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Canada unveiled a national electricity strategy on Thursday aimed at doubling the capacity of its power grid by 2050, a buildout the government said would require more than C$1 trillion in investment as rising demand from industry, data centres, electric

OTTAWA: Canadians are set to receive a cluster of federal benefit payments in June and July 2026, with the summer schedule marked by a one-time June payment and the July launch of a renamed federal credit. Canada Revenue Agency payment

TORONTO: Montreal is not hosting matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after ending its participation in the selection process in July 2021, leaving Toronto and Vancouver as Canada’s two host cities for the tournament. Canada Soccer said at the

OTTAWA: Generic versions of some of the drugs behind the recent surge in demand for diabetes and weight-loss treatments are moving closer to Canadian pharmacy shelves, with several manufacturers targeting launches as early as this summer as Health Canada reviews

OTTAWA: Canadian authorities have recalled several milk products sold under the Farmers, Québon and Natrel brands after regulators said the affected cartons may contain pieces of glass. The recall covers selected 2 litre products distributed in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward

MONTANA: The United States is set to close a historic cross-border road to Canadian traffic later this summer, ending a decades-old local arrangement along the frontier near Coutts, Alberta, and Sweet Grass, Montana. The road, known as Border Road, runs

BRITISH COLUMBIA: Four people died in two separate avalanches in northern British Columbia on Sunday, including three heli skiers caught on Mount Knauss north of Terrace and one skier killed hours later near Pleasant Camp close to the Alaska border.

HALIFAX: Nova Scotia began the first full workweek of spring under fresh snow and icy conditions on Monday, as Environment Canada warned that a late-season weather system would bring accumulating snowfall, pockets of freezing rain and gusty winds to parts

QUEBEC: Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard on March 18 tabled a 2026-27 budget that projects an C$8.6 billion deficit and keeps the province’s pledge to return to a balanced budget by 2029-30, setting out a slower deficit reduction path while

OTTAWA: Canada said on March 16 it will commit C$200 million over 10 years to secure a dedicated launch pad at Spaceport Nova Scotia, a step the federal government said will anchor a sovereign space launch capability from Canadian soil.