A pulp mill on Vancouver Island is permanently ending operations, the latest mill to close in the province, affecting around 350 employees.
The government is pledging another $235 million in funding for Ukraine, with National Defence Minister David McGuinty and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announcing Canada's latest commitments.
Twenty members of B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad's caucus say they've lost confidence in him and want him out.
Parks Canada says its sites saw a 13 per cent increase in the number of visitors over the summer while the Canada Strong Pass was in effect.
A group of Ontario chiefs said Wednesday the federal government should immediately reintroduce the clean drinking water legislation that failed to pass before the election was called last spring.
A nor'easter has descended on Atlantic Canada bringing heavy snow, rain and strong winds to the region. In Nova Scotia, the storm’s strong winds were being blamed on Wednesday for knocking out electricity to almost 30,000 homes and businesses served by Nova Scotia Power. Outages were reported across the province, from Yarmouth in the southwest to Sydney in the northeast.