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Petition pushes back against move to exclude police from Vancouver Pride Parade
VANCOUVER – A campaign to exclude police from Vancouver's Pride Parade is experiencing pushback from…
Man bent on killing as many co-workers as he could at Edmonton warehouse: Crown
EDMONTON – Crown prosecutors say an Edmonton man accused of murdering two co-workers and wounding…
‘And then the lights went out:’ Dog helps save man, boys in collapsed fort
LAWRENCETOWN, N.S. – A Nova Scotia man is praising the efforts of the family dog…
Muslim leader says Tory opposition to Islamophobia motion is stoking prejudice
OTTAWA – Conservative MPs are stoking a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment by raising unfounded fears…
HBC denies deceptive pricing accusations from competition watchdog
TORONTO – Hudson's Bay Co. (TSX:HBC) is denying allegations of deceptive pricing practices from Canada's…
Looking for a forever home; Kamloops SPCA pet of the week
KAMLOOPS – This lovable kitten had a rough start to life. She was found severely…
Pass the pot: UBC Okanagan study shows patients choose cannabis over prescription pain killers
KELOWNA – An UBC Okanagan study says patients prefer medical marijuana over prescription opioids for…
Toronto police officers help woman deliver baby in back seat of taxi
Toronto police say a mother and her newborn are doing well after two officers helped…
Man dug out of avalanche on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver Saturday
VANCOUVER – Rescue officials in British Columbia say skiers were trapped in an avalanche near…
Boyden says writers need to be ‘careful’ when on ‘somebody else’s turf’
TORONTO – Acclaimed novelist Joseph Boyden, who has been dogged by controversy in recent months…
Subtle (very) ‘gay moment’ in new Disney film generates buzz
To be clear: "Brokeback Mountain," this isn't. The so-called "gay moment" in Disney's new live-action…
PMO staffer will run for the Liberals in federal byelection
THORNHILL, Ont. – A senior aide to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will carry the Liberal…
Yelp to help customers find gender-neutral bathrooms
NEW YORK – Yelp, the crowd-sourced company specializing in online reviews, is wading into the…
Adults exposed to alcohol before birth appear prone to health conditions: survey
VANCOUVER – Myles Himmelreich has struggled with significant joint pain since he was a teen,…
Mayo, wings, butter: ‘Fake milk’ is the latest food fight
NEW YORK – Is "fake milk" spoiling the dairy industry's image? Dairy producers are calling…
‘Knees together’ judge Robin Camp resigning from the bench
OTTAWA – A judge who asked a sexual assault complainant in a trial why she…
One dead and another seriously injured as planes collide near Montreal
SAINT BRUNO, Que. – Two small planes collided over a bustling Quebec shopping mall on…
Don Rickles, king of insult comedy, dies at 90
LOS ANGELES – Don Rickles, the big-mouthed, bald-headed “Mr. Warmth” whose verbal assaults endeared him…
Canucks fire head coach Willie Desjardins after three seasons in charge
VANCOUVER – Willie Desjardins seemed to sense he was on borrowed time in the waning…
Teacher, boy die when husband opens fire in California class
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – A man walked into his estranged wife’s elementary school classroom in…
Goodale cites ‘absolute carnage’ on roads in lowering breathalyzer hurdle
OTTAWA – It would be easier for police to make drivers blow into a breathalyzer…
The high road: Canada embarks on game-changing legal marijuana experiment
OTTAWA – The federal government is steering Canada into a bold and risky social experiment…
Kevin O’Leary quits Conservative leadership race, supports Maxime Bernier
OTTAWA – Celebrity investor and reality-TV star Kevin O’Leary, who rattled Conservative cages three months…
UK police say apparent suicide bomber responsible for blast
MANCHESTER, England – An apparent suicide bomber set off an improvised explosive device that killed…