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Nova Scotia’s Utilities and Review Board has ruled that 3.74 cents per litre will be added to gasoline prices and 4.17 cents to diesel prices to account for the cost of new federal clean fuel regulations, half of what is expected to be an eight-cent charge in New Brunswick. On …

In a sign negotiations with tech giants Google and Meta over the government’s new Online News Act may be at an impasse, the Liberals, the NDP and the Bloc Québécois are expected to jointly draw a rhetorical battle line at a news conference today. Google, Facebook have threatened to ban …

One of Canada’s best-known cold cases has been cracked, with ramifications in Ontario, Quebec, Florida and Tennessee.  ‘Nation River Lady’ identified decades after body was found, former Montreal resident accused in her killing. One of Canada’s best-known cold cases has been cracked, with ramifications in Ontario, Quebec, Florida and Tennessee. …

The global weather pattern El Niño has returned for the first time in seven years, according to the World Meteorological Organization, setting the stage for further extreme weather and soaring temperatures.  Milder winter likely ahead, and more incliment weather too, expert says. It was long anticipated, and now it’s here. …

Australian researchers have discovered the first case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a female professional athlete. The brain of former Australian rules football player Heather Anderson was donated to science after the 28-year-old died by suicide in 2022. She was found to meet the criteria for “low-stage CTE.” “As …

A body was found in the St. Lawrence River near Ross Island on Monday afternoon, reports the Akwesasne Mohawk Police. The police are waiting for the coroner’s office to confirm the person’s identity. The body was found around 2 p.m. near Akwesasne, which straddles the Quebec and Ontario borders, and …

The federal government’s grocery rebate is expected to start landing in eligible Canadians’ bank accounts today. One-time payment meant to help offset rising food costs for low-income Canadians. Grocery rebate payments from the federal government are expected to start landing in eligible Canadians’ bank accounts today. The government has billed …

Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment – owner of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and the NBA’s Raptors, among other pro sports franchises – has been named one of Toronto’s largest property tax debtors, with an unpaid bill of roughly $1.18 million, dating back to the 2019 tax year. City says …

Two bodies were found by Sûreté du Québec (SQ) divers at around 6 p.m. on Tuesday in Rivière-Éternité, Que., near the landslide that hit Saturday. Police believe they are the two people who have been missing since Saturday. The coroner’s office will confirm identities. Two bodies were found by Sûreté …

Alberta attracted more interprovincial migrants than anywhere else in Canada in the first three months of 2023. Alberta outstrips every other province in attracting national migrants. Alberta attracted more interprovincial migrants than anywhere else in Canada in the first three months of 2023. The province gained 15,786 residents from elsewhere …