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Entangled humpback whale released from 3,660-metre net after two-hour effort
BONAVISTA, N.L. – An entangled humpback whale has been freed from roughly 3,660 metres of…
Air Canada flight makes emergency landing after hail cracks windshield
TORONTO – An Air Canada flight from Toronto to Calgary was forced to make an…
Body of man abducted from Conception Bay South, N.L., home left in driveway
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. – Police in Newfoundland are looking for suspects they describe as…
Trudeau becomes first sitting prime minister to march in Vancouver Pride parade
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is no stranger to Vancouver’s Pride parade, having taken…
Edmonton cyclist says he’s received ‘outpouring of support’ after racial slur
EDMONTON – An Edmonton cyclist says he has been getting support, but also some hate…
Drivers still liable in accidents, even in near-driverless cars, says law firm
OTTAWA – Until Canadians own cars that truly drive themselves, they can forget getting off…
Hamilton man to be charged with murder after woman found dead in fire
HAMILTON – A Hamilton, Ont., man will be charged with first-degree murder after emergency crews…
Celine Dion “ecstatic” to be home after kicking off Quebec tour at Bell Centre
MONTREAL – Celine Dion says she’s happy to be home and doing well after an…
‘Misinformed vandals’ target wrong agency for restrictions on trans blood donors
HALIFAX – The Canadian Red Cross says a “misinformed vandal” went on a graffiti spree…
Temporary water lines flowing now, but planners are thinking about winter
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Now that water is starting to flow through temporary lines to…
Bain told doctor in 2012 he could be judged ‘crazy,’ sent to mental institution
MONTREAL – Accused election night shooter Richard Henry Bain told a forensic psychiatrist in 2012…
Federal approval for Site C sparks outrage from First Nations, advocacy groups
VANCOUVER – First Nations, landowners and environmental groups are accusing Justin Trudeau of reneging on…
Science unsure of cause for salmon decline in Yukon River
TESLIN, Yukon – Ask scientists about the decline of the Yukon River’s chinook salmon run,…
Study suggests federal prisons blacking out errors in death reports: ombudsman
A study prepared by Canada’s federal prison ombudsman says Corrections Canada consistently blacked out possible…
Music fest crowdfunds for drug-checking machine amid fentanyl overdose crisis
VANCOUVER – For the past 14 years, organizers of a giant electronic music festival on…
Nine ‘outlaw’ bikers charged with breaking into bank machine in Ontario
WALLBRIDGE TOWNSHIP, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police say nine people they describe as “outlaw motorcycle…
Man sentenced to seven and a half years for years of sexually abusing daughter
TORONTO – An Ontario man has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for subjecting…
Toronto man not allowed on flight because his wheelchair is too big
TORONTO – A Toronto man is accusing an airline of discrimination after he says he…
Liberals, Tories rake in millions as NDP sees its donations plunge
OTTAWA – The Conservatives and Liberals are duking it out for the title of federal…
Trudeau announces new selection process for Supreme Court of Canada judges
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals have decided a new advisory board, not the government, should…
Canadians urged to take precautions after Zika virus discovery in Miami
OTTAWA – The Public Health Agency is telling pregnant Canadian women who visited the Miami…
Five things about the inquiry set to study missing and murdered indigenous women
OTTAWA – The federal government is expected to announce Wednesday the terms of an inquiry…
Bishop who promoted Christian unity dies: ‘A common man with a common touch’
HALIFAX – A highly influential Roman Catholic bishop, who helped break down longstanding barriers that…
Dental group still recommends flossing, despite lack of evidence it’s beneficial
TORONTO – There may be sparse evidence in the medical literature that flossing helps prevent…