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Defence lawyers say closure of sex-offender program puts public at risk
CALGARY – Criminal trial lawyers in Alberta are worried the public could be at risk…
Alberta moves to cap power prices for consumers ahead of system revamp
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province is capping electricity prices as part…
Canadians Lorne Michaels, Frank Gehry receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama expressed praise for the individual work of Frank Gehry and Lorne…
Senator tables private member’s bill to protect sources, whistleblowers
OTTAWA – A Quebec senator has introduced a bill he calls the first concrete legislative…
Stampeders, Dinos make Calgary’s Nenshi double down on mayors’ bets
CALGARY – This football season has turned Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi into a riverboat gambler.…
Federal Liberals targets children, smokers looking to quit with new vaping bill
OTTAWA – The federal government wants to keep vapour-based e-cigarettes out of the hands of…
1926 Lawren Harris painting ‘Mountain Forms’ could chase auction record
TORONTO – A year after the record-breaking sale of a prized Lawren Harris painting, which…
PM Trudeau visits Liberia and Madagascar on first official visit to Africa
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau plans to discuss LGBTQ rights in a speech later this week…
A timeline of Canada’s march to getting new fighter jets
OTTAWA – The Liberal government said Tuesday it wants to buy 18 Super Hornets on…
Median wait time for patients to get treatment up to 20 weeks, report finds
TORONTO – A new report by the Fraser Institute says Canadians had a median wait…
Investigators can’t identify object that caused Porter plane’s evasive moves
TORONTO – Federal transportation investigators say they are unable to identify an airborne object that…
Charlie Angus considers running for NDP leader, steps down as caucus chair
OTTAWA – New Democrat MP Charlie Angus stepped aside as his party’s caucus chair and…
CBC should focus on public affairs, not cooking, sports, game shows: Bernier
OTTAWA – Conservative leadership hopeful Maxime Bernier wants the CBC to refocus its mandate with…
Quebec woman told to remove hijab in court appeals ruling on legal clarification
MONTREAL – A Montreal woman who was told to remove her hijab by a judge…
Naming of otter pups brightens Vancouver Aquarium as vets fight to save beluga
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Aquarium says despite recent challenges, as staff cope with the death…
Evidence in Brent Hawkes’ gross indecency trial ‘weird,’ defence lawyer says
KENTVILLE, N.S. – Brent Hawkes’ lawyer told his gross indecency trial Wednesday that the evidence…
A timeline of events in the case of author Steven Galloway
VANCOUVER – A timeline of events since allegations were made against author Steven Galloway, who…
Trump presidency poses ‘existential’ economic threat to Canada: Manley
OTTAWA – A former Liberal cabinet minister and leader of a major Canadian business group…
Montreal firefighters battle five-alarm blaze in vacant building near downtown
MONTREAL – Fire raced through an abandoned building in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood on Wednesday, sending…
Tories turn up heat on Trudeau over private cash-for-access fundraiser
OTTAWA – Conservative MPs used their strongest rhetoric yet on Wednesday to question the prime…
Restoration, repairs to PM’s official residence could cost $38M: report
OTTAWA – A report from iPolitics says restoration and repairs to the prime minister’s residence…
Alberta revamps how it deals with electricity in approaching era of green power
EDMONTON – Alberta is changing how it produces and pays for electricity as it enters…
Author Steven Galloway apologizes in first statement since UBC firing
VANCOUVER – Author Steven Galloway has issued his first statement since he was suspended a…
Eight stories in the news Thursday, Nov. 24
Eight stories in the news for Thuesday, Nov. 24 ——— TRUDEAU BEGINS AFRICA TRIP Prime…