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Canada bolsters Arctic security and Inuit ties with new Nuuk consulate: Anand
NUUK — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand wrapped up a three-day trip to Greenland and…
Rob Lantz wins leadership race, will be next P.E.I. premier
CHARLOTTETOWN — Rob Lantz will become the next premier of Prince Edward Island after winning…
Balmy in B.C. and Alberta as jet stream’s dip south brings deep freeze to Ontario
Meteorologists say the position of the jet stream is to blame for bone-chilling cold in…
Ottawa gives Canada Post a $1.01-billion loan amid ongoing financial struggles
GATINEAU — The federal government is making more than $1 billion available to Canada Post…
Ontario Liberals announce date to select new leader, kicking off race
TORONTO — The Ontario Liberal Party says it will select a new leader on Nov.…
Keeping her ‘eye on the ball’: Hillman reflects on her time as top diplomat in D.C.
WASHINGTON — Kirsten Hillman hasn’t written her autobiography yet, but the 57-year-old career diplomat —…
Quick facts about Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s outgoing ambassador in Washington
WASHINGTON — Canada’s Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman is ending her term in…
B.C. needs new mental health hospital, psychiatrist tells inquest into family’s death
BURNABY — A psychiatrist with British Columbia’s Northern Health authority has called for a new…
Some U.S. alcohol to return to Quebec stores before quality drops, minister says
MONTREAL — Quebec’s finance minister says some U.S. alcohol will be returning to the province’s…
Inside the ‘con code’, the unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence
VANCOUVER — In a Surrey, B.C., pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his…
Canadian Tire ordered to pay nearly $1.3 million for false advertising
MONTREAL — Canadian Tire has been ordered to pay just under $1.3 million after pleading…
Union files complaints as feds increase public servants’ in-office time
OTTAWA — Canada’s largest federal public sector union has filed several unfair labour practice complaints…
China overturns death sentence for Canadian Robert Schellenberg: NYT report
OTTAWA — China’s highest court has overturned a Canadian man’s death sentence, The New York…
B.C.’s Warm weather forces those in ice-fishing derby into boats
Krista Clark is an avid ice fisher, but it was a late start to the…
Pipeline protest created safety risks, but journalists were let in, says RCMP officer
VANCOUVER — The senior RCMP officer co-ordinating enforcement at a British Columbia pipeline protest in…
Candidate says he plans to run for Conservatives in Poilievre’s former riding
OTTAWA — Blair Turner, a police officer from the Ottawa area, says he plans to…
Greenland’s foreign minister hails new Canadian consulate as ‘historic’
NUUK — The Canadian flag was raised and dozens of people joined in a spontaneous…
Supreme Court ruling sets out exception to confidentiality between lawyer and client
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says there can be an exception to a…
Harper’s archival collection includes one million photos, a quilt and a hockey card
OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper has officially launched his archival collection, which includes…
Fitness trial begins for man accused of killing B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang in 2022
VANCOUVER — The hearing to determine if a man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn…
Despite job losses, shrinking labour force lowers unemployment rate in January
OTTAWA — Fewer people were looking for work in January, driving the unemployment rate lower…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. Statistics Canada also…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by province
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. Here are the…
National employment numbers for January from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s January employment figures (numbers from the previous month…