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The unexpected victory by Christy Clark and her Liberal Party in B.C.'s provincial election has renewed the divisive debate over pipelines. More...

Peter Penashue's campaign had to settle up after taking 28 illegal contributions in his 2011 federal election campaign, including more than $18,000 from Provincial Airlines and $5,500 from construction company Pennecon, newly released records show. More...

A Saskatchewan law limiting the ability of public sector workers to go on strike has been ruled unconstitutional by a Queen's Bench judge, but the provincial government says it is still committed to having essential services legislation. More...

The B.C. government says it will move right away to get legal authority to oust Occupy Vancouver protesters who marched their tent city one block from the city's art gallery to the B.C. provincial courthouse Monday. More...

Nova Scotians pay the highest level of taxes in the country, according to a report prepared for the provincial Finance Department. When federal, provincial and municipal taxes are added up, Nova Scotians pay the highest share of GDP, slightly ahead of Prince Edward Island, the report states...

A former member of the P.E.I. Liquor Control Commission was ordered Friday to serve the rest of his 75-day sentence in jail. Chris Higgins was found guilty of misusing a credit card back in January. In April, he was sentenced to four months of house arrest. But Charlottetown police checked in...

A record-breaking number of tourists visited Newfoundland and Labrador in 2010, according to the provincial government. "For the first time in its history, the province has welcomed more than a half-million non-resident visitors to Newfoundland and Labrador," said a news release from the...

An avalanche at a provincial park in B.C.'s Kootenay region has left an Alberta man dead. A group of 15 skiers from B.C. and Alberta was caught in the avalanche, which occurred in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park at about 12:30 p.m. PT Sunday, RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said. "We can confirm that...

Sonia Varaschin was reported missing in late August after failing to show up for work. Ontario Provincial Police say the FBI is helping investigators in the case of murdered Orangeville woman Sonia Varaschin. The 42-year-old nurse was reported missing in August and her body was found in a...