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Newfoundland man tells alleged thief on Kijiji to bring back his lumber
FLATROCK, N.L. – A Newfoundland man used Kijiji to appeal to an alleged lumber thief…
Montreal teams have won 41 Stanley Cups: hockey historian
Montrealers are quick to boast about the Canadiens’ record 24 Stanley Cup trophies but some…
Subway files defamation suit against CBC over reports
TORONTO – Subway has filed a defamation lawsuit against the CBC over reports the sandwich…
Former missing Olympian facing fraud charges to appears in Victoria court
VICTORIA – An investment dealer and former Olympic rower who went missing for nearly 18…
Man charged with murder of woman, 33, found dead in rural Cape Breton home
GARDINER MINES,, N.S. – A 40-year-old Cape Breton man has been charged with first-degree murder…
Health Canada confirms fentanyl in pill seized on New Brunswick First Nation
FREDERICTON – Health Canada has confirmed a pill seized on the Esgenoopetitj First Nation in…
Critics urge Toronto cops to axe ‘carding;’ cite analysis that practice is harmful
Toronto’s police services board is being urged to implement an outright ban on carding —…
Quebec sets up hearings to study options for rail track in Lac-Megantic
Quebec’s environmental-review agency will hold public hearings into what to do with rail track in…
Toll reaches almost four a day in B.C.’s overdose crisis: coroner
VICTORIA – Nearly four people died every day last month from an illicit drug overdose…
Man with cannibal fantasies gets taxpayer funded lawyer for murder appeal
TORONTO – A man convicted of butchering his best friend at a hotel and stuffing…
RCMP stopped 887 people trying to illegally enter Canada last month
OTTAWA – The number of people stopped by the RCMP after illegally entering Canada rose…
Oilsands thirst for natural gas hits record, environmentalists decry it as ‘waste’
CALGARY – Nearly one-third of the natural gas burned in Canada last year was used…
$1.2M in mental-health support for northern Saskatchewan First Nations
LA RONGE, Sask. – The federal government is putting up $1.2 million over two years…
Decades-old Sikh massacre looms over Canadian defence minister’s India trip
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says he hopes the Indian government will do more…
Trial hears fake car accident allowed undercover cops to meet murder suspect
CALGARY – Undercover officers investigating a man accused of killing his wife and burying her…
Page’s office points to ways feds can ease concerns over proposed PBO changes
OTTAWA – A think tank led by former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page has laid…
Halifax seeks living survivors of devastating 1917 blast that killed thousands
Halifax is issuing a call for an extremely specific kind of centenarian — one who…
Canadian envoy fires back at Trump over dairy, says criticism not based on facts
OTTAWA – Canada’s envoy to Washington has shot back at criticism by President Donald Trump…
Baloney Meter: Do Canada’s efforts to help dairy farmers hurt U.S. counterparts?
OTTAWA – “Time and again, Canada has demonstrated its disregard of its dairy commitments to…
Toronto police union wants Pride funding pulled after floats banned
TORONTO – The union representing Toronto’s police officers is urging the city to pull an…
Gillian Anderson calls on prime minister to end East Coast seal hunt
The East Coast seal hunt has another celebrity foe: X-Files star Gillian Anderson. Anderson has…
OSC alleges former Home Capital CEOs, current CFO, broke securities law
TORONTO – Staff with Ontario’s securities regulator alleged on Wednesday that two former CEOs and…
How Barack Obama quietly, gently delivered same slam on Canadian dairy as Trump
WASHINGTON – In a private meeting inside the White House, the president of the United…
Saskatchewan RCMP charge woman with human smuggling relating to refugees
REGINA – A Saskatchewan woman has been charged with human smuggling after RCMP intercepted a…