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Media and rights groups win right to intervene in Vice-RCMP fight
TORONTO – Media and rights groups on Thursday won the right to intervene in a…
Court hearing next month in brutal sexual assaults in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – Lawyers are set to argue whether a man who has admitted to sexually…
Acronym acrimony in Quebec as anti-corruption unit warns union over using ‘UPAC’
MONTREAL – Call it acronym acrimony. The province’s anti-corruption unit certainly wasn’t laughing over a…
Minister cautious on apparent breakthrough on Cda-EU trade deal
OTTAWA – International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland sounded a cautionary note Thursday after an apparent…
A closer look at nine Canadians recommended to Senate by Justin Trudeau
OTTAWA – A condensed and edited version of the biographical information released Thursday by the…
Local investors outnumber foreign buyers in Toronto’s new condo market: study
TORONTO – Concerns about foreign investors snapping up real estate have dominated headlines recently, but…
Newfoundland and Labrador reminds Quebec about Canadian values on hydro project
Quebec should recognize Canadian values and support its neighbours, Newfoundland and Labrador’s finance minister said…
Independents’ control over Senate imminent with PM poised to fill 21 vacancies
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named nine new, non-partisan senators, bringing him within…
Lobbying watchdog probing allegations lobbyists involved in Liberal fundraisers
OTTAWA – Lobbying commissioner Karen Shepherd says her investigators are looking into allegations that lobbyists…
Court hears legal arguments in former world junior hockey players’ sex assault case
LONDON — A London, Ont., court is hearing legal arguments today in the sex assault…
At biker bars and rallies, the message to GOP: This is Trump’s party now
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – The sounds at this biker bar explain why leaders of the…
Morneau says he has followed all federal rules governing fundraising
TORONTO – Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he has abided by all the rules…
Moving immigration office to Edmonton from Vegreville more efficient: minister
OTTAWA – Immigration Minister John McCallum says the plan to relocate an immigration processing centre…
Canada heralds nuclear material treaty but critics call for full ban
OTTAWA – Two recent votes at the United Nations show Canada’s preferred path towards ridding…
Key events in the political life of former Alberta premier Jim Prentice
CALGARY – Jim Prentice, the former federal cabinet minister and former Alberta premier, died earlier…
Ottawa, Nova Scotia announce funding for new Halifax women’s shelter
HALIFAX – An aging women’s shelter in Nova Scotia will be replaced with a new…
Reporter named in Muskrat Falls court order says it sets dangerous precedent
GOOSE BAY, N.L. – A journalist who has been ordered to appear in court over…
Feds hope to sell global investors, Canadians on Canada’s economic potential
OTTAWA – Next week’s fall economic statement from Finance Minister Bill Morneau will be heftier…
A look at the four people who died in the shooting in northern Saskatchewan
Four people were killed and seven wounded in a mass shooting at a school and…
CIBC to repay $73 million after overcharging clients for 14 years
TORONTO – Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX:CM) has agreed to compensate clients a total…
Another indigenous girl commits suicide on northern Saskatchewan reserve
LOON LAKE, Sask. – Another indigenous girl has committed suicide in northern Saskatchewan — the…
Foreign buyers 1.3 per cent of Metro Vancouver real estate sales since tax
VANCOUVER – The rate of foreign investment in Metro Vancouver housing has fallen to 1.3…
Trudeau to travel to Brussels to sign Canada-EU trade deal Sunday
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will finally travel to Brussels this weekend to sign…
An FBI bombshell lands on Hillary Clinton’s clear path to the White House
Hillary Clinton’s waltz toward the White House has just been complicated by a bombshell dropped…