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Ottawa to phase out DOT-111 rail tank cars several months ahead of schedule
Ottawa will retire the older DOT-111 rail tanker cars — the ones involved in the…
Steeves family’s world record attempt falls short at reunion in New Brunswick
MONCTON, N.B. – A New Brunswick family has failed to break the Guinness World Record…
Clinton campaign: The Russians are working to elect Donald Trump
PHILADELPHIA – A U.S. election that has already seen its share of drama witnessed a…
Quebec paralympic athlete has racing bikes stolen weeks before Rio
MONTREAL – A paralympic cyclist whose two racing bicycles were stolen in Quebec City just…
Police, judges legislators meet to discuss balancing cybercrime with privacy
HALIFAX – Judges, lawyers, legislators and law enforcement officials from around the world are meeting…
Parks Canada scales back recovery operation for missing Calgary boy
FIELD, B.C. – Parks Canada says it is scaling back the recovery operation for an…
Opposition parties want committee recalled to probe Phoenix pay ‘debacle’
OTTAWA – As the federal government was scrambling to make sure hundreds of civil servants…
Dion sits down for first meeting with Russian foreign minister in years
OTTAWA – The Liberal government turned the page on two years of acrimony between Canada…
Keeping newborns cool: Special blanket offers hope to babies deprived of oxygen
CALGARY – Newborns deprived of oxygen at birth will soon have improved chances of surviving…
Bail revoked for Toronto PhD student convicted in 2015 sexual assault
TORONTO – A Toronto man convicted in a high-profile sexual assault case is going to…
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, July 25 B.C. TO BRING IN 15 PER…
Housing market observers question whether Vancouver foreign buyer tax will work
TORONTO – A tax intended to calm soaring real estate prices in Vancouver may be…
Details on B.C.’s proposed to new 15 per cent tax on foreign home buyers
VICTORIA – New legislation introduced by the British Columbia government intends to charge a 15…
Thirty-seven-year-old Ottawa man dies after arrest, SIU investigates
An Ottawa man taken to hospital in critical condition after a confrontation with police died…
If hackers wanted to mess with Dem convention, mission accomplished on Day 1
PHILADELPHIA – The first day of the Democratic convention included an FBI investigation, the party…
Five stories in the news today, July 26
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— OIL SPILL PLUME REACHES…
Turkish ambassador summoned after Canadian arrested for coup attempt
OTTAWA – Turkey’s ambassador in Ottawa was summoned to a meeting with Canadian officials on…
Toronto officer appeals conviction over G20 conduct
TORONTO – The high-ranking Toronto police officer reprimanded for his conduct during the 2010 G20…
Professor predicts wildfire conditions with help from NASA satellite
CALGARY – A University of Calgary professor hopes his research will help firefighters spring into…
Solution to Canada’s opioid crisis may lie in its origins, health minister says
OTTAWA – It remains a mystery why Canada and the U.S. are the world’s heaviest…
Court hearing postponed for Toronto Star columnist charged with assault
BANCROFT, Ont. – The court case of a Toronto Star columnist charged with assault has…
Environmental groups concerned pipeline project will increase tanker traffic
FREDERICTON – Environmental groups say increased crude tanker traffic as a result of the proposed…
Two men arrested in separate incidents at Ontario’s Wayhome music festival
ORO-MEDONTE, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police say two men have been charged in separate incidents…
N.S. barristers’ society can’t block graduates of Christian school: appeal court
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has upheld a decision allowing graduates of…