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Canada’s premiers lashed out at the federal government Monday, saying Ottawa is treading on thin ice by signing bilateral housing deals directly with municipalities while leaving provinces out of the mix.  Provincial leaders demand national carbon tax reprieve after some energy consumers get a break. Canada’s premiers lashed out at …

Poe’s Law is a 21st-century adage that describes the conundrum of trying to use parody on the internet: unless you hammer your audience over the head with the fact that you’re joking, invariably someone will take you seriously. Poe’s Law does not typically apply, however, to high-ranking government ministers appearing …

Whatever else the Liberal government’s carbon tax contortions have done, they may have boosted the cause of energy efficiency — particularly for low-income households. And there are now calls for the Trudeau government to go even further. A recent study found heat pumps are ‘already the lowest-cost option’ in most …

McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences are reviewing a social media comment made by a prominent cardiologist after she wrote about pro-Palestinian demonstrators, “deport them all to where they came from.” Dr. Eva Lonn apologized for her social media comment ‘made in the heat of the moment.’ McMaster University and …

In light of the federal government summoning Air Canada to Ottawa this week to discuss a spate of reports about the mistreatment of customers in wheelchairs, Marketplace is releasing an exclusive preview of its hidden-camera investigation which documented a rarely seen first-hand account of the challenges faced by those flying …

A rock slide west of Keremeos, B.C., has closed a six-kilometre portion of Highway 3 and resulted in an evacuation order for two properties. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has also declared a state of local emergency for seven days in the area due to the slide, which happened on …

Ottawa police say they’ve charged a man after a religious leader received a threatening phone call and was harassed. The incident was reported Friday, and police said in a news release the suspect was arrested over the weekend after an investigation. A 29-year-old man was charged with various hate-motivated offences, …

Six years after her husband died, Alice Auburtine grew tired of hanging around her lonely Sudbury, Ont., home. At 61, she decided it was time to start tackling her bucket list. So she sold her belongings, purchased a three-wheeled motorcycle — a Spyder bike — packed up her little dog …

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers in education, health and social services are on strike Monday, with unions announcing three more strike days later this month.  Common front of unions vows to strike again Nov. 21-23 unless deal can be reached. The unions representing hundreds of thousands of public …

The latest: Foreigners await word about leaving Gaza through Rafah crossing as exits remain on hold. Canadians told they’ll likely have to wait until at least Monday to escape the war-torn territory. Hamas-run Health Ministry says Israeli airstrike on refugee camp killed at least 40 people and wounded 34 others. …