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Lawyers urge Ottawa to fast-track families in Hong Kong who helped Snowden
MONTREAL – Canadian lawyers representing three families who sheltered whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong…
The Pothole Dodge in Newfoundland: a seasonal hazard for drivers and tires
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Mechanic Ed Hearn has never seen anything quite like the aluminum…
Highlights of federal budget tabled Wednesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau
OTTAWA – Highlights from the 2017 federal budget tabled Wednesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau:…
Alberta wants changes to ‘women studies’ course focused on hairstyling, cooking
EDMONTON – Alberta’s education minister wants a school division to immediately revamp a course entitled…
Budget 2017 trumpets child care, anti-violence strategy as help for women
OTTAWA – The Liberal government is committing $101 million over five years to reduce violence…
Saskatchewan budget winners losers: School boards stay, PST goes up
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government tabled a budget Wednesday which forecasts a $685 million deficit…
Nova Scotia intimate-photo case results in guilty pleas from all six accused
HALIFAX – Six male teenagers in Nova Scotia pleaded guilty Wednesday to sharing intimate images…
Senate ethics committee mulls fate of senator who was involved with teen
OTTAWA – The Senate’s ethics committee met behind closed doors Wednesday to consider what sanctions…
B.C.’s top judge says system needs ‘shock therapy’ to improve access to justice
VANCOUVER – A dose of “shock therapy” is needed to reform Canada’s justice system, which…
Liberal budget seeks to look beyond Trump, but is it blind to him?
OTTAWA – If there’s an example in Wednesday’s federal budget of challenges President Donald Trump…
A dairy-for-lumber deal? Think-tank paper proposes Canada-U.S. swap for NAFTA
WASHINGTON – The most common uses of Canadian dairy normally include milk, cream, yogurt, butter…
Stand up for electoral reform, New Democrat MP urges Liberal colleagues
OTTAWA – New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen is planning a series of town-hall meetings in…
Toronto school board to stop booking new U.S. travel over border restrictions
TORONTO – Canada’s largest school board says it will stop booking trips to the United…
Pastor planning healing service after Nova Scotia church damaged in fire
NORTH PRESTON, N.S. – Members of a historic church just east of Halifax will soon…
Canada gets green light to join controversial China-led infrastructure bank
OTTAWA – Canada has been approved to join a controversial new international infrastructure bank led…
Toronto’s wandering capybaras – Bonnie and Clyde – have 3 pups: zoo says
Toronto’s wandering capybaras are now parents. The High Park Zoo said Thursday in a birth…
Trial hears arguments over whether ‘child-like’ sex doll constitutes child porn
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A sex doll at the centre of a trial in Newfoundland…
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, March 23 ——— KEYSTONE DECISION IMMINENT:It appears the…
Five stories in the news today, March 24
Five stories in the news for Friday, March 24: ——— US GOVERNMENT TO MAKE KEYSTONE…
NewsAlert:TransCanada gets State Department’s OK for Keystone XL pipeline
CALGARY – TransCanada says it has received a presidential permit from the U.S. State Department…
Trudeau to attend 100th anniversary Vimy commemorations in France next month
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to France next month to attend commemorations…
QuickList: February inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA – Canada’s national inflation rate was 2.0 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says.…
‘Couch potato’ youth missing out on crucial bone development: study
VANCOUVER – A new study has found teens who have a “couch potato” lifestyle risk…
Commons votes by 2-1 margin to pass motion condemning Islamophobia
OTTAWA – The House of Commons has passed a Liberal backbencher’s motion calling on federal…