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Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is recommending that diphenhydramine — an antihistamine and sedative sometimes…
B.C. judge orders limit in tailings dam deposits at Mount Polley mine
VANCOUVER — The Supreme Court in British Columbia has ordered that the Mount Polley mine…
White House downplays North American auto industry’s concerns about U.K. trade deal
WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday downplayed the North American automobile industry’s claim that…
Jobless rate rises as tariffs take ‘bite’ out of Canada’s labour market in April
OTTAWA — Canada’s labour market was showing cracks in April as the early impacts of…
Volunteer in missing children search urges caution against speculation on their fate
HALIFAX — A police investigation is continuing into the disappearance of two young children reported…
Cineplex CEO optimistic about near-term future of movie business despite tariff talk
TORONTO — Just days after U.S. President Donald Trump started making threats to impose 100…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for April, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in April. Statistics Canada also…
National employment numbers for April from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s April employment figures (numbers from the previous month…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for April, by province
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in April. Here are the…
Canada and Europe are collaborating on defence. What that might look like.
OTTAWA — As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on the future of…
Trad-moms and natalism: how the way we talk about motherhood is changing
The way we’re talking about motherhood is changing, says Miranda Brady, a professor of communication…
Three MLAs are supporting a B.C. farming family whose 400 ostriches are to be culled
VICTORIA — A member of an ostrich farming family held back tears Thursday as she…
What Trump’s agreement with the U.K. suggests about trade talks with Canada
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s preliminary trade agreement with the United Kingdom sent a…
More details needed about Carney’s plans to revamp foreign service, union head says
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to invest in Canada’s foreign service, arguing…
Tom Segura, Mae Martin, Russell Peters set for revamped Just For Laughs festival
Tom Segura, Russell Peters and Russell Howard are among the headliners booked for a revamped…
Ottawa, Indigenous capital group sign first-of-its-kind 10-year agreement
OTTAWA — Ottawa and the National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association have signed a first-of-its-kind, $514…
Carney, Canada’s premiers to meet in Saskatchewan next month
OTTAWA — Canada’s premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in Saskatoon on June…
Nevada high court weighs public access to secretive legal spat over control of Murdoch media empire
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s high court is weighing whether to open up courtroom access…
New rules on tipping, price labelling take effect across Quebec
MONTREAL — New rules on tipping and on price displays at grocery retailers took effect…
CEOs call on Carney to ‘take action’ to support domestic energy sector
OTTAWA — Canada’s energy CEOs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to scrap the…
Planned burn could have killed trapped firefighters, says B.C. safety report
British Columbia’s worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province’s wildfire service during…
Disney to build its 7th theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates
Disney will build its seventh theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates, the…
U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra to make first official appearance at business summit
OTTAWA — U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra will make his first official appearance in…
Disney to build its 7th theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates
Disney will build its seventh theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates, the…