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Au centre d'une controverse depuis une semaine, le député solidaire Haroun Bouazzi, prendra une pause et s'absentera de l'Assemblée nationale pour une courte période.

Students at UPEI have let their student union know what they want from the province this fiscal year, and those priorities are reflected in a 2024-2025 advocacy document brought to the legislature on Wednesday. 

Larger communities in the N.W.T. will soon see a boost in their territorial funding to maintain infrastructure and deliver services — like water and waste management — but the increase still falls short of what communities need. 

The toxic drug crisis has taken more than 47,000 lives in Canada since 2016 and the synthetic opioid fentanyl has become a household name. But now, what's believed to be an even more potent class of synthetic drugs is showing up in drug busts across the country: nitazenes.

The Liberal government and the NDP have agreed to introduce a two-month GST vacation on certain items before the holiday season, Radio-Canada has learned. 

Canadians should expect colder temperatures across much of Canada this winter, with more snow also forecast to cover much of the country compared with last year.

Veterinarians are warning Londoners to make sure their dogs are vaccinated and keeping clean after a deadly virus outbreak was declared in London this week.

Registered nurses rallied in St. John's Wednesday as part of a week-long convention, again calling on the Newfoundland and Labrador government to create permanent solutions to staff shortages and workplace violence.

New poll results released by Narrative Research suggest the Progressive Conservatives are heading into Tuesday's provincial election with a commanding lead over their political rivals.

A measles outbreak in New Brunswick is set to push Canada's annual case count to the highest it's been in five years, highlighting how infectious the disease is and how low vaccination rates have allowed it to take hold, says an immunologist.

In her final budget as mayor, Valérie Plante tried to limit property tax increases even as Montreal's expenses climbed to more than $7 billion.

A 23-year-old Indian national now working as a cashier at a doughnut shop in Chicago as he awaits the conclusion of his immigration case told a human smuggling trial Wednesday he still remembers the harrowing journey he made across the Manitoba-U.S. border during a blinding snowstorm almost three years ago — and the family who never made it to the other side.

A team of scientists, including one in Saskatoon, say they have strong evidence that the COVID-19 virus jumped from infected animals to humans, rather than originating from a laboratory leak. 

Many Saskatchewan drivers are familiar with the split second of fear that comes after spotting wildlife on the highway.

Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee plans to retire in February, after spending the past six years in charge of the city's police force, according to the Edmonton police commission.

Facing criticism for requiring health care workers with two jobs within the public system to choose one to comply with labour laws, Santé Québec has announced a one-year extension to the transition period.

The consortium responsible for building Ottawa's new north-south line, TransitNext, says it is ready for the City of Ottawa to begin the final phase of approvals before opening the line to the public.

Former Saskatchewan Party MLA Greg Lawrence has been sentenced to 12 months probation – after pleading guilty to one count of assault.

Several thousand British Columbians remain in the dark Wednesday morning after a windstorm known as a bomb cyclone slammed coastal communities.

A man who plead guilty to a double stabbing in 2015 will soon be out on statutory release, but he'll have to follow some strict conditions set out by the parole board.

A school bus hit parked vehicles and pushed one into a Middle Sackville, N.S., home Wednesday afternoon.

A four-month-old baby is dead after what Toronto police are calling a “suspicious incident” at a Toronto Community Housing building in the city’s midtown area on Wednesday afternoon.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced embattled minister Randy Boissonnault is out of cabinet.

P.E.I. government MLAs could have breached the Conflict of Interest Act if they accepted tickets to NHL games or other gifts without claiming them on their public disclosure statements, opposition MLAs charged in the legislature Wednesday.

Calgary police say they are looking into an arson in the northwest community of Hillhurst early Tuesday that may be connected to threatening letters sent to nearby residents.

A London father and son they’re shocked and confused after their home was riddled with bullets while young children were sleeping inside.

A painting by renowned Canadian artist Emily Carr that sold for $50 US at a barn sale in New York State fetched $290,000 Cdn at a Toronto auction on Wednesday night.

An airline that launched flights from Iqaluit to Montreal this past summer has now cancelled its route. 

Dale McFee will retire as head of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) on Feb. 21, the Edmonton Police Commission said in an email on Wednesday.

City council is being asked to approve a one-time, $19-million investment next year to help fund the low-income monthly transit pass as budget deliberations entered a third day. If council doesn't, Calgary Transit warns the cost could be passed along to riders.

It’s a fresh slate, with several new faces taking a seat in Henry Baker Hall to form Regina’s city council for the next four years.

Brampton city council has approved a new bylaw that prohibits "nuisance demonstrations" outside places of worship in the municipality following a series of violent clashes earlier this month. 

On Tuesday, Prairie Harm Reduction announced it would stay open 24/7 for the next week to offer people a warm safe place until the city’s plan took effect.

The competition watchdog said Wednesday that the ongoing investigation into the Canadian furniture retailers looks at three kinds of marketing practices. 

The fire chief in Dawson City, Yukon, is urging people to keep on top of cleaning their chimneys and woodstoves after a fire destroyed a home on Tuesday morning.

Alberta MP Randy Boissonnault has resigned from cabinet amid allegations about his business dealings and criticism of his shifting claims about his Indigenous ancestry.

A provincial byelection has been called for Lethbridge-West, a southern Alberta riding that has been without a representative since the summer.

The $7.28 billion budget unveiled by Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante includes a promise to increase the city's housing department budget by $100 million over the next three years.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced embattled minister Randy Boissonnault is out of cabinet.

The union representing port supervisors in British Columbia is challenging the legal and constitutional authority of the federal labour minister to order them back to work.

Randy Boissonnault is out of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal cabinet after months of controversy surrounding his former business.

A baby has died after a 'suspicious incident' in a midtown Toronto neighbourhood, police say.

Toronto police said an infant has died after being reported missing in a midtown neighbourhood on Wednesday.

The owner at a North Bay rental home has been fined and seven people displaced after a kitchen fire Tuesday.

A volunteer group has donated $60,000 to KHSC’s KidsInclusive as it winds down after 119 years, ensuring support for children’s care over the next five years.

Environment Canada issued a fog advisory for the London area and southwestern Ontario Wednesday morning as commuters travelled treacherous roads to their early destinations.

The City of Montreal tabled its $7.28 billion operating budget for 2025 that included a 2.2 per cent average increase for residential property taxes.

Thirty-nine new photo radar cameras will be installed to keep an eye on Ottawa roads over the next 14 months, including on roads in the rural villages of Dunrobin, Manotick, Richmond and Vars.

Four teenagers been charged after a violent carjacking in the city of Brampton.

Queen’s University will install North America’s first carbon-sequestering field turf at Nixon Field, enhancing sustainability while supporting sports and research.