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Three in four Canadians say higher immigration is worsening housing crisis: poll

OTTAWA — A large majority of Canadians agree that higher immigration is fuelling the housing crisis and putting pressure on the health-care system, a new Leger poll suggests.

Nov 29, 2023 3:20 AM Read more >

In the news today: Canadian housing, health-care woes fuelled by higher immigration?

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

Nov 29, 2023 2:15 AM Read more >

Tortoise Frank the Tank, found wandering bok choy field, gets a new home in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Adoption requests came from as far away as New Zealand, but Frank the Tank, a 17-kilogram tortoise found wandering in a Richmond bok choy field last month, will be staying in British Columbia.

Nov 28, 2023 5:42 PM Read more >

Conservative motion seeks support to order senators to pass carbon pricing bill

OTTAWA — The Conservatives dialed up the pressure on the Senate on Tuesday to vote in favour of a carbon-pricing bill, all the while accusing the Liberals of trying to intimidate senators into delaying the bill.

Nov 28, 2023 5:15 PM Read more >

Liberals say pharmacare bill unlikely to pass this year, despite promise to NDP

OTTAWA — Government House leader Karina Gould warned Tuesday the Liberals are unlikely to get a pharmacare bill passed by the end of the year, despite their promise to do so in an agreement with the NDP.

Nov 28, 2023 4:32 PM Read more >

Ottawa was always flexible on clean-energy rules, despite Alberta concerns: Wilkinson

OTTAWA — Well before Alberta Premier Danielle Smith started talking about the Sovereignty Act, Ottawa was already taking steps to address the province's concerns about being forced to prematurely shut down its natural gas power plants, says federal E

Nov 28, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

Quebec party loses longtime member after deciding men can't run in byelections

MONTREAL — Self-described feminist Olivier Bolduc has stood three times for election with leftist Québec solidaire, but now that the party has banned men from running in byelections, he gave up his membership in protest.

Nov 28, 2023 3:45 PM Read more >

Voting against Ukraine trade bill did 'nothing' to harm Ukraine, Conservatives charge

OTTAWA — Federal Conservatives are defending their decision to vote against a bill that implements an update to the Canada-Ukraine trade deal, saying they're allowed to oppose parts of the agreement and doing so brings no harm to the war-torn nation.

Nov 28, 2023 3:27 PM Read more >

Digital services tax still part of the plan, says Freeland, but timing unclear

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pushing back against the idea that the federal government is wavering on its Jan. 1 timeline for implementing a new digital services tax.

Nov 28, 2023 3:07 PM Read more >

Protests are not illegal — not even the 'Freedom Convoy,' organizers' lawyers argue

OTTAWA — Planning a protest, even one as massive and long-lasting as the "Freedom Convoy," is not an illegal act, the lawyer for one of the demonstration's organizers told an Ottawa courtroom on Wednesday.

Nov 28, 2023 3:06 PM Read more >