Jasper, Alta., is preparing for summer tourism, as the town continues to recover from a monster wildfire that ripped through last July.

Yellowknife, Ndılǫ, Dettah and Behchokǫ̀ lost power on Saturday afternoon in at least the second significant weekend outage of the past month.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre told a news conference in Osoyoos, B.C., that accusations about North-Island Powell River candidate Aaron Gunn are "misinformation," after he was called out over posts he made stating that the residential school system did not constitute genocide.

Toronto Public Health is warning residents that they may have been exposed to measles last Sunday at the Fantasy Fair amusement park.

The residents of the Rural Municipality of Victoria Beach will see a major rise in their tax bills. After the property value assessments have skyrocketed by 34 per cent and the province has removed the educational tax rebate from seasonal properties, for some of them taxes for the Lord Selkirk school division will go up by nearly a quarter.

A statement from the province to CityNews reads in part, “… in Budget 2025, our government increased the Homeowners Affordability Tax Credit by $100. This credit will save homeowners up to $1,600 a year on their school taxes starting in 2026.”

However, that tax credit only applies to principal residences, which constitutes a major problem for a community like Victoria Beach, where 85 per cent of residents are seasonal.

“Well, it’s twofold. If it’s a seasonal property, you no longer qualify for the school tax rebate, so you are going to have to pay the full fair for the education tax if you’re a seasonal property owner. That could be. It depends on your property, but it’s going to be significant; it’s going to be double.  Because you got the rebate last year, it is going to be double that this year,” said Penny McMorris, mayor of the RM of Victoria Beach.

It’s a policy Mayor McMorris thinks should have been phased in; in fact, she thinks the entire provincial education funding system needs rethinking.

“Other provinces, I’m told,d take it out of income. Maybe that would be a fairer way to do it, but I think that’s going to take a lot of investigation and studies on the provinces’ part,” said McMorris.

While the municipality is still finalizing its financial plan, the change in rebate policy, coupled with the higher assessments, she believes will be a big shock to Victoria Beach residents.

“We’re expecting it to be anger and frustration, that the bill so high on education.  We are lowering our mill rate, but the lord Selkirk school division also lowered their mill rate, so what could have been an $800,000 increase overall is now a $600,000 increase overall, and our residents have to bear that cost.”

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The recommendation comes after a week of witness testimony at the coroner's inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Kimmirut resident George Arlooktoo, who stabbed himself during a confrontation with RCMP officers on Feb. 9, 2019. 

On Mar. 27 — before U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs on countries around the world — happiness reporter Erin Anderssen answered reader questions about how Canadians are channelling their rage against pressures from the United States.

Canadians are cancelling their travel plans to the U.S., booing American teams at sports games, and buying Canadian at the grocery store, all the while repeating everyone’s favourite new slogan, “elbows up.” As Anderssen writes, a little bit of rage can actually do us some good.

Long lineups are being reported at polling stations across Vancouver Saturday as voters cast their ballots in a two-seat council byelection.

Two Brampton men allege the Conservative Party of Canada bypassed the nomination process in favour of appointing candidates to run in the city’s ridings, pushing them to join the Liberal Party instead — and take their supporters along with them. 

A lockdown has been declared at Parliament Hill’s East Block, where police say a man has barricaded himself.

Police say the East Block has been evacuated, and there is a large police presence in the area.

N.B. Power sent 27 crews to Ontario on Friday to assist with power restoration efforts after a week of ice, wind and rain. More than 100,000 customers in the province remain without power.