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PM hails national climate change deal, but without Saskatchewan, Manitoba
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared victory Friday in his campaign to craft a…
AFN wants first ministers meeting on aboriginal rights in the Constitution
OTTAWA – Canada must change the Constitution to ensure indigenous leaders can be in the…
A look at details of framework agreement on climate change
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won the agreement Friday of eight provinces and all…
Manitoba refuses to sign climate framework over health spending concerns
OTTAWA – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister staged a one-man protest of sorts Friday, refusing to…
Quebec inn destroyed by fire; body found in rubble
RIMOUSKI, Que. – A body has been found in the rubble of an old inn…
Coding, climate, rescues: 3 ways federal politics touched Canadians this week
OTTAWA – The widespread mockery and ridicule around the Liberals’ approach to electoral reform that…
Manitoba reserve’s scramble before freeze-up made worse when ferry breaks down
SHOAL LAKE, Man. – An annual mad dash for supplies that residents of an isolated…
Kingston police arrest man in hit and run death
KINGSTON, Ont. – Police in Kingston have arrested a 53-year-old man in an hit and…
Politicians scramble to address higher pedestrian death rates on city streets
TORONTO – As the number of pedestrian deaths continues to climb in Canada’s most populous…
Federal study touts indigenous sentencing regime to address prison numbers
OTTAWA – A separate system for sentencing aboriginal offenders might be the key to dealing…
Issue of sex-selective abortion makes appearance in Tory leadership race
OTTAWA – A pair of Conservative leadership hopefuls say it’s time for Canada to have…
Syrian refugees mark the one year anniversary of being welcomed to Canada
MONTREAL – Noura Alissa says she’s very grateful for the warm welcome she’s received in…
Pre-winter storms move eastward across the country
TORONTO – The official start of winter may still be a week and half away,…
N.B. firefighters rescue moose from icy river: ‘She was kind of slippery’
SHEDIAC, N.B. – A 225-kilogram female moose was trapped in an icy river for hours…
Nova Scotia’s annual Christmas tree gift ends up on prominent paper’s front page
HALIFAX – An apparent debate over the cost of Nova Scotia’s annual Christmas tree gift…
Cops’ lawyer fights suspension amid fraud and money-laundering charges
TORONTO – A lawyer charged with fraud and money laundering related to dealings he had…
Oil production pledges prompt optimism that Canadian oilpatch will grow again
CALGARY – A dramatic jump in oil prices linked to the promise of lower global…
Changes to census would be extremely difficult under new law, Bains says
OTTAWA – The federal minister in charge of Statistics Canada says newly tabled legislation to…
A breakdown of the cost of child care in some of Canada’s biggest cities
OTTAWA – How much do you pay in child care fees? Below is a breakdown…
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Dec. 12 FEDS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO…
Watchdog clears Ontario cop who claimed he ‘murdered’ 2 people, finds him unwell
TORONTO – An Ontario police officer who claimed he “murdered” two people in separate encounters…
Sudden spike in prison violence ‘a problem right across the country’
HALIFAX – It’s 26 seconds of brutality — and lays bare the emerging reality of…
Some facts about the deadly opioid fentanyl
Here are some facts about fentanyl: What is fentanyl? Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid…
Grip of drug addiction shapes new ideas to reduce risk of deadly fentanyl
VANCOUVER – Watching an addict fill a syringe with puddle water, former senior RCMP officer…