FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Liberal government has introduced an $8.6-billion budget that increases taxes for the wealthy, bumps up the price of fuel, promises to close some courthouses and cut nearly 250 teaching jobs.
OTTAWA — A federal watchdog says the Access to Information Act should be extended to all branches of government — including the offices that support Parliament and the courts.
OTTAWA — The Harper government has issued a long-awaited call for tenders to replace Canada's aging fixed-wing search planes, more than a decade after the project was first proposed.
MONTREAL — The trial for the man charged in Quebec's 2012 election-night shooting has been scheduled to start on his 65th birthday.
OTTAWA — A United Nations-sponsored report says Canada remained among the top 10 countries in the world for investment in renewable energy last year.
EDMONTON — The union representing Canada's meat inspectors says there is a critical shortage of inspectors that is putting the safety of consumers at risk.