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Some benefit cheques will be mailed during potential Canada Post labour disruption
TORONTO – Those depending on Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan cheques can still…
Obama used Ottawa speech to send NATO solidarity message, says U.S. envoy
OTTAWA – President Barack Obama used his speech to Canada’s Parliament to set the table…
Feds label microbeads as ‘toxic substance’ in key step towards outright ban
OTTAWA – The federal government has officially listed microbeads as a toxic substance, giving it…
Trudeau government launches task force to study marijuana legalization
OTTAWA – The federal government established a travelling task force Thursday that will spend the…
‘Four more years’: Canadian MP chanting for Obama draws White House reaction
WASHINGTON – It’s not every day that the crowd’s reaction to a speech becomes a…
Northern Gateway pipeline proposal stymied after court quashes approval
VANCOUVER – A pipeline proposal more than a decade in the making has suffered a…
Scary moments for competitors as funnel cloud comes near Alberta stampede
PONOKA, Alta. – There were some tense moments among a large crowd at an annual…
Judge rules for Saskatchewan government over tribal council in care dispute
REGINA – A struggle for power between the Saskatchewan government and the Saskatoon Tribal Council…
Alberta Conservative Party picks March 18 for their leadership vote
CALGARY – Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives say they will pick a new leader next spring. Party…
P.E.I. nightmare: ‘They have done a great job of destroying this family’
CHARLOTTETOWN – When the P.E.I. businessman arrived at the group home in Charlottetown to pick…
Trudeau celebrates country’s diversity during Canada Day bash in Ottawa
OTTAWA – Canadians marked their country’s 149th birthday Friday with coast-to-coast celebrations headlined by a…
No winning ticket for Friday night’s $20 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO – It would have made another great reason for celebrating Canada Day — but…
US family pleads for mercy for couple held in Afghanistan
STEWARTSTOWN, Pa. – The family of an American woman reported missing in Afghanistan in 2012…
‘I think it matters’: Kim Campbell being the first and only female PM in Canada
OTTAWA – The speech U.S. President Barack Obama delivered in Ottawa this week was rife…
Canada Post workers make new proposal and hold off on strike notice
The union representing postal workers says it has presented Canada Post with new offers, and…
Saskatchewan minister says she’s committed to resuming talks with tribal council
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s social services minister says the province is committed to resuming discussions with…
Parks Canada officials say human contact putting wildlife, people at risk
BANFF, Alta. – Tourists are repeatedly warned about getting too close to wildlife they come…
PQ leadership candidate says Trudeau’s Canada Day video insulted Quebecers
MONTREAL – A Parti Quebecois leadership candidate is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to…
PM pays tribute to Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel who died Saturday
Many Canadians were mourning the death of Nobel Peace Prize winner, Holocaust survivor, and author…
No winning ticket for $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649
TORONTO – No winning ticket was sold for the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s…
London Calling? Canadians eye U.K. vacations after Brexit vote weakens pound
CALGARY – Travel companies say more Canadians are looking at vacations in the United Kingdom…
Opinions divided, politely, over gay pride march in Manitoba’s Bible Belt
STEINBACH, Man. – Evan Wiens thought this day would never come. Bullied as a gay…
Ontario woman convicted of killing ex-lover’s nephew in 1982 granted day parole
TORONTO – An Ontario woman who started a family with another inmate and earned two…
Father mistakenly drove over, killed boy while camping in southern Alberta
PINCHER CREEK, Alta. – Alberta RCMP say they are not considering criminal charges against a…