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Here's a list of April inflation rates for Canadian provinces

Here's a list of April inflation rates for Canadian provinces

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.4 per cent (1.1) — Prince Edward Island: 0.6 per cent (1.
In the news today: Canada Post workers poised to strike Friday

In the news today: Canada Post workers poised to strike Friday

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
BC Hydro's challenge: Powering province through surging demand, drought and trade war

BC Hydro's challenge: Powering province through surging demand, drought and trade war

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's power utility is facing transformational challenges of drought, rising costs and a trade war with the United States as it works to meet electricity demand that's surging after two decades of relative stability.
Canada, U.K., France warn of concrete actions against Israel over military expansion

Canada, U.K., France warn of concrete actions against Israel over military expansion

OTTAWA — Canada, the United Kingdom and France issued a forceful condemnation of Israel's expansion of military operations and other actions in Gaza and the West Bank, threatening in a joint statement Monday to take concrete actions, including sancti
Canada Post workers issue strike notice, poised to hit picket lines Friday

Canada Post workers issue strike notice, poised to hit picket lines Friday

MONTREAL — Canada Post received a strike notice Monday from the union representing more than 55,000 postal workers, with operations poised to shut down by the end of the week — for the second time in six months.
Logging, pruning and anxiety in Banff ahead of first summer since Jasper wildfire

Logging, pruning and anxiety in Banff ahead of first summer since Jasper wildfire

BANFF — Looking out over a budding meadow with blackened tree stumps on the edge of Banff National Park, Cliff White points to a dark thicket of trees where the empty plot ends.
Archeologists find prehistoric artifacts at future skating rink site near Montreal

Archeologists find prehistoric artifacts at future skating rink site near Montreal

MONTREAL — Last fall, as archeologist Yves Chrétien was supervising a team digging at the site of a future hockey rink northeast of Montreal, a mini excavator unearthed pieces of cut stone.
Eco-friendly transportation a condition of planned Ottawa Senators arena: agreement

Eco-friendly transportation a condition of planned Ottawa Senators arena: agreement

OTTAWA — Public transit, cycling and walking will be the "primary and preferred modes" of getting fans to and from the Ottawa Senators' planned downtown arena, says a newly disclosed agreement on the project.
Protesters opposed to agency-ordered cull at ostrich farm prepare for long-term stay

Protesters opposed to agency-ordered cull at ostrich farm prepare for long-term stay

NAKUSP — Protesters who have been camping this weekend at a British Columbia ostrich farm that's been ordered to kill its entire flock because of bird flu say they're preparing to stay longer. Universal Ostrich Farm, in Edgewood, B.C.
'A family is torn apart': 3 kids killed in suspected drunk driving crash in Toronto

'A family is torn apart': 3 kids killed in suspected drunk driving crash in Toronto

TORONTO — An early-morning crash has torn one family apart, Toronto police said Sunday as they announced three children had died in a collision allegedly caused by an impaired teen driver.
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