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Shooting sends people scurry from mall in northern Alberta community
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – A manhunt was underway late Thursday after two people were injured…
Consultations on new voting system move into high gear, consensus elusive so far
OTTAWA – Canadians may not agree on the kind of voting system they want but…
Winnipeg company publicly shames customer into paying overdue bill
WINNIPEG – A man has paid his overdue bill after a Winnipeg flooring company called…
Canada to ratify Paris climate deal while working on national plan
OTTAWA – The Liberal government will ratify the international Paris climate accord this fall even…
P.E.I. government announces Summerside as location for centre to offer abortions
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – Almost six months after a final capitulation on its long-standing refusal to…
Public service union considering next steps as contract talks hit a roadblock
OTTAWA – The country’s biggest civil service union says talks with the federal government aimed…
Police link ex-brother-in-law to killing of Canadian professor in Florida
TORONTO – The case of a Canadian legal scholar who was gunned down in Florida…
Canadians contestants are welcome back on TV quiz show ‘Jeopardy’
On the popular American quiz show “Jeopardy,” the answer might read: These people can compete…
No charges against Ontario cop whose ricochet while euthanizing deer hit man
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Ontario’s police watchdog says there will be no charges against an officer…
Emissions, First Nations and the IMF: three ways politics touched us this week
OTTAWA – Federal politicians were scarce on Parliament Hill this week, taking advantage of the…
Ottawa to pay $24 M in decades-long dispute over Citadel Hill’s value
HALIFAX – A decades-long dispute involving a historic fortress in the heart of downtown Halifax…
Bernie Sanders stumps for ex-rival, as she stumbles with younger voters
WASHINGTON – Bernie Sanders is hitting the campaign trail this weekend in an attempt to…
Ontario vet at centre of animal abuse allegations receives death threats: lawyer
An Ontario veterinarian and his family have received death threats after several videos in which…
Statistics Canada head quits, cites loss of independence
OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s bid to rebuild bridges with Statistics Canada came crashing down…
Militants in southern Philippines free Norwegian hostage
MANILA, Philippines – Abu Sayyaf extremists on Saturday freed a Norwegian man kidnapped a year…
New Brunswick aquaculture company receives $3.2 M in federal funding
BLACKS HARBOUR, N.B. – A New Brunswick aquaculture company has received $3.2 million in federal…
Rock star Bono praises Canada as a global leader at Montreal AIDS conference
MONTREAL – Canada is a leader when it comes to collaborating on global issues, rock…
NATO’s Canadian-led battle group beginning to take shape in Latvia
OTTAWA – Defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance says the Canadian-led NATO force in Latvia is…
Officer severely injured in altercation at Calgary shopping mall
CALGARY – A police officer was severely injured after a struggle with a man at…
Winning ticket sold in B.C. for Saturday night’s $9.7 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO – A single winning ticket for Saturday night’s $9.7 million Lotto 649 jackpot was…
‘Lost everything:’ Economic Downturn forces people to give up animal friends
CALGARY – Surrender never comes easily. An animal information card at the Calgary Humane Society…
Northerners consider new cruise ship rules after giant vessel’s voyage
The successful voyage of a mammoth cruise ship through the Northwest Passage has left Arctic…
Soviets ‘never short of reasons’ for losing at hockey, diplomats found in 1976
OTTAWA – Canadian diplomats wryly noted the Soviets were “never short of reasons” as to…
Ambrose suggests UN Security Council seat is motivating the peacekeeping mission
OTTAWA – The Conservatives are planning to push the Liberals to better define their plans…