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Multiple contractors that have done recent jobs for Nova Scotia Power haven’t been paid in months — some with outstanding bills in the hundreds of thousands, CBC has learned. Utility blames delays on cybersecurity breach, expects to pay bills by end of year. Multiple contractors that have done recent jobs …

Joe Pendry used his experience as a boxer to fight for his life when a mother grizzly attacked and severely injured him in B.C.’s East Kootenay region earlier this month. Joe Pendry dies from blood clot after suffering serious injuries in attack earlier this month. A B.C. man has died …

Longueuil police posted on their social media that they found a newborn in a bus shelter located on Chambly Road, near Briggs Street, on Monday morning.  Police set up command post at the scene. CBC News has confirmed that the newborn found in a bus shelter in Longueuil, Que., has …

The Canadian Environmental Law Association is recommending that all cities pass bylaws to make it mandatory for property owners to replace lead pipes on their side of the property line. Hamilton has a bylaw aimed at preventing partial lead service-line replacements, and some Quebec and Saskatchewan have similar rules. Here’s …

Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon says the government does not have enough votes at the moment to pass the upcoming federal budget — and he’s pressing opposition parties to consider whether they want another election. Steven MacKinnon pressing opposition parties to consider if they want another election. Liberal House leader …

The United States is expanding its facial identification program for travellers, with the goal of collecting images of non-U.S. citizens entering and exiting the country by all modes of transport. New rule introduced on Friday will make it mandatory for Canadians to take part. Warren Shepell had an unsettling experience …

While Calgary is best known as an oil and gas town, a growing aerospace and defence industry has largely flown under the radar. The sector hopes to get a boost from a renewed national interest in defence spending, and in sourcing contracts from Canadian companies. Industry in Alberta hopes to …

The B.C. General Employees’ Union says a tentative deal has been reached with the provincial government to bring an end to strike action.  Members of the British Columbia General Employees’ Union picket outside an ICBC driver licensing office, in Surrey, B.C., Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. BURNABY – The B.C. General …

Sobeys Inc. confirmed it’s running a body-worn camera pilot after FreshCo cashiers were spotted wearing them in a store located at Sherbourne and Isabella streets. The body-worn cameras were spotted at the FreshCo location downtown at Sherbourne and Isabella streets. Some grocery stores owned by Sobeys Inc. are the latest …

MONTREAL – Dozens of residents of a town northeast of Montreal where the Port of Montreal wants to expand capacity at a container facility say the project is unnecessary and harmful. The Contrecoeur Marine Terminal in Contrecoeur, Que., is seen in an aerial view, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. THE …