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Police investigate human bone fragment found on Newfoundland beach
FERRYLAND, N.L. – The RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador are investigating after a human bone…
A QuickList of some of Meat Loaf’s best-known songs
A list of some of the top songs by Meat Loaf, whose classic 1977 “Bat…
Trudeau touts Canadian tech industry at new Microsoft centre in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a new Microsoft development centre in downtown Vancouver…
Health Cda begins consultation on plan to allow irradiation of ground beef
OTTAWA – Health Canada is starting a 75-day consultation over a proposal to allow the…
Man who could have suffered Bosma’s fate cheers verdicts, calls himself ‘lucky’
TORONTO – A Toronto man who escaped Tim Bosma’s grisly fate cheered Friday when he…
Ontario won’t agree to CPP reform that it deems too modest, says Wynne
OTTAWA – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, whose province wields much of the power in upcoming…
Two Manitobans fined $2M over contraband cigarettes seized on First Nation
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government says two men have been fined more than $2 million…
Wilson-Raybould announces spate of judicial appointments
OTTAWA – Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is announcing a spate of judicial appointments in the…
Man charged with assault in case involving Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard
MONTREAL – A man was charged Friday with assault with a weapon after someone threw…
Smiles, cheers greet verdicts as pair found guilty of killing Tim Bosma
HAMILTON – Grieving relatives of an Ontario man killed after taking two strangers on a…
Replica biplanes unveiled to mark 100th anniversary of Vimy battle
LANGLEY, B.C. – When air cadet Richard Knopp was helping to build a replica World…
Police probe theft of tiger skin from historic Victoria watering hole
VICTORIA – Daring cat burglars have stolen an iconic Bengal tiger skin that was mounted…
Two men charged after violent incident near Montreal music festival
MONTREAL – Two men were charged on Saturday in connection with a violent scene that…
Canadian sawmill jobs at risk as softwood lumber deal appears to fade: analyst
MONTREAL – Canadian jobs and sawmills across the country are increasingly at risk because of…
Canadian envoy warns Brexit could cause ‘generational’ economic impact
OTTAWA – Canada’s top diplomat in Britain says it is time to take the vitriol…
Visa lift for Mexicans unlikely to coincide with Three Amigos summit
OTTAWA – A plan for how Canada will meet a promise to lift visa requirements…
Environmental groups launch court challenge of Trans Mountain recommendation
VANCOUVER – A pair of environmental groups are asking the courts to quash a recommendation…
Facts about Videotron Centre in Quebec City
Quebec City’s Videotron Centre likely won’t be seeing regular-season NHL hockey for the next few…
Despite likely setback, Nordiques fans optimistic about club’s eventual return
QUEBEC – Sports radio host Vincent Cauchon says he remembers being criticized at a Quebec…
Five stories in the news today, June 20
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— FINANCE MINISTERS FOCUS ON…
From Zaatari to Ottawa: young refugee and minister reunite over painting
OTTAWA – Federal politicians meet a lot of people, but Syrian children don’t meet a…
Ron MacLean: ‘Nothing’s official’ on replacing Stroumboulopoulos as HNIC host
Ron MacLean says “nothing’s official” following a Toronto Star report he is poised to replace…
Human rights complaint: Same-sex couple questions Manitoba school division policy
WINNIPEG – A school division in southeastern Manitoba is facing a human rights complaint because…
Woman found guilty of second-degree murder in death of stepdaughter
TORONTO – A woman accused of killing her 17-year-old stepdaughter more than two decades ago…