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It’s not easy being Green after B.C. election as party could face tough choices
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Green party has emerged from Tuesday’s election with a unique opportunity…
Soldier faces sex assault, child porn charges after recording device found
OTTAWA – A Canadian Forces corporal is facing charges including sexual assault, voyeurism and possession…
Feds hope pot-by-numbers effort helps extinguish illegal marijuana trade
OTTAWA – The federal government is hoping to find strength in numbers as it tries…
Some federal figures on marijuana pricing
OTTAWA – Public Safety Canada commissioned a study to help understand the cost of illegal…
Kazoo, Kaos, Karma: winning names in RCMP ‘Name the Puppy’ contest
INNISFAIL, Alta. – The puppies have names! The RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre in…
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX – (NSElxn) Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives are promising balanced budgets over four years, but…
Report says most domestic violence victims in Saskatchewan are women, children
REGINA – A panel examining domestic violence says most domestic homicide victims in Saskatchewan have…
N.S. Progressive Conservatives release ‘optimistic’ platform for May 30 vote
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives have released an election platform promising millions in spending…
Peacekeeping mission must start with exit strategy, military officials warn
OTTAWA – Make sure you have a plan to get out before you actually get…
Medical student panicked and incoherent after shooting, Halifax trial told
HALIFAX – Medical student William Sandeson was panicked and incoherent as he tried to clean…
Quebec murder suspect set free due to trial delays wants to be deported
MONTREAL – The first murder suspect in Quebec to be set free after the length…
Staff at Canada’s largest zoo walk off the job in contract dispute
TORONTO – Canada’s largest zoo was closed to the public and its animals were being…
Pierre Beaudoin, scion of Bombardier founding family, quits executive role
DORVAL, Que. – Pierre Beaudoin is relinquishing his role as Bombardier’s executive chairman, marking the…
A look at the federal dollar figures behind natural disasters over the years
OTTAWA – The federal government has been spending steadily more on natural disaster assistance since…
Five stories in the news today, May 12
Five stories in the news for Friday, May 12 ——— B.C. REGION PREPARES FOR RECORD…
Edmonton police charge mom after 11-day-old baby girl dies from methamphetamine
EDMONTON – A 31-year-old Edmonton woman has been charged with second-degree murder after her 11-day-old…
Trudeau tabs career security official to head Canada’s spy agency
OTTAWA – David Vigneault, a senior government official with experience at several federal security agencies,…
Freeland praises Tillerson’s work on Arctic Council climate change statement
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says it is significant that the United States…
Trump trade czar now in place; president says he wants ‘massive’ NAFTA changes
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s ready to start a major renegotiation of…
Residents of Quebec town unfazed by prospect of heavy rains
YAMACHICHE, Que. – Christian Montigny’s two-storey home in the central Quebec town of Yamachiche is…
Truck driver charged in deadly Highway 401 crash that killed 4
KINGSTON, Ont. – A 37-year-old transport truck driver from Quebec is facing a number of…
Tories promise to spend millions on the creation of medical centre for veterans
HALIFAX – Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie is promising to spend $1.75 million a year…
Calgary police arrest father in 2015 death of three-month-old baby boy
CALGARY – Police say they have arrested a pastor who is also the father of…
Military police lay sex assault charges against Air Force member at CFB Trenton
OTTAWA – Military police say they have laid five charges, including one of sexual assault,…