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Lyme disease cases rising in Canada; climate change cited as a probable factor
TORONTO – More Canadians are contracting Lyme disease and federal health officials are partly blaming…
Low to very high risk: a look at Canada’s air quality monitoring system
The air in fire-damaged Fort McMurray has scored 38 on the Air Quality Health Index,…
Penn West latest oilpatch company to face showdown with banks over debt
CALGARY – Concerns mounted in the oilpatch after one of Calgary’s oldest oil and gas…
Federal government to table transgender legislation on Tuesday
MONTREAL – Legislation to extend human-rights protections to transgender Canadians will be tabled in the…
Bad start to fire season doesn’t necessarily mean bad finish: expert
VANCOUVER – The dramatic start to this year’s fire season across Western Canada and Ontario…
Institute says 60 per cent of First Nation children on reserve live in poverty
OTTAWA – Indigenous children in Canada are more than twice as likely to live in…
Work camps north of Fort McMurray evacuated due to growing wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – A harsh reminder of the perils still at play in the…
Man sought in disappearance of Washington couple arrested
SEATTLE – One of two brothers who were charged with first-degree murder in the presumed…
Auditor general says leaks of spending review did not come from his office
OTTAWA – Auditor general Michael Ferguson says a leak of his high-profile review of Senate…
Evacuation order lifted for wildfire in rural area northwest of Edmonton
FOX CREEK, Alta. – People forced from rural properties and farms northwest of Edmonton by…
Anti-doping expert says discovery of 31 new cases ‘not surprising’
MONTREAL – A Montreal-area doping-control expert says it is not surprising that 31 new doping…
Senators say no to Liberal point man’s request for extra office money
OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s point man in the Senate is going to have to…
IOC: 31 caught in retests of 2008 Beijing Olympic samples
LONDON – In a major doping crackdown stretching back eight years, 31 athletes in six…
Former MMA fighter wanted in Nova Scotia murder nabbed on Venezuelan beach
HALIFAX – It is an arrest photo like few others: A muscular man in colourful…
Hormone may hold clue to weight loss, N.B. professor says as he launches study
FREDERICTON – People struggling to lose weight might one day be able to find help…
For first time in storied history, the Bay to open up shop outside Canada
TORONTO – One of Canada’s most iconic brands is heading to the land of windmills…
Toronto still a safe city, police chief says days after pregnant woman killed
Toronto’s police chief said the city remains “the safest in North America” despite a spike…
We the Other: Raptors and fans even more fired up after online poll omission
CLEVELAND – We the Unloved. The Raptors are making their first appearance in the NBA’s…
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, May 17: FORT MCMURRAY RE-ENTRY PLAN UNDER REVIEW:…
Wildfire’s return stalls recovery plans for Fort McMurray oilsands industry
CALGARY – Plans to quickly restart oilsands production in northern Alberta were turned upside down…
Liberals unveil plan to outlaw transgender hate speech, discrimination
OTTAWA – For years, transgender Canadians had to come up with creative arguments in front…
Wildfire resiliency built into oilsands projects, experts say
CALGARY – Wildfires that ravaged some neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray and forced 80,000 to flee…
Board ruling looms for expanded Trans Mountain pipeline as Ottawa appoints panel
VANCOUVER – As a key decision looms this week on a project that will have…
Nova Scotia releases workplace inclusion guidelines for transgender employees
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia civil servants can wear clothing that reflects their gender identity and…