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Trudeau offers full federal assistance to fire-stricken Fort McMurray
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will provide all possible assistance…
Autopsy completed in reportable death at western Newfoundland hospital: police
CORNER BROOK, N.L. – Police say an autopsy has been done on the victim of…
A partial text of Justin Trudeau’s statement Thursday on Alberta wildfire
OTTAWA – Here is a partial text of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s statement Thursday in…
Life after fire an emotional roller-coaster for months, years to come: expert
People who lose everything in a wildfire experience an emotional roller-coaster that in some cases…
Dash cam video shows terrifying drive out of fiery Fort McMurray for evacuees
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – A Fort McMurray man who captured his harrowing drive out of…
Media groups look to intervene in Vice appeal of order to give RCMP records
TORONTO – Several Canadian media groups will try to intervene in an appeal of a…
Door-to-door delivery up for debate as Liberals order review of Canada Post
OTTAWA – Canadians could once again find mail at their doors after what the government…
Bombardier: Navdeep Bains focused on jobs, R&D and head office
LONGUEUIL, Que. – The federal economic development minister is suggesting Bombardier must keep jobs and…
Liberals issue openness directive, scrap most access to information fees
OTTAWA – The Liberal government is immediately waiving all fees associated with access to information…
Lac-Megantic calls for donations for Fort McMurray fire victims
LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. – Donations poured into Lac-Megantic from across Canada in the aftermath of the…
Gasoline prices set to rise as wildfire cuts deep into oilsands production
CALGARY – Gasoline prices are expected to creep up due to the wildfires in Fort…
Syrian refugees resettled in Fort McMurray forced to flee from ‘fire to fire’
As members of Fahed Labek’s family from war-torn Syria fled the inferno engulfing their adopted…
Federal government to match Red Cross donations for Fort McMurray fire
OTTAWA – The House of Commons pledged unanimous support for northern Alberta on Thursday as…
Wildfire in Fort McMurray could force foreign temporary workers out of Canada
Advocacy groups say temporary foreign workers displaced by the raging wildfire engulfing Fort McMurray are…
Plight of Canada’s migrant workers profiled in ‘Migrant Dreams’ documentary
TORONTO – They come from Mexico, Jamaica and Southeast Asia to pick and pack the…
QuickStats: Facts and figures about employment in Canada for April
OTTAWA – A quick look at April unemployment (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 7.1…
QuickList: Unemployment rates in selected Canadian cities in April
OTTAWA – The national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in April. Statistics Canada also…
Edmonton won’t try to lasso more Canadian Finals Rodeo events: mayor
EDMONTON – It looks like there won’t be anymore steer wrestling or bronc riding in…
Canadian man linked to three women who are missing in the US: police
A Canadian man believed to have been in the U.S. illegally for more than two…
Politics running up against policy as Liberals mull Mexican visa lift
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal cabinet is wrestling with how to lift visa requirements for…
Trudeau invited 44 people, including mom, to accompany him to Washington
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau took a small army of 44 people with him for a…
Western premiers meet, discuss pushing feds to restore disaster funding
VANCOUVER – As wildfires burn uncontrollably across northern Alberta, government leaders in Western Canada are…
Trudeau: Not yet the time to go to Fort McMurray; promises visit soon
TORONTO – With wildfires raging and firefighters still struggling to control the situation, Prime Minister…
Alberta’s labour woes continue while national job market holds steady
OTTAWA – The country’s latest labour numbers have given Albertans yet another reminder of the…