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Peterborough, Ont., rattled by two fraud cases involving local groups: police
Police say a southern Ontario community has been rocked by two high-profile frauds allegedly involving…
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Nov. 6 — SECURITY REVIEW TO WEIGH CSIS…
Federal security review to examine CSIS powers in the digital age, Goodale says
OTTAWA – A federal review of national security will consider whether Canada’s spy service should…
Woodfibre LNG gives green light to what would be B.C.’s first LNG project
British Columbia’s efforts to launch a liquefied natural gas industry were given a boost Friday…
Alberta Crown withdraws sex crime charges against high-ranking military officer
EDMONTON – Sex crime charges against a high-ranking military officer have been dropped by the…
Immigration, secrets and social housing: how politics touched us this week
OTTAWA – Endless applause rained down on the Olympic athletes who flooded the floor of…
Tight vote Monday: Yukon election issues will sound familiar to rest of Canada
WHITEHORSE – Issues facing Yukon voters as they head to the polls Monday in a…
Amber alert for missing B.C. children cancelled
COQUITLAM, B.C. – The RCMP have cancelled an Amber Alert that was issued Friday evening…
Italy says 2 kidnapped Italians, 1 Canadian freed in Libya
ROME – A Canadian and two Italians who were kidnapped in southern Libya by armed…
Rallies demand referendum on Alberta government’s planned carbon tax
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Opposition leader told hundreds of people at a rally against a planned…
La Presse says Montreal police got warrant to listen to journalists’ calls
Montreal police only tapped the phones of its own officers under investigation, Chief Philippe Pichet…
Canada making tangible contributions to Middle East peace: Governor General
OTTAWA – Canada’s Governor General says this country is making small but important contributions to…
Kenney campaign delivers show of organizational strength at Alberta PC meeting
RED DEER, Alta. – Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Jason Kenney delivered an organizational show…
Students at B.C. school where teen killed need to be heard: mom who’s been there
VANCOUVER – Students returning Monday to a B.C. high school where a Grade 9 girl…
Canadian fights for tropical dry forests at United Nations meeting
EDMONTON – A Canadian scientist plans to warn the world’s policy-makers they can no longer…
Hillary Clinton’s Quebec ancestry dates back to New France
MONTREAL – If Hillary Clinton wins Tuesday’s election, Canada’s relationship with the White House could…
NL premier confirms flooding at Muskrat Falls hydroelectric site has begun
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador confirms that flooding of a…
Canadian captured in Libya is safe and sound in Italy, company says
MONTREAL – The employer of a Canadian citizen who was kidnapped in September in Libya…
Open secret: sexual abuse haunts children in indigenous communities
Freda Ens says she was a baby when her birth mother sold her for a…
Melodie’s story: the ripple effect of abuse in indigenous communities
OTTAWA – At the age of five, Melodie Casella remembers calling her mom to tell…
Saskatchewan judge orders five dogs that attacked kids be destroyed
PONTEIX, Sask. – A judge in Saskatchewan has ordered five dogs be euthanized after they…
Politicians condemn Confederate-style flag displayed by group near tax protest
RED DEER, Alta. – An Alberta mayor has issued a statement that a Confederate-like flag…
Ford workers vote in favour of new contract with automaker
TORONTO – Unionized workers at Ford’s Canadian operations have accepted a new contract with the…
Transport minister visits fuel spill, sunken tug site off B.C. coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – Members of a First Nation affected by a diesel spill on…