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South African company tries to clear the air about firefighter pay in Alberta
EDMONTON – The South African company hired to bring in a crew to help fight…
Better cultural training for foster parents: Manitoba children’s advocate
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s children’s advocate says the province’s beleaguered child-welfare system is struggling to meet…
Former Victoria seniors home to house 140 homeless, including tent city campers
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s housing minister says he’s hoping people living at a homeless camp…
Orlando nightclub shooting has greater impact for LGBT Muslims: activist
TORONTO – As authorities investigate the carnage unleashed by an American-born Muslim in a mass…
New border measures could help nab social-benefit cheats, track terror suspects
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is stepping up the exchange of traveller information with the…
Quebec looking at tighter pit-bull regulations after recent incidents
Quebec is contemplating tighter regulations for pit bulls, including a provincewide ban on them. The…
Status of Women committee calls on feds to introduce legislation by next summer
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has proudly declared he is a feminist, but now…
CRTC announces new fund, minimum programming hours, for local TV news
OTTAWA – Canada’s broadcast regulator is forcing English-language TV stations to air at least seven…
Deliberations to resume Thursday in murder trial of Tim Bosma’s accused killers
HAMILTON – A Hamilton jury weighing the fate of two men accused of killing Tim…
A third of Canadian kids sleep deprived, most get too much screen time: report
TORONTO – Almost a third of Canadian school-aged kids are sleep-deprived while most are spending…
Japan gives kudos to king of Vancouver sushi kitchen, chef Hidekazu Tojo
VANCOUVER – When Hidekazu Tojo began preparing sushi at a modest Japanese restaurant in Vancouver…
Toronto bar pays tribute to site of Orlando shooting with replica of Pulse logo
TORONTO – A Toronto bar is paying tribute to victims of the Orlando gay nightclub…
Veterans lawsuit heading back to court after settlement deadline passes
VANCOUVER – A missed procedural deadline has set off a domino effect in a long-running…
Bank of Canada’s Poloz delivers cautiously optimistic update on Canadian economy
OTTAWA – Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says the country’s economy is finally making…
Alberta orders review of its response to the Fort McMurray wildfire
EDMONTON – Alberta has ordered a review into how it responded to the huge wildfire…
Dying MP’s gender-neutral national anthem bill passes third reading in Commons
OTTAWA – Ailing Liberal MP Mauril Belanger was in the House of Commons Wednesday as…
Retiree spending drops off after 70, so no need to index pensions: study
OTTAWA – A new study says automatically raising workplace pension contributions in tandem with the…
Can inmates ask to die? Clarity urged around doctor-assisted death in prison
CALGARY – A Belgian man three decades into a life sentence for rape and murder…
Kenya: Bomb scare at Canadian High Commission over visas
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s police chief says a large package sent to the Canadian High…
Law accommodates superstition: N.B. court renames Courtroom 13 after complaints
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – A Saint John, N.B., courthouse has done away with Courtroom 13…
Former CBC director sues broadcaster over alleged harassment, wrongful dismissal
TORONTO – A former senior director at the CBC has launched a lawsuit against the…
Five things about the fees charged to merchants for accepting credit cards
OTTAWA – Five things to know about the fees charged to merchants that accept credit…
Nova Scotia won’t prosecute health-care officials involved in assisted deaths
HALIFAX – Doctors and other health care professionals involved in a physician-assisted death will not…
Countdown on Energy East decision begins as National Energy Board launches review
CALGARY – The National Energy Board officially started the clock Thursday on its review of…