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In the news: Parliament returns, B.C. Conservatives in turmoil, and buy Canadian apps
Mark Carney says the government will unveil major legislation this sitting, while François-Philippe Champagne plans a new fuel-tax relief bill and fall budget.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Liberal government will introduce "significant" economic legislation this fall, with Government House leader Steven MacKinnon promising it will be the "centrepiece" of Parliament's sitting.
Finance Minister Philippe Champagne is preparing a fresh bill to extend excise tax relief on fuel while developing a fall budget to accompany the government's legislative agenda.
British Columbia's political landscape shifted Sunday when Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned, just hours after Surrey-Serpentine River MLA Linda Hepner became the 13th legislator to defect from the Conservative caucus since August.
The Special Investigations Unit is investigating a Sunday night incident in Belleville, Ontario, near Bleecker Avenue and Victoria Avenue, where an officer and an individual were injured during an interaction.
Consumer activism around Canadian-made goods continues as Edmontonians gathered to repair clothing, with Pearce Carpenter describing it as a "quiet act of rebellion" against fast fashion and textile waste.