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Quebec to seek leave to appeal school board reform ruling to Supreme Court of Canada
MONTREAL — Quebec will ask the Supreme Court of Canada for permission to appeal a…
Son of woman who inspired assisted dying law chooses to die on his own terms
OTTAWA — Price Carter is planning to die this summer. The 68-year-old has been diagnosed…
‘A conglomeration of acquired goodies’: N.B. man with cancer sells stuff to declutter
FREDERICTON — It was a complete shock when Gerry Carroll was diagnosed with cancer and…
Ostriches at B.C. farm have version of avian flu not seen elsewhere in Canada: CFIA
The type of avian flu infection present at a B.C. ostrich farm where a cull…
Canada Post asks jobs minister to force union to vote on ‘final offers’
OTTAWA — Canada Post says it has asked Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to force a…
Trump says he will double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said he will double the tariffs on steel and…
Flin Flon, Man., virtually deserted, thousands more evacuees expected as fires rage
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says thousands more evacuees are expected and the city…
Heiltsuk Nation ratification feast brings written constitution into force
The Heiltsuk Nation has ratified its written constitution through a celebratory feast in Bella Bella,…
Evacuee describes ‘surreal’ speed of B.C. wildfire that quadrupled in size
DAWSON CREEK — Shelley Calliou of the Kelly Lake Cree Nation said it was “surreal”…
Gen Z Canadians make push for end to hyperpartisanship
OTTAWA — Hundreds of Gen Z Canadians met in the capital Friday calling for less…
B.C. man who got $8M says he’ll be penniless if made to pay sex assault damages
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man who was awarded $8 million after being wrongfully convicted…
Prematurely born harbour seal Zeus is rescued in British Columbia
VANCOUVER — The latest patient at Vancouver’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre is tiny in stature…
Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to release names of residential school priests
OTTAWA — The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says it will soon release the…
Quebec tables bill to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers on sale of goods
QUÉBEC — Quebec is moving to lower interprovincial trade barriers, as part of a push…
Federal bill to bolster border security expected early next week
OTTAWA — The Liberal government plans to introduce legislation soon to strengthen border security in…
Search to resume for children almost a month after they disappeared from N.S. home
LANSDOWNE STATION — A search for two young children who went missing almost a month…
Canada calls on Israel to abandon plans for new West Bank settlements
OTTAWA — Canada is calling on Israel to abandon plans unveiled Thursday to authorize 22…
Sikh groups say Ottawa should not invite India’s Modi to G7 summit
OTTAWA — Sikh organizations are calling on Ottawa to break with a five-year tradition by…
Ottawa’s plan to ‘fast-track’ infrastructure doesn’t go far enough: Poilievre
OTTAWA — As Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argues the government’s plan to speed up key…
Carney says he has no immediate plans to overhaul municipal funding
OTTAWA — Ottawa probably can’t help overhaul how municipalities raise funds in the near future,…
Chief says infrastructure drive could trigger another Idle No More protest movement
OTTAWA — A First Nations chief is warning that Canada is “staring down the barrel”…
Festival attack suspect Adam Lo in court, as judge receives fitness assessment report
VANCOUVER — Lapu Lapu Day festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo has appeared by video…
Still no charges in Robert Pickton prison death almost one year after fatal assault
MONTREAL — Almost one year after serial killer Robert Pickton died following an assault by…
Quebec private security law doesn’t apply to firms working in federal areas: court
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says a Quebec law governing private security activities…