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A coalition of Ontario First Nations leaders is calling for the housing minister and his chief of staff to step down after the province’s auditor general faulted the provincial government for failing to consult with Indigenous communities on opening up protected Greenbelt land for housing development.  Premier’s spokesperson says ministers …

The ongoing fight between tech company Meta and the federal government over subsidizing news publishers means links to news sources are being blocked on sites like Facebook and Instagram. Wildfire evacuees in the Northwest Territories say that’s making it harder to share life-saving information during an emergency.  Meta notes government …

The Northwest Territories government says about 1,500 people were airlifted out of Yellowknife to safety today, and more flights are scheduled for Friday. The city is being evacuated as wildfire approaches.  Territorial government ordered full evacuation of Yellowknife Wednesday with deadline of noon Friday. Race to get out of Yellowknife …

B.C. tour operators are calling on the federal government to thaw relations with China, after it emerged that the Chinese government left Canada off a list of countries approved for tour groups.  China was 2nd-largest market for travellers to B.C. in 2019, behind U.S. B.C. tour operators are calling on …

Internal police documents about the day police and protesters clashed in Halifax in August 2021 suggest police examined officers’ actions and concluded almost everything the department did was correct. Critics who spoke out against tactics like pepper spray don’t share that view.  Officers recount pepper-spraying people’s faces, using bike frames …

Officials throughout the B.C. Interior are pleading for patience from thousands of people displaced by wildfires, as some evacuation orders were scaled back to evacuation alerts. Some evacuation orders lifted in West Kelowna and Lake Country, no timeline yet for Shuswap residents If the power or data on your device …

Fruit flies can be an annoying problem year-round, but they're most common in the summer and fall, because they love ripened fruits and veggies. Here are six ways to keep them away. 1. CLEAN FREQUENTLY Fruit flies aren't a fan of clean surfaces, so make sure to wipe away crumbs …

Toronto says it’s facing $46.5 billion in budget pressures over the next decade and wants the province to grant it permission to charge a sales tax within its borders as part of slew of measures to tackle the “unprecedented financial crisis.” New staff report outlines long list of possible revenue …

The government department in charge of managing labour relations with federal public servants is no longer keeping track of how many employees across 75 institutions are taking time off work under a special paid leave provision made widespread during the COVID-19 pandemic. Code 699 benefits remain available today for child …

When someone knocks on your door telling you to leave right away, it can bring up some pretty intense emotions. Planning ahead, establishing a routine and helping out can all help mitigate evacuation anxiety. Thousands of British Columbians have now been faced with being ordered to leave their homes immediately, …