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Lasers on a thumbnail reveal Franklin expedition diet, cause of death
New research has shed more light on one of Canada’s enduring mysteries — the fate…
Feds to fulfil pledge to drastically cut wait times for sponsorship spouses
OTTAWA – The length of time it takes to process spousal sponsorship applications for immigrants…
Pot use on rise, as is driving under drug’s influence, Ontario survey finds
TORONTO – With Ottawa poised to legalize recreational marijuana next year, researchers are keeping a…
A look at the five women in contention to grace the front of the next banknote
TORONTO – Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz will announce…
Teen who sparked Toronto’s worst mass shooting sentenced to life in prison
TORONTO – A man convicted of two counts of second-degree murder in a shootout at…
Provincial police have no plans to stop patrolling Algonquin reserve: minister
QUEBEC – Public Security Minister Martin Coiteux says provincial police have no plans to unilaterally…
Newfoundland woman’s disappearance ‘suspicious in nature,’ Mounties say
ST. ANTHONY, N.L. – The disappearance of a 38-year-old Newfoundland woman is considered suspicious and…
Technical hurdles mean no body-worn cameras for Mounties, for the time being
OTTAWA – Mounties won’t be wearing tiny video cameras — at least for now. The…
Quebec court authorizes class-action lawsuit over school fees
MONTREAL – Quebec Superior Court has given the green light to a class-action lawsuit filed…
Deadly synthetic opioid carfentanil seized in Toronto for 1st time, police say
TORONTO – Police in Toronto say they’ve made their first confirmed seizure of the deadly…
A look at places that have taken the step to create all-gender bathrooms
REGINA – With it now common to see transgender children as young as six or…
Where Trump won: A closer look at county-level data in key states
WASHINGTON – One month ago, Donald Trump shocked the world. He won the White House…
Flower power: Group hands blooms to welcome women in hijabs at transit stop
EDMONTON – Women wearing hijabs received flowers Wednesday as they waited at an Edmonton light-rail…
Tom Jackson puts on impromptu concert for snowed-in travellers in Manitoba
VIRDEN, Man. – Travellers stranded by a blizzard in a Manitoba town got a treat…
All-gender washrooms in schools raises question: Who cares where you pee?
REGINA – The small picture of a black toilet on a white background above the…
How life off the grid in Cape Breton lured families from British Columbia
WHYCOCOMAGH, N.S. – This is how Brett Walkins recalls the three years he spent living…
RCMP fabricated response to access-to-info request ‘unacceptable:’ Goodale
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says it’s “unacceptable” that an RCMP employee fabricated…
Feds set to pick new military rescue plane 14 years after project started
OTTAWA – One of the longest and most contentious defence procurements in Canadian history will…
B.C. boy with mysterious broken bones returned to parents after abuse ruled out
VANCOUVER – While watching their son and daughter play in a home near Vancouver’s children’s…
Nova Scotia’s Viola Desmond: civil rights pioneer
HALIFAX – Viola Desmond’s pioneering contribution to the civil rights struggle in Canada went largely…
Nurse accused of killing seniors had case put over until January
WOODSTOCK, Ont. – The case of a nurse accused of killing eight seniors at two…
Canadian urban business leaders push Ottawa to improve airport policies
MONTREAL – A coalition of business leaders in Canada’s eight largest cities is putting pressure…
RCMP seize 127 kilograms of cocaine in Quebec drug-smuggling investigation
LAC SAINT-FRANCOIS, Que. – RCMP have seized 127 kilograms of cocaine and made three arrests…
Senators gives up on suing former members for expenses flagged by auditor
OTTAWA – The Senate spending scandal dragged to a close Thursday as the upper chamber…