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Ontario medical regulator wins appeal against own committee’s penalty on doctor
TORONTO – Ontario’s medical regulator has won an appeal of a penalty imposed by its…
Ice storm overwhelms swath of New Brunswick: ‘People are definitely anxious’
FREDERICTON – New Brunswickers have been warned it will be days before life returns to…
Toronto cops face formal complaint for arrest incident caught on video
TORONTO – A man who took cellphone video of an incident in which police were…
$400M fund, tax changes, local news service urged to help restore Canada’s media
OTTAWA – Taxing Google and Facebook, reining in the CBC and spending $100 million in…
Personal signs, bumper stickers exempt from election ad law: Supreme Court
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a British Columbia law that forces…
A chronological look at the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project
CALGARY – Since TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) first proposed the 1,897-kilometre Keystone XL pipeline, the project…
Deportation order issued for American fugitive known as ‘Godfather of Grass’
MONTREAL – An American man known as the “Godfather of Grass” is not eligible to…
Opening week of Trump presidential reality: the drama is all Mexico, no Canada
WASHINGTON – The first week of Donald Trump’s presidency promised Canada two bridges, one oil…
Neighbour noticed fire on farm at centre of Calgary triple-murder case
CALGARY – A neighbour says he noticed a large fire on the property of a…
TransCanada makes new application to U.S. State Department for Keystone XL
CALGARY – TransCanada Corp. has officially revived the once-dead Keystone XL pipeline with a new…
University of Saskatchewan hires U.S. researcher, hopes to find MS cure
SASKATOON – The University of Saskatchewan will spend $8.4 million on trying to find a…
Tory leadership candidate pulls out of race over division in party
EDMONTON – In a tumultuous day for the political right in Alberta, talk of merging…
Provincial government to put brakes on Toronto highway toll plan
TORONTO – Premier Kathleen Wynne is set to deny the Toronto mayor’s request for the…
Canadian universities pull ads from alt-right news outlet in United States
VANCOUVER – Two Canadian universities are among the organizations that have removed advertisements from an…
Halifax’s new convention centre to host federal Liberals next year
HALIFAX – The federal Liberal party will hold its biennial convention next year in Halifax.…
Doble doble, por favor: Tim Hortons heads to Mexico, first foray into Latin America
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Tim Hortons is saying hola to Mexico. Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSX:QSP)…
Montreal-area police search home of mom, baby boy missing since 2014
BROSSARD, Que. – Montreal-area police are searching the home of a woman who disappeared with…
Ottawa man’s 12-year sentence for terror offences ‘fit,’ Appeal Court rules
TORONTO – A 12-year prison sentence handed to an Ottawa man for his role in…
Former New Brunswick NDP leader joins Conservatives as strategic issues director
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s former NDP leader, who resigned earlier this month over party in-fighting,…
Military aircraft crashes in southern Saskatchewan; two pilots safely eject
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Two pilots ejected safely Friday from a military training plane before…
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Jan. 27 ——— GM ANNOUNCES LAYOFFS IN ONTARIO:…
Lawyers file appeal for Travis Vader in deaths of missing Alberta couple
EDMONTON – Lawyers for a man convicted of killing two missing Alberta seniors have filed…
Settlement in human rights complaint sets stage for gender-neutral IDs: Activist
OTTAWA – Trans rights activists say it is now only a matter of time before…
Former military medic takes stand, denies conducting breast exams on recruits
GATINEAU, Que. – A former medical technician accused of performing unnecessary and inappropriate breast exams…