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QuickList: September inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA – Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.3 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says.…
After seeding doubt, Trudeau reaffirms ‘deep’ commitment to change voting system
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau says he remains “deeply committed” to reforming the voting system. The…
QuickList: September inflation rate for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA – Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.3 per cent in September, Statistics Canada…
Trump jokes about ignoring election result; for GOP, it’s no laughing matter
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump smiled and pointed into a roaring crowd as he told a…
Dion leads UN effort to ramp up pressure on Russia, Syria over Aleppo
OTTAWA – Canada and Russia traded barbs at the United Nations on Thursday as Foreign…
Quebec says Canadian Pacific directly responsible for 2013 Lac-Megantic damages
MONTREAL – Canadian Pacific Railway is directly responsible for damages caused when a runaway train…
Deadline looming for Canada-EU trade pact, as Europeans push resistant Walloons
OTTAWA – They’re listening carefully to the noisy argument spilling out of their neighbour’s house…
Report urges feds to spend more on affordable housing, wipe out homelessness
OTTAWA – A new report on homelessness proposes nearly doubling federal spending on affordable housing…
Aviation heir Dellen Millard to apply for legal aid to help fund 2 murder trials
TORONTO – A convicted killer who is the heir to a multi-million dollar aviation company…
Winnipeg police investigate whether young child suffered fentanyl overdose
WINNIPEG – Police in Winnipeg are investigating whether a young child suffered a possible fentanyl…
Nova Scotia sees sharp spike in opioid overdose deaths: 70 in eight months
HALIFAX – Seventy people died of opioid overdoses in Nova Scotia in the first eight…
Ontario to import 2 terawatt hours of Quebec electricity annually under new deal
TORONTO – Ontario will import enough electricity from Quebec to power a city of more…
QuickFacts: Some of the details about the proposed Canada-EU trade deal
OTTAWA – The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union, also…
Mother of boy who died from wrong medication calls for better reporting of pharmacy errors
TORONTO – An Ontario mother is calling for better tracking of errors made by pharmacies…
Winnipeg priest, out on day parole, facing more historic sex abuse charges
WINNIPEG – Police have laid more charges against a former Winnipeg priest previously convicted of…
Woman throws pumpkin seeds at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to protest pipelines
HAMILTON – A woman who threw pumpkin seeds at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Hamilton…
Heritage minister says Ottawa not ruling out helping newspaper industry
MONTREAL – The federal government isn’t ruling out offering financial support to the struggling newspaper…
Husky Energy wants more time for report after pipeline leak in Saskatchewan
REGINA – Husky Energy has asked for more time to submit technical reports on an…
Quotes from Friday’s developments on the collapsing Canada-EU trade deal
OTTAWA – Some of what was said Friday about the Canada-EU trade agreement known as…
Weather thwarts efforts to better contain tugboat fuel spill off B.C.’s coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – The chief of a First Nation community says choppy weather hindered…
Freeland sounds despondent note amid failed effort to rescue Canada-EU deal
OTTAWA – About two months ago, when the ink had dried on the 1,600 pages…
No winning ticket for Friday night’s $25 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO – No winning ticket was sold for Friday night’s $25 million Lotto max jackpot.…
Get used to ‘job churn,’ Morneau tells Liberal meeting
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Canadians should get used to so-called…
Former Habs coach and Senator Jacques Demers hospitalized: Office confirms
OTTAWA – Senator and former Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Demers has been hospitalized, but his…