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Police share suspicions concerning murder of 5-year-old boy in Montreal in 1985
Montreal police believe a man who committed suicide in 1993 was behind the murder of…
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, May 30: ALBERTA PREMIER WANTS DIALOGUE ON DISASTERS:…
Ex-Quebec premier Charest says Trudeau sending bad signals with Bombardier delay
MONTREAL – The Trudeau government is sending strange signals to foreign investors by taking so…
Cuts to seniors tax rebate, ambulance fees in Manitoba Tories’ first budget
WINNIPEG – High-income seniors who own homes will no longer get a cheque of up…
Federal government moves forward on plain packaging for tobacco products
OTTAWA – The federal government plans to consult Canadians about how best to implement measures…
B.C. set to file injunction to shut down Victoria courthouse homeless camp
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government will file court documents Friday in a second attempt…
Some facts about Hunter Tootoo, who has resigned as fisheries minister
OTTAWA – Some facts about Hunter Tootoo, who resigned as federal fisheries minister and left…
Assisted dying bill wins approval of House of Commons, now heads to Senate
OTTAWA – The federal government’s controversial bill on assisted dying sailed through the House of…
Fort McMurray re-entry: What do returning residents need to bring?
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Wildfire evacuees have started returning to Fort McMurray, about a month…
Health Canada imposes ban on powerful street drug known as W-18
OTTAWA – Health Canada is banning the powerful street drug W-18, which it says can…
Metric, Coeur de Pirate, Indian City among July 1 performers on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA – Quebec TV and radio star Rebecca Makonnen and Toronto rapper Kardinal Offishall will…
Toronto area police force Twitter account restored after being hacked
BRAMPTON, Ont. – An Toronto-area police force says its Twitter account has been restored after…
High-profile employment lawyer embroiled in nasty workplace dispute
TORONTO – A nasty legal spat involving claims of fraud, owed money and abusive behaviour…
Ottawa should do more to cool Toronto, Vancouver real estate markets: OECD
TORONTO – The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says Ottawa needs to introduce new…
McGuinty says fledgling Trudeau government still getting sea legs
OTTAWA – Dalton McGuinty says the rough patch Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has been…
Quebec groups launch sex exploitation awareness campaign ahead of F1 race
MONTREAL – The Formula One Grand Prix weekend in Montreal means more than raucous street…
Court declares mistrial in former world junior hockey players’ sex assault case
LONDON — A new jury is set to be selected today in the sexual assault…
Youth protection and police raid Montreal Jewish school
MONTREAL – Authorities staged raids at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school in Montreal on Wednesday because…
Question about human rights prompts scolding from Chinese minister
OTTAWA – China’s visiting foreign minister publicly berated a Canadian journalist on Wednesday for asking…
Court hears family prayed over starved diabetic teen instead of calling for help
CALGARY – Family members prayed over a starved, diabetic teen for about two hours after…
B.C. Appeal Court upholds attempt to charge accused polygamist Winston Blackmore
VANCOUVER – The leader of a fundamentalist religious community in British Columbia has lost his…
Man arrested after search for camouflaged gunman in Windsor, Ont.
WINDSOR, Ont. – A manhunt for a camouflaged gunman that had a Windsor, Ont., neighbourhood…
Senators air concerns about assisted dying bill, grill ministers
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government’s controversial assisted dying bill made its official debut in the…
Parks Canada removes fee for sweat lodge ceremony at Manitoba historic site
SELKIRK, Man. – Parks Canada is removing a fee for a sacred aboriginal ceremony at…