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Bain going for defence of not criminally responsible in election-night shooting
MONTREAL – The accused in Quebec’s 2012 election-night shooting has dismissed the notion the attack…
A look by province at the anti-poverty effects of the new child benefit
OTTAWA – The federal government’s new child benefit that rolls out this week is expected…
Opposition wants details of alleged sharing of photo of dead home-care resident
CHARLOTTETOWN – The P.E.I. government is under fire for its handling of a privacy breach…
Made-in-Canada approach to opioid addiction gets nod from prominent medical journal
VANCOUVER – A made-in-Canada approach to treating opioid addiction is garnering positive international attention from…
Link between laid-off Canadians and post-secondary education: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA – A new Statistics Canada study says there are significant correlations between job layoffs…
No same-sex weddings yet for Maritime Anglicans, bishops announce
HALIFAX – Anglican bishops in the Maritimes say they will not allow their clergy to…
Feeling let down by universities, survivors meet to fight campus sex assaults
VANCOUVER – Mandi Gray has lost count of the messages she’s received from women who…
Meet some of the Canadians playing Pokemon Go
Canadians are embracing the Pokemon Go craze since the app became available in Canada on…
Five stories in the news today, July 20
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— MAN ACCUSED IN DEATH…
Dal researchers study use of recycled tire material to strengthen soil
HALIFAX – Researchers in Halifax are seeing whether material from recycled tires could be used…
Man charged after massive salad dressing spill on Toronto highway
TORONTO – Police have charged a 52-year-old Brampton, Ont., man with careless driving after a…
Attached to the Hip: Artists reflect on the legacy of Canada’s prolific rockers
TORONTO – Friday marks the start of what’s expected to be a bittersweet chapter in…
Alleged election- night shooter says memory came back at 2nd interrogation
MONTREAL – Less than two days after Quebec’s 2012 election-night shooting, accused murderer Richard Henry…
Unpaid civil servants facing banking fees should be reimbursed, says Foote
OTTAWA – Civil servants who have been forced to max out credit cards or borrow…
Edmonton university student confirmed dead in truck attack in France
EDMONTON – An Edmonton university has confirmed that one of its students was killed in…
A look at the crime rate in 2015, by province
OTTAWA – The national crime rate rose three per cent in 2015 — the first…
Three facts about the government’s new Canada child benefit
OTTAWA – The federal government’s new child benefit will arrive in bank accounts and mailboxes…
Pride group to conduct campaign urging small P.E.I. town to fly rainbow flag
MONTAGUE, P.E.I. – A rush delivery of rainbow flags and signs is on its way…
Man appears to walk on subway tracks playing Pokemon Go, angers Toronto transit
TORONTO – A comedian who hopped on Toronto’s subway tracks to make a video “warning”…
In the news today: Poilievre campaigning in Conservative-safe ridings
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
A by-the-numbers look at the new Canada child benefit that rolled out Wednesday
OTTAWA – The first federal Canada child benefit payments arrived in Wednesday. Here is a…
Atlantic provinces want age to be factor in federal health funding formula
OTTAWA – Health ministers from the rapidly aging Atlantic Canada region say the future formula…
Quebec’s Gaspe Mi’kmaq seek to halt New Brunswick oil terminal in federal court
POINTE-A-LA-CROIX, Que. – Three Mi’kmaq communities in Quebec’s Gaspe region are asking the federal court…
Premiers close to agreeing on inquiry into missing, murdered aboriginal women
WHITEHORSE – Aboriginal leaders and provincial premiers say there’s no need to wait for an…