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Grade 8 student tells federal minister he teaches indigenous language course
VICTORIA – A Grade 8 student stunned a gathering of national aboriginal leaders and the…
B.C. children’s rep Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond issues to-do list on departure
VICTORIA – The woman who has been watching out for British Columbia’s children and youth…
UBC, former student fail to reach agreement on human-rights complaint
VANCOUVER – A former University of British Columbia student who filed a human rights complaint…
Five stories in the news today, Oct. 25
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Oct. 25 ——— DENNIS OLAND BAIL HEARING SCHEDULED…
Atlantic provinces need to shed trade, regulatory barriers, study argues
HALIFAX – Atlantic Canada needs a deal to reduce regulatory and trade barriers for areas…
Federal government set to launch competition for Canada’s next warship design
OTTAWA – The federal government is poised to fire the starting gun on the long-awaited,…
Some facts about nursing homes in Ontario
Police in Ontario are investigating the alleged murders of eight seniors at nursing homes in…
Yukon Party promises to fight federal carbon tax amid territorial election
WHITEHORSE – The federal government’s carbon tax strategy is dominating Yukon’s territorial election, with the…
Working with Kurds: Iraqi residents optimistic about defeat of Islamic State
CALGARY – It’s an uneasy alliance born out of necessity. Two residents of the Kurdistan…
House of Commons votes 313 to 0 to provide Yazidis refuge in Canada
OTTAWA – With a freed Yazidi sex slave watching from the gallery, the House of…
Shoppers Drug Mart applies to be a distributor of medical marijuana
TORONTO – Shoppers Drug Mart has submitted an application to distribute medical marijuana — a…
Premier calls news of alleged nursing home murders ‘extremely distressing’
TORONTO – The alleged murders of eight Ontario nursing home residents by a nurse raise…
Winnipeg police arrest parents after baby boy exposed to fentanyl
WINNIPEG – Two parents are in police custody facing several charges after their baby boy…
Paul Beatty beats out Canadians Thien, Szalay as Man Booker Prize winner
LONDON – Paul Beatty’s “The Sellout,” a stinging satire of race and class in the…
Five things to know about the competition to design Canada’s next warships
OTTAWA – The federal government is expected to launch a multibillion-dollar competition to design the…
Eight seniors allegedly killed by a Woodstock, Ont., registered nurse
WOODSTOCK, Ont. – Police in Woodstock, Ont., on Tuesday charged a former registered nurse, Elizabeth…
B.C. called on to release provincewide statistics on police-dog bites
VANCOUVER – A month after a bystander was mistakenly mauled by a Vancouver police dog,…
Quebec says it’s on track for $2.2-billion surplus in current fiscal year
Quebec is projecting a higher than expected surplus of $2.2 billion in the current fiscal…
Supreme court nominee has wide-ranging Q and A with MPs, senators
OTTAWA – Malcolm Rowe, who has been tapped by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to join…
Teenager attacked and tossed in Winnipeg river recalls darkness and pain
WINNIPEG – A teenager who was beaten, sexually assaulted and forced into a Winnipeg river…
Mother heartbroken after no criminal charges recommended in B.C. party-bus death
VANCOUVER – The grieving mother of a 23-year-old woman who died after falling out of…
BA flight makes emergency landing in Vancouver with ill crew
VANCOUVER – Some of the 400 passengers diverted to Vancouver on a British Airways flight…
Feds explore nickel coin’s use, but no plans to send it the way of the penny
OTTAWA – An internal federal analysis shows the government has studied the pros and cons…
EU chief says trade deal with Canada still possible
BRUSSELS – The president of the European Union still hopes that a free trade between…