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Canada collected $3 billion from U.S. tariffs before counter-measures were lifted

The federal government says Canada generated roughly $3 billion in revenue from tariffs imposed on American imports before Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government lifted the counter-tariffs in September. The figures were released ...

FortisBC encourages residents to cut winter heating costs with efficiency upgrades

As colder weather arrives across British Columbia, FortisBC is urging homeowners to consider energy-saving upgrades that could help lower heating bills through the winter. The utility says even small steps taken early in the seaso...

Independent Investigations Office reviews Surrey arrest that left man injured

B.C.’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was seriously injured during an arrest in Surrey earlier this month. According to the Surrey Police Service, an officer responded to reports of a man yelling aggressively at a gr...

Trump says Carney apologized over Ontario’s anti-tariff ad; trade talks remain off the table

U.S. President Donald Trump says Prime Minister Mark Carney has apologized for an Ontario government advertisement criticizing U.S. tariffs, a controversy that led Washington to suspend trade negotiations with Canada earlier this ...

Man charged after alleged sexual assault on teenage girl at Surrey bus exchange

Metro Vancouver Transit Police say a man has been arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl at the Scottsdale Exchange in Surrey earlier this year. Investigators say the incident happened around 9 p.m. on June 28, 2025, when a man in his late 30s approached a 16-year-old girl waiting for a bus. Police allege the suspect attempted to talk to her, tried to kiss her, and groped her before exposing himself. Two women nearby reportedly intervened, prompting the man to run away from the area. Following a joint investigation by the General Investigation and Criminal Int...

Supreme Court strikes down mandatory minimum sentences for child pornography possession

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that mandatory minimum jail sentences for possessing or accessing child pornography violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In its decision released Friday, the court found that the one-ye...

Canada’s economy contracts 0.3% in August as manufacturing and air travel weaken

Canada’s economy lost ground in August, with national output falling 0.3 per cent as both goods-producing and service sectors declined, according to new figures from Statistics Canada. The agency said the drop largely erased July’...

Carney calls meeting with China’s Xi a ‘turning point’ in Canada–China relations

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s relationship with China has reached a “turning point” following his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping since taking office. The two leaders met for 39 minutes on the sidelines ...

Canada pledges $7 million in relief for Caribbean nations devastated by Hurricane Melissa

The federal government has announced $7 million in humanitarian aid to assist Caribbean nations struggling to recover from the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa. Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international developmen...

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Health Canada maintains ban on strychnine despite Prairie push to fight gophers

Health Canada says it will not reverse its ban on strychnine, maintaining that environmental and human health risks outweigh concerns raised by Prairie governments and farm groups. The federal department confirmed it reviewed requests from Alberta and Saskatchewan to reconsider the use of the rodent poison to control gopher populations that farmers say are damaging crops and pastureland. Health Canada concluded the risks associated with strychnine remain too significant to justify its use. Strychnine has been prohibited for most pest control uses because of its high toxicity and the risk it po...

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