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Premier Clark boasts about B.C.’s overall low jobless rate, but rural areas struggle
VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark often highlights the fact British Columbia has the lowest jobless…
Five stories in the news today, April 17
Five stories in the news for Monday, April 17 ——— DEFENCE MINISTER HARJIT SAJJAN VISITS…
Geologist matches headstones in Titanic cemetery to quarry in New Brunswick
HALIFAX – A geologist using aerial photos appears to have solved a mystery over the…
Organized rhyme: How Halifax’s poet laureate became ‘a change-maker’
HALIFAX – A poet didn’t make history in Halifax last week, but she might have…
Northeastern B.C. towns see Montney natural gas drilling recovery
CALGARY – Increasingly empty industrial yards around the northeastern B.C. city of Fort St. John…
Rabbit rescues prepare for peak season, expecting Easter bunnies to be abandoned
Rabbit rescue organizations are preparing for an influx of surrendered and stray bunnies as Easter…
Warm summer means increased risk of forest fires, meteorologists say
Nearly a year after the massive wildfire that devastated Fort McMurray, Alta., a climate scientist…
Teens’ thoughts on pot unchanged after legalization news, they say
TORONTO – Some teens say their likelihood of using weed hasn’t changed since the Liberal…
A look at highlights of the Liberal government’s marijuana legislation
OTTAWA – Some highlights of federal legislation to legalize recreational marijuana: —Individuals under 18 would…
Ranchers watch lone beaver herd curious cattle on Saskatchewan pasture
ITUNA, Sask. – It’s about as Canadian as a cattle drive can get. Ranchers northeast…
Quebec authorities watch for flooding after heavy weekend rainfall
MONTREAL – Recent heavy rainfall had civil security authorities keeping close tabs on Quebec rivers…
Canadian Food Inspection Agency adds more products to flour recall list
OTTAWA – A national recall of flour due to E. coli contamination, which was first…
Long-awaited criminal trial in B.C. against accused polygamists set to begin
CRANBROOK, B.C. – A decades-long legal battle culminates in British Columbia on Tuesday with the…
Ottawa wants young teens to avoid criminal record for pot possession
OTTAWA – The federal government has tailored its highly anticipated marijuana legislation to ensure younger…
Ontario university students to disarm fake bomb as part of final exam
TORONTO – Some Ontario university students are set for a stressful final examination: disarming fake…
Canadian glacier melt rerouted in rare case of ‘river piracy,’ scientists say
WASHINGTON – Scientists have witnessed the first modern case of what they call “river piracy”…
Fraud trial underway for former director of Quebec provincial police
MONTREAL – A fraud trial is underway in Montreal for the ex-director of the Quebec…
March home sales hit record high, Canadian Real Estate Association says
OTTAWA – Home sales across the country hit a record high last month, propped up…
NAFTA panel says U.S. must reconsider duties against Canadian paper mills
HALIFAX – A NAFTA review panel has unanimously ordered the U.S. Department of Commerce to…
Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault: ‘amazing’ how far we have come on LGBTQ2 rights
OTTAWA – Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault said his time at the University of Oxford taught…
Suspect charged after years of investigating Calgary musician’s death
CALGARY – Police have charged a man after three homicide investigations over 16 years into…
Former Nova Scotia teacher wins delay in sentencing on sex charges
HALIFAX – A former Halifax-area junior high teacher has won a delay in her sentencing…
Teen pleads guilty in Quebec school plot and will remain detained
SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. – One of two Quebec teens charged in an alleged plot to kill…
Fiery ‘Viking baptism’ nets environmental charges for reality TV star
WHITEHORSE – A reality TV star is on trial in Yukon, accused of violating the…