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OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from the Liberal cabinet on Monday, posting her resignation letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on social media.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is The Canadian Press 2024 Newsmaker of the Year.

OTTAWA — Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he will not be running in the next federal election, citing a need to spend more time with his family.

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MONTREAL — The Quebec government has made payments in less than 10 per cent of the nearly 10,000 claims it has received since the remnants of Hurricane Debby hit the province in August, causing severe flooding and damage.

Former Xatsull First Nation chief Bev Sellars recalls an emergency meeting after the Mount Polley Mine disaster, where elders were in tears as they thought of fish swimming through the toxic waste that had inundated their territorial waters.

COLWOOD, B.C. — A British Columbia ice arena, where John Horgan spent many hours cheering on his favourite local sports teams, was packed Sunday with a full house to pay tribute to the former premier, and wipe away a few tears.

OTTAWA — Former ranking Conservative MP Leona Alleslev said she will vie to run under the party banner again in the next election.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia business owner Joe Chaput will spend $5,500 a month on security guards during the holiday season and plans on upgrading his store's video camera system for around $5,000 more.

MONTREAL — Officials in some Quebec municipalities ravaged by past flooding say they fear possible financial repercussions for residents as the province prepares to introduce new flood maps that would greatly expand areas deemed at risk.