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A new report proposes establishing a 350-seat Parliament in an effort to correct for imbalances in the House of Commons that have long left Ontario, Alberta and B.C. underrepresented compared with other provinces. In the study, the Calgary-based Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy points out that Alberta currently has the lowest representation among provinces in…

OTTAWA — It’s time to move past the battle against the trade threats from U.S. President Donald Trump and focus more on boosting Canadian competitiveness, one of the country’s most influential business groups told the Carney government in its pre-budget submission. In a document sent this week to the House of Commons finance committee, the…

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is abandoning efforts by his predecessor to reintroduce into the Canadian Human Rights Act the ability to bring forward complaints of online hate speech. The controversial provision, known as section 13, was repealed under the former Conservative government of Stephen Harper, with efforts to revive it advanced by…

As of 2023, people in B.C. consume an average of 8.8 drinks per week, compared with the national average of 8.2, a new report says.

A procedure at the Royal Alexandra Hospital sees tiny tools used to stitch up a stomach to reduce its size.

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigation into a fatal B.C. helicopter accident states the pilot missed important steps on a safety checklist and was distracted by his cellphone.

Lululemon Athletica Inc . has reached an agreement with its founder Dennis “Chip” Wilson , ending a proxy battle he launched against the company late last year. The athleisure retailer said Wilson has agreed to customary standstill, non-disparagement, voting and related provisions for approximately 18 months until 30 days prior to the nomination deadline for…

Not far from the Vancouver airport lies an industrial zone of plain, gray warehouses bordered by the Fraser River and serviced by a steady procession of trucks. Two centuries ago, a village of the Cowichan people occupied the site, their presence and name recorded by a ship’s captain surveying the region. Now the neighbourhood is…

Canada has entered into negotiations to buy Saab AB’s GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft, Prime Minister Mark Carney said. The planes are built on Bombardier Inc.’s Global 6500 planes, which are Canadian-made with 20 per cent United States content, Carney told the CANSEC defence show in Ottawa on Wednesday. “With a suite of…

The former Windsor Arena could soon be home to a “pod-style” village of tiny homes, says Windsor mayor.