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Three bodies found in wreckage of apartment building after Montreal-area fire
MONTREAL – Fire raced through a Montreal-area apartment building on Friday, killing three people and…
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, May 13: ___ PM VISITS FORT MCMURRAY: Prime…
Canadians have yet to grasp ‘amazing’ work that saved Fort McMurray: Trudeau
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Justin Trudeau says Canadians have yet to grasp the scope of…
Financial officers file complaint against KPMG over Isle of Man controversy
OTTAWA – The union representing more than 4,500 government financial officers has lodged two formal…
Ontario woman follows car’s GPS directions into Lake Huron, swims to shore
Police say following the instructions from a GPS on a foggy night left an Ontario…
Brazeau says he once attempted suicide
OTTAWA – A media report says Senator Patrick Brazeau once attempted suicide. The Ottawa Citizen…
Bid to ban applause in B.C. legislature rejected with rousing ovation
VICTORIA – It was the loudest cheer of her political career. Too bad she was…
Customers, especially millennials, driving changes to beef industry standards
VANCOUVER – When Ben Campbell heard Earls was switching to Certified Humane beef from the…
A quicklist of certification programs for ‘humane’ beef in Canada
VANCOUVER – A decision by the Earls restaurant chain to switch to Certified Humane beef…
No winning ticket for $9.8 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw
TORONTO – No winning ticket was sold for the $9.8 million jackpot in Saturday night’s…
Bernier launches Tory leadership campaign in Quebec as race poised to heat up
SAINTE MARIE DE BEAUCE, Que. – Quebec MP Maxime Bernier has officially launched his campaign…
Quebec to study “sharing economy” but won’t back down on taxi bill: Couillard
DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. – Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said Sunday he will launch a project to…
Two years later: A timeline of events since five people stabbed in Calgary
CALGARY – A Calgary man accused of stabbing five young people to death at a…
Five stories in the news today, May 16
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— TRIAL BEGINS FOR MAN…
Man reported with weapon on Newfoundland campus may have had fishing rod
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Social media lit up briefly today as police at Memorial University…
David Saint-Jacques, Canada’s newest astronaut, carries impressive resume
OTTAWA – David Saint-Jacques, the 46-year-old Quebec native named Monday as Canada’s newest astronaut, can…
‘He is not a criminal,’ Const. Forcillo’s wife writes in letter to judge
TORONTO – The wife of a Toronto police officer found guilty of attempted murder in…
Add astronaut to engineer, astrophysicist and doctor David Saint-Jacques’ resume
OTTAWA – Quebec engineer and doctor David Saint-Jacques says he’s not entirely sure why he…
Remains of Canadian soldier found on Remembrance Day in Belgium identified
OTTAWA – The remains of a Second World War soldier — found on Remembrance Day…
Killing Medusas and werewolves: Calgary man admits to stabbing five young people
CALGARY – Friends and family sobbed and gasped with horror Monday as they heard graphic…
Jean-Francois Lisee joins race for PQ leadership
MONTREAL – The newest entrant in the Parti Quebecois leadership race says he would not…
Passing of a patriarch: Calgary Zoo gorilla Kakinga dies at 37
CALGARY – A silverback gorilla often called the Calgary Zoo’s gentle giant has died at…
Premature baby delivered by dying mother is in stable condition: police
TORONTO – A premature baby delivered via emergency C-section shortly before its mother died from…
Trudeau attends Cape Breton funeral for mother of longtime friend, adviser
BRIDGEPORT, N.S. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unannounced trip to Cape Breton Monday…