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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to visit Canada next week for talks with Trudeau
OTTAWA – Free trade may be a long way off, but next week’s visit of…
Man charged in connection to death of Mountie killed in Vancouver Island crash
VICTORIA – Criminal charges have been laid against a man six months after a Vancouver…
Quebec to abolish all health-care fees on state-insured services by January
Quebec doctors will no longer be allowed to charge incidental fees associated with services covered…
Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes opens up about living with mental illness
OTTAWA – Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes remembers being on a train, tears streaming down her…
Saskatchewan woman convicted with lover in plot to kill spouses appeals
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A Saskatchewan woman found guilty along with her lover of plotting…
How to tell if a preschooler needs glasses – and how to get the kid to wear them
TORONTO – Angie Illerbrun had no idea her daughter Olivia was having trouble seeing until…
Scotiabank defends practices to verify incomes before granting mortgages
TORONTO – Scotiabank is defending its income verification practices in light of a report that…
Canadian minister heads on tour to save trade deal with European Union
WASHINGTON – Canada’s trade minister is flying to meetings in different countries over the coming…
DNA and an SUV: A look at the case against murder suspect Travis Vader
EDMONTON – A judge is expected to deliver a verdict today in the first-degree murder…
Growing list of solar projects in the wings as Alberta moves to replace coal
CALGARY – Solar power projects that could jolt Alberta’s electricity grid with the addition of…
Five stories in the news today, Sept. 15
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press ——— VERDICT TODAY IN TRAVIS…
Man, 34, charged after fire set at Hamilton mosque
HAMILTON – A 34-year-old Hamilton man has been charged after allegedly setting fire to a…
Canadian home sales drop for fourth month as Lower Mainland weighs on activity
OTTAWA – The Canadian Real Estate Association says national home sales dropped 3.1 per cent…
Manitoba truck driver charged in fiery Toronto collision that killed four
TORONTO – A Winnipeg truck driver is facing charges arising from a fiery 12-vehicle collision…
Trudeau says Canadians cannot be overly impatient with integration of immigrants
MONTREAL – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the example of Italian grandmothers in Montreal to…
A look at rare times the Canadian justice system has allowed cameras in court
EDMONTON – A judge allowed cameras in an Edmonton courtroom for his verdict Thursday in…
Some key quotes from the murder conviction of Alberta man Travis Vader
EDMONTON – An Alberta judge has found Travis Vader guilty of second-degree murder in the…
Former hockey coach Graham James granted full parole on sex offences
LAVAL, Que. – A decision to grant convicted sex offender Graham James full parole sparked…
Canadians will soon see Trudeau government’s lack of substance: Mulcair
MONTREAL – Canadians will eventually tire of the Trudeau government’s lack of substance, NDP Leader…
Nova Scotia dry spell just a ‘dress rehearsal:’ Environment Canada
HALIFAX – An Environment Canada climatologist is warning that a dry spell in Nova Scotia…
Couple’s family relieved at guilty verdict, but still don’t know what happened
EDMONTON – The son of an Alberta couple who disappeared while driving to a camping…
Future home of country’s MPs nears completion with massive renovations
OTTAWA – The future workplace for the country’s MPs has been shrouded from view for…
Kenney says will pursue unity with Wildrose even if PC party rejects merger
EDMONTON – Alberta MP Jason Kenney says he will still pursue a unity agenda even…
Quarterly report shows hot real estate market lifts B.C. budget into billions
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s hot real estate market has boosted the province’s bottom line, freeing…