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Alberta proposes changes to vital statistics on names, gender designations
EDMONTON – Alberta is proposing legislation that would allow people who don’t identify as either…
P.E.I. electoral reform plebiscite gives hope, angst to federal reformers
OTTAWA – The outcome of a Prince Edward Island plebiscite on electoral reform is giving…
Two women candidates quit Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership race
EDMONTON – The only two female candidates in the Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership contest quit…
Trump win rattles world markets, as shares, dollar tumble
HONG KONG – News of a Donald Trump presidency roiled North American futures markets and…
Historic election shocker: Donald Trump wins, becomes 45th U.S. president
WASHINGTON – The market-shaking, adjective-defying prospect of a Donald Trump presidency became reality Wednesday, with…
N.B. captain charged with sexual assault of fellow Armed Forces member
GAGETOWN, N.B. – A captain at New Brunswick’s Gagetown military base has been charged with…
How ‘vicarious trauma’ is passed down from parent to child in military families
TORONTO – When retired soldier Jacqueline Buckley sees her four-year-old grandson get angry, she can’t…
TransCanada looking to engage with Trump administration on Keystone XL
CALGARY – TransCanada Corp. says it’s evaluating ways to engage the newly elected Donald Trump…
Kinder Morgan president backs off climate change remarks
EDMONTON – The president of the company behind the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion proposal has…
Stock markets rise as investors warm to idea of Trump U.S. presidency
TORONTO – Canada’s biggest stock market rose while Wall Street hovered around record levels Wednesday,…
Health authority says 16 Nova Scotians have chosen assisted death
HALIFAX – Sixteen Nova Scotians have died through assisted suicide, according to the provincial health…
Alberta says psychiatrist arrested in Edmonton to plead guilty in Australia
EDMONTON – An Australian child psychiatrist charged with child pornography offences in Edmonton has agreed…
Trump, Clinton, Obama move to united fractured nation after bitter campaign
WASHINGTON – After a stormy political season, a ray of civic sunshine peered through the…
Man accused of killing B.C. high school student maintains silence
SURREY, B.C. – The case against a man accused of stabbing two girls at an…
Jury finds python owner not guilty in deaths of New Brunswick boys
CAMPBELLTON, N.B. – A jury has found a New Brunswick man not guilty of criminal…
Saskatoon legion branch adapting for survival, welcoming younger members
SASKATOON – While the future of many legions across Canada remains uncertain, one branch in…
Five stories in the news Thursday, Nov. 10
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Nov. 10 ——— US ELECTION MIGHT BOOST LEGALIZED…
Trump, trade and immigration raised in Conservative leadership debate
SASKATOON – Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch says she’s not endorsing U.S. president-elect Donald Trump,…
Huge spike in U.S. web traffic before Canadian immigration site crash
OTTAWA – Newly released statistics show Canada’s citizenship and immigration website experienced a huge spike…
Top court sides with two doctors in Quebec malpractice case
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has sided with two doctors in a Quebec…
Canadian soldier returns to homeland in WWI and fights at Passchendaele
PASSCHENDAELE, Belgium – Richard Van Neste was 35-years-old, married and had six kids when he…
Top court dismisses police attempt to appeal G20 class-action approval
TORONTO – Two class-action lawsuits arising out of the chaotic Toronto G20 summit more than…
Government receives fourth extension to fix unconstitutional ‘Lost Canadians’ issue
OTTAWA — The federal government has received a fourth extension to pass legislation to grant…
Garneau clarifies that higher foreign ownership cap applies to cargo airlines
OTTAWA – Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the government plans to increase foreign ownership…