Indigenous

OTTAWA — Turning Rideau Cottage into the permanent residence of the prime minister would have to include creating staff offices and other "residential infrastructure," an internal government document says.

EDMONTON — The mandatory ban on non-essential water use in Edmonton and surrounding communities has been lifted. Water-operator Epcor says repairs have been completed at the affected treatment plant and the system has stabilized.

MONTREAL — Two people have died and one remains in critical condition after a fire early today in an apartment building in east-end Montreal. Montreal police Const. Sabrina Gauthier says the victims are a 58-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman.

Toronto is getting $143 million from the federal government to help shelter asylum seekers in the city.

REGINA — Police say they are investigating a sudden death after responding to an industrial accident at a Regina business. Police say officers were called to the business in the city’s northeast, where they found one adult dead and another injured.

TORONTO — A Hydro One spokesperson says after a raccoon knocked out power to thousands of people in downtown Toronto, the utility is looking at ways to make sure the city's unofficial mascot stays out of transmission stations.

CALGARY — As Canada's energy sector ramps up for the anticipated start-up of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Imperial Oil Ltd. reported its highest production levels in over 30 years in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Ottawa launched a new pay transparency website Friday to better illustrate how women, visible minorities, people with disabilities and Indigenous Peoples are represented and paid at federally regulated private sector employers.

TORONTO — People who are homeless have high rates of COVID-19 reinfection, putting the health of an already vulnerable population at further risk, a study published Friday in the BMC Infectious Diseases journal says.

VANCOUVER — The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouversays home sales got off to a strong start in the first month of 2024 but the pace of newly listed properties did not keep up with demand. The board says January home sales totalled 1,427, a 38.