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Northern Canadian man who wished for death by police dead after Mountie shooting
HALL BEACH, Nunavut – RCMP in Nunavut say a man who died following a police-involved…
At least 166 people deemed homeless on one day in St. John’s, N.L.: report
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Hundreds of people — including dozens of youth — are forced…
Body of second missing Alberta hunter found; search continues for two others
FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alta. – Searchers have discovered a second body in their quest to find…
Nova Scotia’s ‘Bernie Sanders of the North’ leads NDP back to left-wing roots
HALIFAX – The way Gary Burrill tells it, his journey to socialism began at a…
Aftershocks still rumbling following 6.2 quake that jolted Yukon, northwest B.C.
WHITEHORSE – More than 100 aftershocks had shivered across the Alaska Panhandle, southern Yukon and…
Vancouver home sales slide nearly 26% last month, condo and townhouse demand rise
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the number of home sales…
Man’s death in New Brunswick prison preventable: correctional investigator
DORCHESTER, N.B. – The death of a man who was repeatedly pepper sprayed at a…
WestJet orders longer-range Boeings as part of wider expansion plans
CALGARY – WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX:WJA) has set out a plan to expand both internationally…
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX – (NSElxn) Nova Scotia’s Tories and governing Liberals are trading accusations over their treatment…
Tories, Liberals trade barbs over lack of women on slate in Nova Scotia election
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Tories and governing Liberals traded barbs Tuesday over their treatment of…
Man convicted of sexually assaulting daughter for close to a decade
A man who argued in an Ontario court that he was simply being a “touchy…
Five things to know about the controversy around Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan was again defending himself in the Commons on Tuesday,…
How Canada’s first women’s shelter saved women and their children from abuse
Jan knew she had to leave. It was 1973 and her husband spent most days…
An excerpt from a new book that details attempted Manitoba NDP political coup
WINNIPEG – A former Manitoba NDP cabinet minister is releasing a memoir which gives readers…
B.C. election: Key developments from Day 22
VANCOUVER – A look at some key developments from Day 22 of the B.C. election…
Six stories in the news today, May 3
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, May 3 ——— FORT MCMURRAY MARKS ONE YEAR…
‘Beyond our wildest dreams’: Canada’s ‘Come From Away’ earns 7 Tony nominations
NEW YORK – The married co-creators of “Come From Away” were celebrating their six-year-journey from…
Former cabinet minister writes about revolt that almost toppled a premier
WINNIPEG – The acrimony, distrust and eventual open warfare that crippled the Manitoba New Democrats…
NAFTA burgers: Canadian envoy touts trade deal through example of a hamburger
WASHINGTON – Just before lunchtime in Washington, a Canadian MP spoke to his audience’s stomach…
Puff, puff, pray: Inside Colorado’s International Church of Cannabis
DENVER – Walk into Denver’s International Church of Cannabis, and even the sober might feel…
In Colorado, pot tourism a lucrative business the state can’t promote
DENVER – Inside a neon-lit party bus bumping along a pothole-riddled Denver street, Andre Henriquez…
Two thirds of electricity in Canada now comes from renewable energy
OTTAWA – Two-thirds of Canada’s electricity supply now comes from renewable sources such as hydro…
Several Quebec communities coping with flooding
MONTREAL – A Montreal-area river burst its banks early Wednesday, flooding several homes and streets…
Commons committee calls for rollback of key C-51 anti-terror measures
OTTAWA – A House of Commons committee is calling for repeal of a provision that…