Politics

Halifax is looking to designate new encampment locations for unhoused people now that the remaining authorized sites have double the number of recommended residents and new tents are popping up in city parks.

REGINA — The Canada Revenue Agency is going to audit Saskatchewan for not paying carbon levies on home heating, Premier Scott Moe said Monday.

OTTAWA — The commander of the Canadian Armed Forces Space Division says gaining awareness of what's going on outside our planet is one of his top priorities. Brig.-Gen.

Climate change, not habitat loss, may be the biggest threat to the survival of threatened caribou herds, new research suggests.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration on Friday formally began planning for a potential presidential transition, aiming to ensure continuity of government no matter the outcome of November's general election.

OTTAWA — International students will be able to work off-campus for up to 24 hours per week starting in September, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced Monday.

OTTAWA — Ontario's latest attempts to limit cellphone use in classrooms are designed to help students focus on learning, Premier Doug Ford said Monday.

LANGLEY, B.C. — British Columbia has secured eight new sites for its BC Builds program, in which land owned by the province, non-profits or community groups is pre-zoned to build middle-income rental housing.

MONTREAL — A major Quebec teachers union says it will follow the lead of the English Montreal School Board and seek to challenge the province's secularism law before the Supreme Court of Canada.

BRANTFORD, Ont. — Ontario says it will give wildland firefighters the same cancer, heart and post-traumatic stress disorder coverage as municipal firefighters.