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Mounties say female members can wear specially developed hijab if they choose
OTTAWA – The RCMP says its female members can wear a hijab if they choose.…
Global Affairs says one Canadian killed, one injured in Italian earthquake
OTTAWA – One Canadian was killed and another was injured during this week’s devastating earthquake…
Bangladesh police kill 3, including Canadian suspect in Dhaka attack
NEW DELHI – Police in Bangladesh killed three suspected militants Saturday, including a man they…
Sunshine Coast a year-round outdoor haven with plenty of ‘Beachcombers’ nods
GIBSONS, B.C. – Howe Sound is glass-still on the voyage from Gibsons Landing to Keats…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops woman located
UPDATE: 3:20 P.M., Sept. 9, 2016 KAMLOOPS – RCMP says the 25-year-old last seen in Kamloops…
Man charged in connection to death of Mountie killed in Vancouver Island crash
VICTORIA – Criminal charges have been laid against a man six months after a Vancouver…
Former hockey coach Graham James granted full parole on sex offences
LAVAL, Que. – A decision to grant convicted sex offender Graham James full parole sparked…
Couple’s family relieved at guilty verdict, but still don’t know what happened
EDMONTON – The son of an Alberta couple who disappeared while driving to a camping…
Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalling smoked salmon over listeria concerns
OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling Wild Sockeye Smoked Salmon and Sensations…
Vancouver expo shows breadth, growth of Canadian marijuana industry
VANCOUVER – A two-day marijuana exhibition in Vancouver is giving people an idea of just…
In UN speeches, Trudeau and Obama take aim at the politics of Trumpism
UNITED NATIONS, United Nations – Justin Trudeau's first speech to the United Nations General Assembly…
All Prince Edward Island schools evacuated over potential threat
CHARLOTTETOWN – Traffic slowed to a crawl and offices emptied across Prince Edward Island Wednesday…
Royals urged by First Nations to push governments for reconciliation
KELOWNA – First Nations leaders have urged the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to encourage…
War canoe takes Prince William and Kate to Haida Gwaii as royal tour winds down
HAIDA GWAII, B.C. – Prince William and Kate arrived at a small village off the…
Rogers stops the presses on 4 magazines, cuts back others due to print revenue drop
TORONTO – Rogers Media announced Friday a sweeping overhaul of its magazines — with Flare,…
Woman charged in law professor’s killing; has ties to his ex
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Police have made a third arrest in the 2014 killing of a…
Woman who gave water to pigs headed to slaughter testifies at her mischief trial
BURLINGTON, Ont. – A Toronto woman who is on trial for giving water to pigs…
Hurricane Matthew drenches Haiti, threatens catastrophe
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The leading edge of dangerous Hurricane Matthew drenched Haiti on Monday night,…
The Latest: Thousands in Florida shelters set up in schools
MIAMI – The Latest on Hurricane Matthew and Tropical Storm Nicole (all times local): 6:30…
Hurricane threatens some of South’s most storied cities
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Hurricane Matthew spared Florida’s most heavily populated stretch from a catastrophic…
The Latest: NHC: Matthew makes landfall in South Carolina
The Latest on Hurricane Matthew (all times local): 11:05 a.m. The National Hurricane Center says…
Snowfall warning issued for Trans-Canada Highway
SHUSWAP – Long weekend travellers planning to drive on the Trans-Canada Highway from Eagle Pass…
Struggle of compassion versus doctrine for Catholics who choose assisted death
VANCOUVER – A proper funeral is far more than an end-of-life celebration for practising Catholics,…
Feds ban new embassies along Sussex Drive after RCMP flags security concerns
OTTAWA – The federal government is forbidding the construction of new embassies on Ottawa's Sussex…