Beyond Local

Officials say they expect essential services to be restored by Thursday and the public can then begin to return home.

OTTAWA — Canada has levied sanctions against seven Iranian officials, citing their role in gross and systematic human-rights violations in the country's criminal justice system.

TORONTO — The head of Canada's housing agency says measures such as extending mortgage amortizations and changing the threshold to qualify for an insured mortgage are not the answer to the country's housing affordability challenges.

TORONTO — Several Canadian tech organizations are forming a group to advance the country's semiconductor industry. The group is called the Semiconductor Industry Leadership and Innovation Canada Action Network.

STELLARTON, N.S. — Empire Co. Ltd. says it's launching its Voilà online grocery home-delivery service in Calgary, Edmonton and the surrounding areas.

CALGARY — Alberta’s United Conservative Party government says it's sticking to its campaign promise to extend the fuel tax relief program until the end of the year.

REMEMBERING THE 2013 FLOODS: 'The damage was monumental' in Canmore

The federal government’s long-awaited sustainable jobs legislation was met with applause and endorsements from unions and labour groups Thursday, despite negotiations going down to the wire.

“Over the first six years of the program, the bison herd has grown from 16 animals to over 100, including the 2023 calves.”

OTTAWA — The Liberal government should undertake a "comprehensive reform" of Canada's extradition law as soon as possible to prevent "further injustices" due to shortcomings, a House of Commons committee recommends.