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.
Saskatchewan's government is poised to spend an extra $1 billion this year, a move that would sink the province's finances deeper into the red.
Canada's competition commissioner is leaving his post two months before his term comes to an end. Matthew Boswell says in a media statement he will end his term on Dec. 17, for personal reasons, ahead of his planned end date of February 2026.
Activists marked World AIDS Day on Monday by calling on the federal government to honour a Trudeau government promise to reform the laws on HIV disclosure, and to provide enough funding to get Canada's efforts to end the pandemic back on track.
The University of Victoria says it isn't allowing an event involving the leader of the One BC political party and two people who have publicly questioned suspected unmarked graves on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says more details are expected today on her government's proposed plan to fight Ottawa's gun buyback program.