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The increased utility rates are meant to cover increasing water and sewer costs, due mainly to aging infrastructure, and fund a new water treatment plant as those services are slowly transferred from the pulp mill to the town.

The bill is expected to pass by the House of Commons with support from the NDP. It lifts federal sales tax on some goods from Dec. 14 to Feb. 15 and is expected to cost the treasury $1.6-billion

Legislation to create a two-month-long GST holiday is expected to pass today.

"There’s obviously significant loss in municipal revenue and the potential for a significant shift in tax burden from properties that were destroyed to properties that remained."

The federal government says it is not planning to intervene to resolve the labour dispute at Canada Post, even with less than a month to go before Christmas.

A group of women originally formed the Jasper Hospital Auxiliary to provide additional comfort items for hospital patients, seniors and the young.

Alberta considering seizing ownership of information companies collect about greenhouse gases in the province and banning its release without government approval

The traffic stop led to the discovery and seizure of over 1,000 grams of methamphetamine, 145 grams of cocaine and one litre of GHB.

Canada Post says it's missed out on delivering an estimated 10 million parcels as a strike by more than 55,000 workers across the country continues ahead of Black Friday.

Business and political leaders in Canada say there will be pain if Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods, but they note the hurt will happen in his country as well.