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VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has called on the Bank of Canada to halt further interest rate hikes, saying people are "hurting," and another rate increase next month might worsen, and not reduce, inflation.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is extending its provincial state of emergency over devastating wildfires that are burning across the province while warning that drought conditions could last into 2024.

LONGUEUIL, Que. — A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled that a city south of Montreal can proceed with a plan to cull most of the white-tailed deer that have overrun a local park. Justice Bernard Jolin said Longueuil, Que.

OTTAWA — The woman accusing former New Democrat MP Roméo Saganash of sexual assault is going public, saying she wants to support others.

OTTAWA — The Canada Border Services Agency has bolstered the infrastructure around 11 ports of entry to Canada as part of the government's response to border blockades associated with the "Freedom Convoy" protest last year, Public Safety Minister Dom

MONTREAL — Police southeast of Montreal are investigating after a letter meant for parents about a nonbinary teacher's honorific was shared widely online, resulting in threats and disparaging comments. The Richelieu, Que.

A British Columbia woman assaulted by a Kelowna Mountie during a wellness check more than three years ago says she's disappointed the officer received a conditional discharge and probation this week, calling the sentencing "a slap on the wrist.

Montreal's public health authority is pushing for more supervised drug-use sites, including facilities for drug inhalation, amid an increase in overdoses.

OTTAWA — Canada's minister for women, gender equality and youth says policies in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick that require parental consent before students under 16 can have schools use their preferred pronouns and names puts transgender and nonbin

Ottawa has appointed an interim ethics watchdog, more than six months after the last permanent commissioner retired.