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N.B. rescue crews to try again Wednesday to herd stranded dolphins to open ocean
LAMEQUE, N.B. – Animal rescue crews will try again Wednesday to herd six stranded dolphins…
Slowmo video of royals on Canada tour has people creeped out, cracking jokes
A “creepy” video of the recent royal tour in Canada has left some viewers gobsmacked.…
Man, 30, shot dead by police at Toronto’s Pearson Airport: SIU
TORONTO — A 30-year-old man was shot dead by police outside Toronto’s Pearson Airport on…
Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches
OTTAWA — Party leaders emphasized familiar themes Thursday as they criss-crossed the country to shore…
Nova Scotia ‘will not be implementing a carbon tax,’ premier says
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s premier dug in hard against Ottawa’s carbon price scheme Tuesday, saying…
Think-tank predicts losses for Canada’s oil industry to stretch into third year
OTTAWA – Canada’s oil extraction industry will have to ride through $21 billion in losses…
Halifax police respond to report of creepy clown at high school
Halifax police are investigating after a photo posted on social media appeared to show a…
Five times Trump’s running mate contradicted him in TV debate
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s running mate earned good reviews for a smooth debate performance, with…
Renowned Vancouver-based architect Bing Thom dead at 75 from brain aneurysm
VANCOUVER – Bing Thom, a Vancouver-based architect whose unique work transformed communities around the world,…
Man pleads guilty in murder of Canadian law professor, avoids death penalty
A man accused of killing a prominent Canadian legal scholar in Florida pleaded guilty in…
Trudeau’s plan for escalating carbon price sparks battle over bottom line
OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s decision to impose a national floor price on carbon emissions…
McCallum grilled over law allowing citizenship to be revoked with no hearing
OTTAWA – Immigration Minister John McCallum wants the Senate to come to the aid of…
Toronto area housing prices, sales volume soar in September: real estate board
TORONTO – Housing sales in the Toronto area continued to soar last month, with the…
N.S. intimate-image case a cautionary tale for young people, prosecutor says
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. – The high-profile trial of six Nova Scotia teens charged with sharing intimate…
Exotic animal-assisted therapy could put people and animals at risk: Experts
Dogs and horses have long been used in therapy, but experts are raising concerns about…
Bangladesh court clears Toronto student of allegations in terror attack
The family of a Toronto university student who was detained in Bangladesh expressed relief Wednesday…
Phoenix payroll backlog drops as officials scramble to clear emerging cases
OTTAWA – The head of the federal department overseeing the effort to fix the Phoenix…
Some Quebec taxi drivers hold strike to protest government’s deal with Uber
MONTREAL – Many taxi drivers in several Quebec cities went on strike Wednesday to protest…
Telus issues apology to defecting customers over price on carbon support
TORONTO – After sending out a tweet in support of the federal government’s proposed carbon…
Court told Calgary man, 85, charged in wife’s death likely to have dementia
CALGARY – Loved ones and friends of an 85-year-old man accused of murdering his wife…
Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor wins first-ever Berggruen Prize
MONTREAL – Prominent Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor says he’s still getting over the shock of…
Former real-estate executive to serve community sentence for multimillion fraud
CALGARY – A former real-estate investment executive who pleaded guilty to his part in a…
Halifax Pride meeting vote defeats motion to remove pro-Israel campaign
HALIFAX – Emotions ran high in a jam-packed hotel meeting room in Halifax as a…
Seven stories in the news today, Oct. 6
Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 6 ——— RCMP TO SETTLE HARASSMENT SUITS…