government that would help the province fund hormone replacement…

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Health

Ottawa resident who died last month had rare mosquito-borne virus

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) says a resident who died in August of brain inflammation had the eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, a mosquito-borne…

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