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Former officers suing Ontario police service alleging gender-based discrimination
TORONTO – Members of a southern Ontario police force are accused of wide-ranging sexism in…
Expert panel says government must go beyond lip service on youth jobs
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals should overhaul the government’s summer jobs program to help young…
Man, 87, charged after SUV hits school bus, sending 10 students to hospital
AMHERST, N.S. – Ten Nova Scotia schoolchildren received minor injuries when their school bus collided…
Multibillion-dollar warship replacement plan 2.4 times over budget: PBO
OTTAWA – The federal government’s multibillion-dollar effort to replace the navy’s warship fleet could cost…
Senate report urges more support, schools for French education in B.C.
VICTORIA – British Columbia needs to build more French-only schools and increase access to French…
Winery owners’ arrest a warning for Canadians doing business in China: daughter
OTTAWA – The daughter of two Canadian winery owners being held by Chinese authorities over…
Loto-Quebec cancels betting on future of U.S. President Donald Trump’s presidency
QUEBEC – In the end, Donald Trump’s presidency has lasted longer than Loto-Quebec’s plan to…
Star-studded festivities planned for Canada Day long weekend in Ottawa
OTTAWA – Homegrown entertainers from the worlds of stage and screen will converge in Ottawa…
Group urges Ottawa to take ‘aggressive’ approach with Greenland over salmon
ST. ANDREWS, N.B. – The Atlantic Salmon Federation is urging Ottawa to take a more…
Woman who died in attempt to cross border was trying to get to daughter
WINNIPEG – The president of the Ghanian Union of Manitoba says a 57-year-old woman who…
Canada should withdraw from UN drug treaties due to pot plans: opposition
OTTAWA – Opposition parties and international legal experts are calling on Ottawa to say what…
PM tries to keep lid on constitutional can of worms opened by Couillard
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau moved quickly Thursday to slam the lid on a constitutional can…
Couillard says little desire for national unity debate, wants one anyway
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said Thursday he is fully aware there is currently little appetite…
Karla Homolka will no longer volunteer at Montreal elementary school
MONTREAL – A private Montreal elementary school is moving to quell public fears following media…
Canada’s trade surplus with U.S. hits highest level in three years
OTTAWA – Canada’s trade deficit fell in April and its surplus with the United States…
Death of woman found in burning garage now treated as homicide: police
SOUTH RAWDON, N.S. – Police say the death of a 27-year-old Nova Scotia woman who…
Experts plumb depths of quake-causing cracks on the Pacific sea floor
VANCOUVER – New research focused off the west coast of North America is giving seismologists…
N.B. sex offender faces new charge after being placed in special care home
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – A convicted sex offender is facing a new sexual assault charge…
More tests to see if brothers criminally responsible in Calgary teen sex attack
CALGARY – Two brothers who randomly kidnapped a teenage girl and repeatedly sexually assaulted her…
Remains of First World War soldier from New Brunswick identified in France
OTTAWA – The remains of a New Brunswick man who died while fighting to take…
Ontario premier calls Trump’s withdrawal from climate change agreement appalling
TORONTO – Ontario’s premier is joining a growing number of politicians condemning Donald Trump’s decision…
Mayors press Trudeau Liberals for help to handle legalized marijuana
OTTAWA – The mayors of Canada’s biggest cities say they need a slice of the…
Health Canada approves three safe injection sites in Toronto
TORONTO – Health Canada has approved three supervised injection sites in Toronto, and local officials…
East Coast premiers cool to Quebec’s desire to reopen Constitution
OTTAWA – The premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick said Friday they have…