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As would-be NDP leaders prepare for debate, Caron fleshes out basic income plan
OTTAWA – As NDP leadership hopefuls prepare for their first debate on Sunday, Quebec MP…
The border, the budget and chafing over ‘the centre’: federal politics this week
OTTAWA – The delight and optimism surrounding International Women’s Day persisted over several days on…
Emmanuella Lambropoulos stuns Liberals to win nomination to replace Stephane Dion
MONTREAL – A 26-year-old high school teacher who was a virtual political unknown defeated a…
Northern Manitoba official says town looked like moon after days-long blizzard
CHURCHILL, Man. – When the sun finally broke through a blizzard that lasted three days…
‘A ton of energy’: Curling fans party hard in Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Ultra curling fan Nathan Woynarski is going on five hours sleep,…
Facebook tool created by B.C. teen to plan homework gains popularity overseas
A Facebook tool that helps students be more productive and keep track of assignments developed…
Winning ticket for $25.9 million jackpot in Friday’s Lotto Max draw sold in B.C.
TORONTO – The $25.9 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw was claimed by…
Students await launch of their satellite which will observe space weather
EDMONTON – A little satellite built by a group of University of Alberta students will…
A fresh indignity for Canada’s smallest province: ‘Where is P.E.I.?’
CHARLOTTETOWN – P.E.I. is smaller than Algonquin park, and has fewer residents than Oakville, Ont.,…
National Defence struggling to cut hundreds of millions in waste, inefficiencies
OTTAWA – While the Liberal government faces pressure to spend more on the military, National…
Eight stories in the news today, March 13
Eight stories in the news for Monday, March 13: ——— CRA’S ONLINE TAX FILING SERVICES…
NDP leadership hopefuls square off in wide-ranging first debate
OTTAWA – Four candidates for the leadership of the federal NDP sought Sunday to set…
Foreign buyer tax alone won’t fix Toronto housing crisis: report
TORONTO – A new report suggests a foreign buyer tax alone can’t solve Toronto’s soaring…
Quebec won’t drop legal alcohol limit despite fourth coroner’s recommendation
QUÉBEC — Quebec Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault says the province will not be lowering the…
Quebec not ruling out expanding religious symbol ban to daycare workers: minister
QUEBEC CITY — Quebec’s minister responsible for secularism says the government isn’t ruling out expanding…
Jewish aboriginal prisoner alleges new attack by guards was parting ‘gift’
TORONTO – A federal prisoner says he was asleep in bed when guards burst into…
‘The stage was set:’ Arrival of first North American bison changed ecosystem
EDMONTON – Scientists finally have been able to pin down when bison first arrived in…
Ontario’s top court won’t hear appeal from former Nortel employees
TORONTO – Ontario’s top court will not hear an appeal from two former Nortel Networks…
Media executive John Cruickshank named Canadian consul general to Chicago
OTTAWA – Long-time Canadian media executive John Cruickshank, the former publisher of the Toronto Star,…
New Brunswick premier announces engagement: ‘A very happy partnership’
FREDERICTON – They met on a blind date, and he popped the question at one…
Girl Guides of Canada cancelling U.S. trips due to ‘uncertain’ entry rules
TORONTO – Girl Guides of Canada will not approve any new travel to the United…
Body of SAR Tech killed in training exercise returned to Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – The body of a Royal Canadian Air Force search and rescue technician who…
Homeless woman who was viciously beaten attends attacker’s hearing
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A Saskatchewan woman whose legs had to be amputated after she…
Video shown at Charest sex assault trial shows female students looking uneasy
SAINT-JEROME, Que. – Homemade video footage of a 1990s European ski trip shown at Bertrand…