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This week’s hearing of the natural resources committee on Parliament Hill revealed less about the CEO of Suncor, the Calgary-based energy giant, than it did about the federal government’s failures, an environmental activist says. House hearing revealed less about Suncor than it did about the federal government’s failures, activist says. …

Computer records entered as evidence on Day 4 of Const. Osama Ibrahim’s criminal trial show the officer out of his patrol area for hours when he was assigned to the Grand Bay-Westfield detachment. The logs show his cruiser parked in the same general area of Saint John for up to …

Parts of northern Canada have set records for historic heat this year, including a prolonged stretch of warmth that drove temperatures more than 10°C above normal to start out this month across the north. So now, with frigid temperatures, signs of snow, and even blizzard conditions in the forecast, it …

Jennifer Green is driving to farms across Nova Scotia in a van dubbed the Flaxmobile, teaching farmers to grow flax and turn it into linen. She hopes to create a thriving local linen industry. Jennifer Green is driving to farms across the province, hoping to drive the growth of an …

An online fundraiser for an Ottawa man who has been living in his broken-down car has raised an amount of money its beneficiary is calling overwhelming. Former peer support worker among growing number still unable to find shelter as winter nears, An Ottawa man who has been living in his …

After dealing with debilitating disabilities for years, Kathy Brewer decided it was time to try and find a few days of respite. The Hamilton woman said she spent nearly $2,000 to book a five-day stay in July at a Burlington, Ont., home through Vrbo, an online booking company for vacation …

CBC's Marketplace took smartphones and laptops to tech repair stores across Ontario — including large chains Best Buy and Mobile Klinik in a snooping test — and found that in more than half of the documented cases, technicians accessed intimate photos and private information not relevant to the repair. Marketplace …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has sent an open letter to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith calling her efforts to pull Alberta out of the Canada Pension Plan a risk to “certainty and stability.” “With all the uncertainty they face, Canadians should not have to worry whether or not the Canada Pension …

Inflation is decelerating, which should give the Bank of Canada enough wiggle room to pause interest rate hikes. But there’s a big difference between things not getting worse and things getting better.  The good news is that things aren’t getting worse. The bad news is that they aren’t getting better …

The principal of an Ottawa public school has apologized for asking a student to remove the Palestinian flag as their profile picture.  National Council of Canadian Muslims says similar incidents occurring in school boards across Canada. The principal of an Ottawa public school has apologized for asking an elementary school …