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RCMP’s Labour Code trial stemming from shooting hears about carbine acquisition
MONCTON, N.B. – Obtaining carbine rifles was a top priority for the RCMP three years…
N.S. political leaders focus on health care in election’s final days
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Tories and NDP have pinpointed health care as the Liberals’ Achilles…
Suicide of First Nations youth shows kids in care must be heard: advocate
CALGARY – Alberta’s child and youth advocate says the suicide of a 15-year-old indigenous boy…
Canada deploys alternate numbers as secret weapon in defence-spending fight
OTTAWA – The federal government has been using a secret weapon to fight back against…
Quebec’s construction sector falls idle with mass walkout
MONTREAL – Quebec construction sites fell idle Wednesday after a union alliance representing about 175,000…
Premier seeks answers on sudden Labrador flooding: ‘No doubt people are fearful’
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Premier Dwight Ball says he wants answers about what happened last…
Government moves to protect sea floor mountain and thermal vents off B.C.’s coast
BURNABY, B.C. – The federal government is taking the first step in protecting an area…
13 Conservative leadership contenders sought to make their mark in the race
OTTAWA – In a brightly lit room off a busy highway in Toronto, about a…
Five things to know about how the Conservatives will choose a new leader
OTTAWA – Conservative party members have begun voting to select their new leader, with mail-in…
Endangered salamanders put quarry on hold as residents fight against project
A group of Ontario residents trying to ward off the development of a new quarry…
Injured dog found buried alive in suburban Montreal has died: SPCA
MONTREAL – The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says an injured dog…
Rain, snow help crews fight two wildfires in British Columbia
VERNON, B.C. – Cool and wet weather is helping crews fighting two wildfires in British…
PM in Brussels for NATO summit, where terrorism, cost of defence top agenda
BRUSSELS – The new headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization — a massive, state-of-the-art…
Graco recalls car seats; says webbing may not hold child in crash
TORONTO – Graco Children’s products is recalling 1,393 child car seats in Canada due to…
Justice minister’s father calls missing, murdered women inquiry ‘bloody farce’
OTTAWA – Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s father is calling the national public inquiry into missing…
Supreme Court to look at constitutionality of victim surcharges
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada agreed Thursday to look at whether it’s unconstitutional…
CBC planning to roll out reinvented ‘The National’ in October
TORONTO – As Peter Mansbridge prepares to bid farewell to “The National,” the CBC’s flagship…
Parties trade barbs as poll shows Nova Scotia race tightening in final days
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s party leaders were largely off the campaign trail ahead of Thursday…
A look at the federal Conservative leadership race, by the numbers
OTTAWA – A look at the federal Conservative leadership race, by the numbers. 445: Length,…
Oh no! Here comes the sun: Hot Calgary playground slide too hard on the tush
CALGARY – A popular Calgary playground has been forced to close for improvements because the…
Hungry Newfoundland moose destroys Maple Leaf tulip display: ‘A giant salad bar’
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – In a clash of Canadian icons, a hungry Newfoundland moose destroyed…
Fish plant burns to the ground on island in northern New Brunswick
MISCOU, N.B. – A fish plant on a small New Brunswick island has been destroyed…
Profiles of some people who have used rehabilitation facilities
POWELL RIVER, B.C. – There exists as much stigma about drug users as about the…
Federal government’s methane emission reduction plan raises industry concerns
CALGARY – Tougher methane emission regulations unveiled Thursday are expected to create oil and gas…