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Gender-neutral birth certificates could be issued in Ontario by 2018
TORONTO – Gender-neutral birth certificates could be issued in Ontario as early as next year,…
Sajjan says troops have been shortchanged by successive governments
KINGSTON, Ont. – Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan gave a first peek at the government’s new…
Senator apologizes for use of N-word during testimony on transgender rights bill
OTTAWA – Sen. Andre Pratte apologized Thursday for using a notorious racial slur during a…
Police trying to find people who left injured muskrat on shore of Ontario lake
GORES LANDING, Ont. – The case of a muskrat found badly injured in a diaper…
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, May 18 ——— U.S. LAUNCHES NAFTA TALKS: The…
Stadium for Rams, Chargers delayed; won’t open until 2020
LOS ANGELES – The opening of the $2.6 billion football stadium under construction in Inglewood,…
Appeal Court strikes down part of Alberta’s impaired driving legislation
EDMONTON – Alberta’s highest court has struck down a section of the province’s Traffic Safety…
Constitution gives Ottawa right to impose carbon price on provinces: McKenna
Ottawa is completely within its rights to impose a carbon tax on any province because…
France’s Le Pen to run for parliament with party in disarray
PARIS – Emerging from her crushing defeat in France’s presidential contest, far-right leader Marine Le…
Pilots had no idea jet was too low until seconds before Halifax crash: report
HALIFAX – As Air Canada Flight 624 made its final, ill-fated approach toward Halifax’s main…
Pens won’t say who starts Game 4; Fleury pulled in Game 3 loss
OTTAWA – Marc-Andre Fleury or Matt Murray? The Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t saying which of their…
Judge denies release of 38 Studios grand jury records
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island judge has denied a request to release secret grand…
Proposed official languages commissioner surprised by controversy
OTTAWA – The new proposed official languages commissioner says she had contact before the nomination…
Harvard student submits rap album as his senior thesis
BOSTON – While other Harvard University students were writing papers for their senior theses, Obasi…
WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS
Bestselling Books Week Ended May 14th. FICTION 1. “Into the Water” by Paula Hawkins (Riverhead)…
CW’s prime-time schedule for the fall season
CW’s prime-time schedule for the fall (all times Eastern): Monday 8 p.m. — “Supergirl” 9…
El Salvador judge reopens case of archbishop’s 1980 murder
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – A Salvadoran judge on Thursday ordered a reopening of the…
Bill to make it easier to create safe injection sites becomes law
OTTAWA – Canada is dealing with an opioid crisis of “unprecedented proportions”, Health Minister Jane…
Acclaimed Canadian historian and author Michael Bliss dies at 76
TORONTO – Canadian historian and author Michael Bliss has died at the age of 76.…
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city…
Fox News founder Roger Ailes died of complications from fall
NEW YORK – Roger Ailes, the communications maestro who transformed television news and America’s political…
Audit says Education Dept. must improve grant oversight
WASHINGTON – The Department of Education did not properly monitor and document $21 million in…
‘A way forward:’ Alberta PCs, Wildrose to form United Conservative Party
EDMONTON – Alberta’s two conservative parties have taken the first step toward ending a decade…
Police recover body believed to be missing teen, now treating case as homicide
NANAIMO, B.C. – Police say they have recovered what they believe is the body of…