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PMO slams Fox News for incorrect tweet about Quebec City shooting suspect
OTTAWA – One of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's senior officials is taking Fox News to…
Trudeau confers with European leaders on Trump, Freeland to meet Tillerson
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government has been conferring with jittery European allies about how to…
Trudeau, Trump sit down with business leaders on women in the workforce
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump are teaming up to boost…
‘He neither forgave nor forgot’: Crown says Garland planned triple murder
CALGARY – The Crown painted a dark picture Monday of the man it believes brutally…
Cannabis industry opposes call for plain packaging and bans on advertising
VANCOUVER – Garfield Mahood has spent 30 years fighting for the Canadian government to require…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teenager located
UPDATE: 9:18 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 KELOWNA – RCMP say a missing 15-year-old Kamloops…
Canadians lost $17M to online dating scams in 2016: RCMP
Romance may be in the air on Valentine's Day, but RCMP say those looking for…
Questions swirl about the effects of the Trudeau-Trump joint declaration
OTTAWA – Even with companies and politicians breathing a little easier after Justin Trudeau's first…
The Canadians leave town, just before a tornado of turmoil hits Washington
WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has assured his U.S. counterpart over the phone that…
WestJet pilot orders pizza for rerouted Air Canada passengers in Fredericton
FREDERICTON – Air Canada is apologizing to passengers who found themselves rerouted late at night…
Trump slams intel officials, media over Flynn and Russia
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed the media and "illegally leaked" intelligence information…
Hundreds attend funeral Saturday for the man behind “Sharkwater” documentary
TORONTO – A Toronto filmmaker who died while diving off the Florida coast was mourned…
‘Lego Batman’ stays No. 1, conquers ‘The Great Wall’
NEW YORK – "The Lego Batman Movie" commanded the Presidents Day weekend box office, staying…
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; Vernon SPCA pet of the week
VERNON – Noodles is a fun and goofy ferret who came in as a stray.…
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…