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How much have consumer costs risen in B.C. since 2017, the year NDP came to power?

How much have consumer costs risen in B.C. since 2017, the year NDP came to power?

British Columbia's high cost of living has made it a pivotal issue in the provincial election on Oct. 19.
'Life is hard': Living under a 29-year boil-water advisory in an Ontario First Nation

'Life is hard': Living under a 29-year boil-water advisory in an Ontario First Nation

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. — Every other day, Derek Moonias drives 15 minutes to the airport in Neskantaga First Nation and fills his pickup truck with cases of bottled water flown in on the dime of the federal government.
Evacuation orders near Grand Forks, B.C., downgraded, but U.S. fire is still a threat

Evacuation orders near Grand Forks, B.C., downgraded, but U.S. fire is still a threat

GRAND FORKS, B.C. — Wildfire officials say an evacuation order for the B.C. southern Interior town of Grand Forks, has been downgraded to an alert, even as an out-of-control wildfire in Washington state surges north and threatens to cross the border.
Macron, Trudeau meet as French president visits Canada

Macron, Trudeau meet as French president visits Canada

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to his home in Ottawa Wednesday for an informal private dinner.
'Big Sam': Paleontologists unearth giant skull of Pachyrhinosaurus in Alberta

'Big Sam': Paleontologists unearth giant skull of Pachyrhinosaurus in Alberta

The adult Pachyrhinosaurus is the second plant-eating dinosaur to be unearthed from a dense bonebed belonging to a herd that died together on the edge of a valley that now sits 450 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.
B.C. NDP pledges to help middle-income homebuyers with 40% of financing

B.C. NDP pledges to help middle-income homebuyers with 40% of financing

SURREY, B.C. — New Democrat Leader David Eby says he will help more middle-class, first-time buyers into the housing market in British Columbia with a plan to finance 40 per cent of the price.
Foreign ministry rang alarm bell over challenges in countering disinformation online

Foreign ministry rang alarm bell over challenges in countering disinformation online

OTTAWA — Canada's foreign ministry expressed alarm about its shrinking ability to counter foreign disinformation online due to limited access to data and the evolving tactics of adversaries, a newly released memo shows.
Francis Fox, former senator and Pierre Trudeau cabinet minister, dies at 84

Francis Fox, former senator and Pierre Trudeau cabinet minister, dies at 84

OTTAWA — Francis Fox, a former senator and cabinet minister in Pierre Elliott Trudeau's government, has died at 84.
Sound decision: Montreal to protect music venues from noise complaints

Sound decision: Montreal to protect music venues from noise complaints

MONTREAL — Montreal's administration announced on Wednesday it is going to immediately modify a borough's noise bylaw to protect entertainment venues and bars from noise complaints, after a court this week ordered a historic music hall in the city's
Liberal government survives non-confidence vote, as Bloc sets deadline

Liberal government survives non-confidence vote, as Bloc sets deadline

OTTAWA — The minority Liberal government survived a non-confidence vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday, but if the prime minister wants to avoid an election before Christmas the Bloc Québécois said he will have to meet its demands by the end of