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Liberals to lay out foreign policy next month; Freeland calls it ‘canola’ plan
WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tasked his foreign minister with delivering a major…
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX – (NSElxn) Nova Scotia’s Liberals have released an election platform that includes a total…
Injured muskrat named George dies, funds raised for rodent to go toward autopsy
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. – An Ontario wildlife rescue centre that collected donations for an extensively injured…
Expert tells sentencing hearing teen who killed ex-girlfriend not psychopathic
REGINA – A clinical psychologist says a young man who killed his teenage girlfriend when…
Workers at Toronto marijuana dispensary Canna Clinic join Unifor, union says
TORONTO – Workers at a medical marijuana dispensary in Toronto’s east end have joined Unifor,…
U.S. teen’s death after caffeine binge sparks concern over energy drinks
TORONTO – The death of a 16-year-old South Carolina boy from a probable caffeine-induced heart…
Air Canada plane diverted after Ontario man allegedly tries to open door
TORONTO – An Ontario man is in federal custody in the United States after allegedly…
First Nations vow to use courts and other means if necessary to stop Keystone XL
CALGARY – A coalition of aboriginal groups from Canada and the U.S. has signed a…
Saskatchewan to appeal school funding decision that it already plans to bypass
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government says it will appeal a Court of Queen’s Bench ruling…
Editor of CBC’s ‘The National’ reassigned after cultural appropriation flap
TORONTO – The managing editor of CBC’s “The National” was reassigned Wednesday for what the…
Weaver says Greens will fight pipeline, calls Clark’s Liberals ‘reckless’
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s three Green members will use their increased political clout to fight…
Liberals release platform with $1.08 billion in spending, tax cuts
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Liberals released an election platform Wednesday that included a total of…
Transgender community, NDP urge Trudeau government to change travel regulations
OTTAWA – Jennifer McCreath has a fear of flying of a different sort: a fear…
Quebec woman found alive in Saskatchewan arrested for suspected mischief
RIMOUSKI, Que. – Quebec provincial police say a missing woman who was found safe in…
Conservatives merge old, new tactics to pressure Liberals over autism funding
OTTAWA – Federal Conservatives will seek today to find out why a request for $3.8…
NAFTA checklist: A handy guide to key issues, as formal process set to start
WASHINGTON – The formal process in renegotiating the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement has…
Infrastructure bank may avoid projects with too much financial risk, Sohi says
OTTAWA – The government’s new agency for financing major construction projects might take a pass…
Almost 40 per cent of Canadians eat lunch at their desks, new research shows
MONTREAL – Almost 40 per cent of Canadians are eating lunch at their desks —…
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX – (Liberals-Health) Nova Scotia’s Liberal Party is promising to ensure Nova Scotians have better…
Agreement allows police in Vancouver Pride parade, but changes will be made
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Police Department says its members will walk in the city’s Pride…
Gender-neutral birth certificates could be issued in Ontario by 2018
TORONTO – Gender-neutral birth certificates could be issued in Ontario as early as next year,…
Sajjan says troops have been shortchanged by successive governments
KINGSTON, Ont. – Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan gave a first peek at the government’s new…
Senator apologizes for use of N-word during testimony on transgender rights bill
OTTAWA – Sen. Andre Pratte apologized Thursday for using a notorious racial slur during a…
Police trying to find people who left injured muskrat on shore of Ontario lake
GORES LANDING, Ont. – The case of a muskrat found badly injured in a diaper…