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Ottawa’s refusal of 94-year-old veteran for hospital ‘bureaucratic BS’:premier
HALIFAX – The plight of a decorated 94-year-old veteran seeking a bed in a Halifax…
Five things to know about sushi chef Tojo’s trademark California roll
VANCOUVER – Hidekazu Tojo, head chef at Tojo’s restaurant in Vancouver, is credited with inventing…
Canadian retailers watching with hope, unease at Walmart’s battle with Visa
MONTREAL – Canadian retailers are watching with both hope and unease Visa’s very public battle…
Calgary murder trial of parents in diabetic teen death adjourned until fall
CALGARY – Key testimony chronicling the early years of a starved diabetic teen while he…
“I was going to start clapping’: victim’s dad after guilty verdicts in swarming
CALGARY – A jury convicted three men and acquitted another Thursday in the swarming death…
Members of Parliament call for sweeping changes to Access to Information Act
OTTAWA – A House of Commons committee wants the government to loosen the grip of…
Canadian man pleads guilty to making false statements in U.S. gun purchases
A Canadian man pleaded guilty in New Hampshire on Tuesday to making false statements related…
Feds acknowledge Senate debate, but near-death proviso non-negotiable: ministers
OTTAWA – The House of Commons bounced the assisted dying bill back into the Senate’s…
Boy, 4, found dead in grandparents’ N.S. pool: ‘Everything happened so fast’
MIDDLE MUSQUODOBOIT, N.S. – A four-year-old boy who drowned in his grandparents’ swimming pool Thursday…
Foam chickens, temporary tattoos, cuff links among government promotional items
OTTAWA – Foam chickens. Backpacks. Lip balm. Cufflinks. Baby bibs. Fake tattoos. The list reads…
Montreal decision to rename Vimy park in honour of Parizeau sparks criticism
MONTREAL – A Montreal borough’s plan to pay tribute to late sovereigntist premier Jacques Parizeau…
Finding a job not just a matter of money for Syrian refugee newcomers
OTTAWA – Between them, the three Syrian men gathered in an atrium at Ottawa’s city…
QuickList: May inflation rate for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA – Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.5 per cent in May, Statistics Canada…
QuickList: May inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA – Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.5 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says.…
Dion agrees with UN report that calls ISIL attacks on Yazidis genocide
OTTAWA – Two days after the Liberals voted down a Conservative motion to accuse the…
It’s not all about CPP: Quebec minister wants plan on federal health transfers
OTTAWA – Quebec’s finance minister says the official agenda for next week’s meeting with his…
Federal labour minister would cheer end of temporary foreign workers program
OTTAWA – Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk says she was joking when she said she plans…
Report links four Canadian companies to cluster munitions investments
OTTAWA – Four Canadian financial institutions invested $565 million in the companies that manufacture cluster…
Squamish Nation files court case to overturn NEB approval of Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia First Nation has launched a court challenge to overturn the…
Quebec premier physically confronted at vigil for Orlando massacre
MONTREAL – A Montreal vigil for the Orlando massacre took a weird twist Thursday night…
Motorcyclist charged after allegedly pointing gun at slow drivers: police
OTTAWA – Police have charged a man they say has been whipping around Ottawa on…
Singer Meat Loaf collapses on stage during concert in Edmonton
EDMONTON – After cancelling two concerts earlier this week due to ill health, the singer…
Killer professor loses bid for temporary absences; still poses risk
TORONTO – A former Montreal professor who gunned down four academics at his university 22…
Oilfield hopes thin despite $2B in oil and gas producer financings
CALGARY – A flurry of stock sale financings by oil and gas producers in Canada…