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Toronto area’s home sales, average prices hit record highs in August
TORONTO – Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area hit a record last month as…
Province estimates wildfire put $1-billion dent in 2016 oilsands spending plans
CALGARY – Alberta wildfires that swept through Fort McMurray in May have resulted in the…
Leitch campaign goading rivals to step into values debate
OTTAWA – The Conservative leadership campaign of Kellie Leitch is trying to goad her rivals…
Eng, Canada’s Paralympic team, receive warm welcome in opening ceremony
RIO DE JANEIRO – David Eng made sure Canada’s entrance to the Paralympic opening ceremonies…
Border city starts online news to ‘clarify’ potentially misleading media reports
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. – A city that straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary has started its own online…
Canada now allows prescription heroin in severe opioid addiction cases
VANCOUVER – Health Canada has amended regulations allowing doctors to prescribe heroin to people who…
Edmonton man facing several charges after disturbance on WestJet flight
EDMONTON – RCMP have laid charges against a 20-year-old man after a disturbance on a…
A look at how Edmonton and the Oilers are paying for their new arena
Edmonton will cut the ribbon Thursday on what it calls North America’s next great arena…
A look at how Edmonton’s new arena compares to other Canadian rinks
EDMONTON – The City of Edmonton cuts the ribbon Thursday on the massive new home…
Agreement in principle reached on pilot project between Quebec and Uber
GATINEAU, Que. – Both the Quebec government and Uber say they have reached an agreement…
Hockey player who pushed Ontario on transgender inclusion hopes for more
Jesse Thompson wanted transgender inclusive policies for hockey dressing rooms to be implemented sooner and…
NEB to require companies to publish emergency management programs
CALGARY – The National Energy Board says it plans to require companies to publish their…
Bears wander into northern Ontario restaurant, sow killed, cubs taken to sanctuary
TERRACE BAY, Ont. – Police say they recently had to put down a bear who…
Kids Help Phone study suggests one in five teens has considered suicide
TORONTO – A new study suggests that one in five Canadian teens has seriously considered…
Defrock atheist minister, United Church panel urges in split decision
TORONTO – An unabashedly atheist minister who does not believe in the Bible should be…
Consumer groups want regulator to ban ‘discriminatory’ basic TV offerings
GATINEAU, Que. – The national broadcast regulator should ban TV providers from removing bundling discounts…
A quick look at the details of the proposed changes to the Canada Pension Plan
OTTAWA – The federal and provincial governments have a tentative agreement to expand the Canada…
Non-obese can stand up for rights of obese people: federal court of appeal
HALIFAX – You don’t need to be obese to stand up for the rights of…
SNC-Lavalin violated federal Elections Act with contributions to Liberals, Tories
OTTAWA – Montreal-based global engineering giant SNC-Lavalin continues to dig out from a series of…
Floating alien: man jailed for illegally entering Canada on air mattress
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – A young U.S. resident, driven by what he said was a…
Religious exemptions difficult issue for schools to resolve: experts say
TORONTO – The case of a Toronto father who pulled his three young children out…
Chief financial officer steps down at Canadian Pacific Railway after 16 months
CALGARY – Canadian Pacific Railway’s chief financial officer is stepping down just 16 months after…
Quebec taxi lobby furious with Uber deal; considering legal action, protests
MONTREAL – Quebec’s taxi lobby called the government’s nascent deal with Uber a betrayal and…
Suspect in Drake tour bus theft a homeless janitor
PHOENIX – The suspect accused of stealing jewelry from Drake’s tour bus during the rapper’s…