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Options available for reporting political donations: B.C. electoral officer
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s chief electoral officer is recommending three options for revamping how political…
Fewer provincial exams, more in-class assessment in B.C. starting next year
VICTORIA – High school students in British Columbia will be required to write two provincial…
Liberal MP Arnold Chan struggles to slow down for cancer treatments
OTTAWA – Liberal MP Arnold Chan, 48, remembers feeling the small lump beneath his armpit…
Liberal party brass block emergency resolution on assisted dying bill
WINNIPEG – Liberal brass have prevented a grassroots challenge to the government’s restrictive assisted dying…
Trudeau says he’s optimistic about G7 leaders’ vows on ransoms, economy
SHIMA, Japan – Justin Trudeau says he’s encouraged by the pledges made Friday by his…
Q&A: James Bobin on adapting Lewis Carroll for ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’
TORONTO – For director James Bobin, taking on the film “Alice Through The Looking Glass”…
Bell to pay $11.82M in rebates after Competition Bureau’s text messaging investigation
OTTAWA – Bell will pay $11.82 million to its current and past customers after a…
Elderly women kicked, punched, in separate random attacks in Vancouver: police
Vancouver police believe a single suspect could be responsible for two random attacks on elderly…
Top CBC executive axed over Ghomeshi scandal sues for ‘political’ firing
TORONTO – A former top CBC executive who became a casualty of the Jian Ghomeshi…
Martine Ouellet becomes fourth candidate to enter PQ leadership race
MONTREAL – Parti Quebecois leadership candidate Martine Ouellet says she would hold a sovereignty referendum…
New Brunswick to appeal ruling that tossed out limits on booze imports
FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick government will appeal a court ruling in April that effectively…
Winnipeg lawyer easing back to work after losing hand in letter bombing
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg lawyer who lost her hand in a letter bombing almost a…
UNESCO draft decision again urges industrial buffer around Gros Morne park
GROS MORNE, N.L. – Canada is once again urged to consider an industrial buffer zone…
Canadian class-action launched over Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder
TORONTO – A Canadian class-action lawsuit has been filed against Johnson & Johnson over an…
NDP receives hopeful signal in Federal Court battle on satellite offices
OTTAWA – The NDP says it has received a hopeful signal in its legal dispute…
Canadian hurricane forecasters predict more normal storm season in Atlantic
HALIFAX – Canadian forecasters expect the Atlantic hurricane season will see more normal storm activity…
MLB upholds one-game ban for Jays slugger Bautista, will sit out Boston game
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista sat out Friday’s game against the Boston Red Sox…
Canucks Sports and Entertainment names Jeff Stipec as chief operating officer
VANCOUVER – Canucks Sports and Entertainment announced Friday that Jeff Stipec has been named the…
Security, diplomacy experts unimpressed with ambassador’s protester take-down
OTTAWA – The federal government was tight-lipped Friday after Canada’s ambassador to Ireland raised eyebrows…
Two Quebecers arrested for allegedly stealing mail containing cash
SEPT-ILES, Que. – Quebec provincial police have arrested two suspects who allegedly stole mail that…
Will Justin Trudeau’s trip to Japan cool Canada’s relations with China?
SHIMA, Japan – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will push ahead with efforts to expand Canada’s…
North American markets moderately higher as Yellen hints at upcoming rate hike
TORONTO – North American markets were moderately higher Friday after U.S. Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet…
Who is to blame for preliminary figures showing federal deficit in 2015-16?
OTTAWA – The Liberals say the latest figures from the Finance Department — which show…
Winnipeg man sentenced to 15 years in child prostitution ring case
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for running…