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QUEBEC — The Quebec government is crediting the COVID-19 pandemic for helping the province surpass its climate change targets.

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British Columbia's forest sector has "never been under greater stress," Premier David Eby says.

CALGARY — WestJet says snow in British Columbia and extreme cold in Alberta have caused hundreds of flight cancellations over the past three days.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — One was the building peacemaker who always had a smile on his face. Another was a savvy businesswoman who knew the ins and outs of real estate. Still, another was the proud grandfather of a Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman.

Vancouver International Airport was crowded Tuesday with stranded travellers, many sitting or sleeping on floors, as heavy snowfall played havoc on transportation in the region during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.

OTTAWA — After a Quebec Conservative MP refused to help migrants in his riding avoid deportation and characterized them as "illegal refugees," a member of their family is calling the comments "offensive" and "ignorant.

Officers were justified in fatally shooting a gunman who killed three people, including a Toronto constable, earlier this year, Ontario's police watchdog said Tuesday.

OTTAWA — LGBTQ refugee group Rainbow Railroad says it has only been able to resettle four per cent of the nearly 3,800 Afghans who have asked it for help since the Taliban took over their country.

VANCOUVER — One of the heaviest one-day snowfalls to hit British Columbia's south coast in years has caused inconveniences from cancelled flights to power outages, but advocates for those in poverty say the storm also has the potential to be life-thr