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Trudeau details Ottawa’s ‘two tracks’ towards resetting indigenous relationship
Ottawa must follow two separate tracks in its reconciliation efforts with indigenous people, says Prime…
Make federal data protection and breach reporting the law, MPs say
OTTAWA – Federal agencies should be required by law to properly protect the private information…
Canadian officials meet pastor sentenced to life in prison in North Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – North Korea’s state media says Canadian officials have met with…
Two provincial finance ministers confident new health deal with feds is close
OTTAWA – A pair of provincial finance ministers say they’re optimistic that a long-awaited deal…
Guidelines offer women options for treating ‘morning sickness’ during pregnancy
TORONTO – Morning sickness can really put a damper on the experience of being pregnant,…
Priced out of the market? Three housing alternatives for hot markets
TORONTO – With the sluggish economy and tightened lending rules, being priced out of the…
Some baloney to Clark’s claim B.C. will pay twice as much for carbon as Ontario
OTTAWA – “You can’t have a national carbon tax where the westerners who produce the…
Tories, NDP try to damage the Liberals as they eagerly await new leaders in 2017
OTTAWA – Count the federal Conservatives and the NDP among those looking forward to a…
At least three deaths may be attributed to extreme cold weather in B.C.
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s coroners’ service says extreme cold weather across the province may be…
Winter storm shuts East Coast schools, roads, hockey: ‘It’s a corker’
HALIFAX – Atlantic Canadians like Paul MacNeill were hunkering down at home on Friday as…
Soldier sentenced to six years in child porn case
BELLEVILLE, Ont. – A Canadian Armed Forces sergeant based at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario…
Man in brutal sex attacks a ‘poster child’ for child welfare failures: defence
WINNIPEG – A man who brutally beat and sexually assaulted a Winnipeg woman and a…
Trudeau and Couillard hopeful Ottawa will reach a deal with Bombardier
MONTREAL – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says negotiations with Bombardier Inc. are going well but…
Trudeau will wait to comment on Trump’s pledge to open Jerusalem embassy
MONTREAL – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’ll wait to comment on the consequences of…
Timeline: New Brunswick’s Petitcodiac River
MONCTON, N.B. – An announcement Friday begins the final phase of a restoration plan for…
Yahoo faces proposed Canadian class action over compromised user info
TORONTO – Yahoo is now facing a proposed class action on behalf of Canadians whose…
Minister pledges aboriginal housing improvements after fatal Ontario fire
OTTAWA – The federal government is determined to improve aboriginal housing, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn…
Investigation, cleanup underway after riot at Saskatchewan Penitentiary
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A Saskatchewan prison where a riot took place this week had…
B.C. coroner, police, politicians issue overdose alert after 11 deaths
VANCOUVER – An urgent warning has been sent out to illicit drug users in British…
Health demands ‘out of the realm’ of what feds would consider: Morneau
OTTAWA – Canada’s finance minister is calling provincial demands for bigger federal health transfers “out…
Home Hardware Stores co-founder Walter Hachborn dies at 95
Walter Hachborn, co-founder of Home Hardware Stores and member of the Order of Canada, has…
Fort McMurray fire chief who led battle against the beast retiring in February
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – The man who led a fight against “the beast” is planning…
Little mosques on the ocean: Halifax welcomes a growing Muslim population
HALIFAX – When nine-year-old Zia Khan arrived in Halifax in the late 1970s, the boy…
Newfoundland man finds girl he saved from fire 65 years ago living next door
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. – Edward ‘Kip’ Malone says he has been dogged by the…