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Aga Khan opens Ottawa pluralism centre, and board members blast Trump
OTTAWA – The Aga Khan returned Tuesday to Ottawa to unveil the new headquarters of…
Bells, prayers and lights for celebrations marking Montreal’s 375th birthday
Montreal is ready for its 375th birthday Wednesday, with a number of scheduled events and…
‘Don’t want to die:’ Sentencing hearing told victim begged teen shooter to stop
MEADOW LAKE, Sask. – One of the victims of a shooting at a high school…
Residents air lifted out as rising Churchill River threatens Labrador town
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – Police in Labrador say residents of a small community surrounded…
Dog cull being planned on northern reserve where woman fatally mauled
LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS, Man. – As leaders on a northern Manitoba First Nation plan a…
Doer says Alberta targets U.S. wood buyers to tip balance in softwood dispute
EDMONTON – Gary Doer, the former Canadian ambassador to the U.S., says one key to…
If family members worried about delayed MMIW inquiry, I have concerns: Bennett
OTTAWA – Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett says she shares the concerns of those family…
Deaths of dad and daughter still being probed; parents had custody dispute
RED DEER, Alta. – Court documents suggest a father who was found dead on the…
Liberals briefing select allies on long-awaited defence policy overhaul
OTTAWA – The Liberal government has been providing select allies with what officials say is…
Resolute U.S. racketeering lawsuit against Greenpeace moved to California
TORONTO – A racketeering lawsuit launched by multinational forestry giant Resolute Forest Products against Greenpeace…
Winnipeg police arrest, charge men with killing Tina Fontaine’s cousin
WINNIPEG – Police have charged three men in the killing of a cousin of Tina…
Man charged after pickup truck goes into automatic car wash with dog in back
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – A man has been charged after a pickup truck went…
Tags still hanging from clothes lead police to alleged shoplifter
BARRIE, Ont. – Police in Barrie, Ont., say tags still hanging from a man’s clothes…
Political stakes set to change for Opposition Conservatives under new leader
OTTAWA – Conservative members of Parliament emerged Wednesday from their final caucus meeting under the…
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…