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Timeline of B.C. terrorist bomb plot
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is expected to rule Friday on whether…
Clean energy project opposition from the Bay of Fundy to Powell River, B.C.
OTTAWA – It’s not just fossil fuel energy infrastructure that attracts public protests. Clean energy…
Baloney Meter: Brad Wall could challenge any federal carbon tax on Crown corps
OTTAWA – “We would constitutionally challenge any attempt by a federal government to impose a…
Wind, tide or hydro, clean energy projects are not immune from local opposition
OTTAWA – It’s barely 50 kilometres from the cascading falls on the Mississippi River in…
Bail review adjourned indefinitely for Dalhousie student accused of murder
HALIFAX – A bail review for a Dalhousie medical student accused of murdering a fellow…
Sudden moth swarm bedevils New Brunswick towns: ‘People ran out in a panic’
DALHOUSIE, N.B. – A sudden infestation of spruce budworm moths swarmed northern New Brunswick last…
Federal prison death details so sparse that family grief deepens: study
HALIFAX – Families with relatives who die in federal jails aren’t consistently getting the full…
Manitoba premier suggests Churchill port owners wanted government bailout
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister hinted strongly Thursday that the Port of Churchill —…
Government unable to reach Canadians detained in connection with Turkish coup
OTTAWA – Government efforts to reach two Turkish Canadians arrested in connection with a failed…
Some Canadian police officers who have faced murder or manslaughter charges
Toronto Police Const. James Forcillo was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for gunning…
Tootoo owes Nunavut constituents a better explanation, says Iqaluit mayor
OTTAWA – Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo’s constituents deserve to know more about the circumstances surrounding…
Husky Energy changes day it discovered oil pipeline spill in Saskatchewan
Husky Energy has changed details about when it discovered its oil pipeline spill into the…
Alleged Quebec election night shooter ‘likely’ psychotic that night: psychiatrist
MONTREAL – Alleged Quebec election night shooter Richard Henry Bain was likely psychotic and wasn’t…
Toronto cop who got 6 years for attempted murder granted bail while he appeals
TORONTO – A Toronto police officer sentenced to six years for gunning down a teen…
Federal government runs surplus of $114 million over first two months of 2016-17
OTTAWA – The federal government ran a budgetary surplus of $114 million over the first…
Alberta fires torch economy, biggest monthly GDP decline in more than 7 years
OTTAWA – The Alberta wildfires torched the Canadian economy in May, driving the country into…
Study comparing carbon prices finds Alberta’s will be highest in Canada by 2020
OTTAWA – Move over, British Columbia: Canada’s oilpatch next door in Alberta is on track…
What Canadians need to know after Zika virus is transmitted by Florida mosquitoes
As Florida has its first reported case of Zika virus transmitted by mosquitoes on the…
Supreme Court says circumstantial evidence can be enough for child porn cases
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada says circumstantial evidence can be enough to convict…
Sault Ste. Marie police chief slams prosecutors, demands review in murder plea deal
Anger has boiled over in a northern Ontario city following a plea deal that will…
Concerns raised for young beluga that has befriended small Newfoundland village
ADMIRAL’S BEACH, N.L. – A young beluga whale appears to have taken a liking to…
B.C. property tax could spark trade war with China, U.S., says free-trade expert
VICTORIA – A Canadian trade expert says British Columbia’s new 15 per cent property transfer…
Missing, murdered indigenous women announcement expected Wednesday
OTTAWA – Indigenous leaders say the federal government is expected to announce the terms of…
Canadian rugby player dies in Adirondack tournament
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. – A Canadian rugby player has collapsed and died of an apparent…