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Asylum seeker’s death failure by Ottawa to get Trump to change policies: premier
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says the federal government has failed to reduce the…
Feds introduce legislation to shine light on cash-for-access fundraisers
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at putting an end to the…
Upset son of recent suspected murder victim interrupts inquiry hearings
WHITEHORSE – The distraught son of Wendy Carlick, an advocate for missing and murdered indigenous…
An NDP minority government in B.C. may have to water down its ambitions: experts
VANCOUVER – An NDP minority government in British Columbia would be hard pressed to make…
Former jurors who suffered PTSD call for federal government support
OTTAWA – Former jurors delivered an emotional plea Wednesday for the federal government to create…
Postal worker finds white, powdery substance on community mailbox: union
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Police say a hazardous materials team was called into investigate a…
Vancouver Island man survives lightning strike, now hopes for super powers
VICTORIA – A propane delivery driver on Vancouver Island may be the luckiest man in…
Supreme Court denies P.E.I. crab fishers leave to appeal dispute over catch
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear an appeal from a group of…
Trudeau booked as guest for ‘Live With Kelly and Ryan’ in Niagara Falls, Ont.
TORONTO – Justin Trudeau will help TV morning show hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest…
Housing plan looks to close equality gap; CMHC head
OTTAWA – The head of the federal agency crafting a national housing strategy says the…
Greenpeace wants Resolute’s Ontario lawsuit tossed as ‘vexatious’ litigation
TORONTO – A forestry company’s multimillion-dollar defamation claim against Greenpeace is a vexatious abuse of…
Federal housing agency beefing up ability to detect mortgage fraud, CEO says
TORONTO – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is beefing up its ability to detect patterns…
Pizza oven affected Montreal air quality readings, report says
Montrealers can breathe a sigh of relief to learn their air is less polluted than…
Canada’s softwood industry and Thursday’s support package, by the numbers
OTTAWA – The federal government announced a support package Thursday worth $867 million to help…
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…