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Four-metre-long great white shark washes up on B.C. beach
A B.C. woman got the experience of a lifetime this week after a great white…
Mercury found in water near Yukon mine disaster, Yukon government says
WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says mercury levels that “exceeded the water quality objective” were…
Vet tranquillizer increases overdose deaths in Yukon, health minister says
WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says its coroner’s service is investigating six suspected toxic drug…
Trade minister says she is ‘disappointed’ by report of caucus revolt to oust Trudeau
OTTAWA — A growing number of Liberal MPs are banding together to convince Prime Minister…
2 men charged with second-degree murder, arson after Old Montreal fire killed 2
MONTREAL — Two men were charged with second-degree murder and arson on Saturday, a week…
Bullets fired, window smashed at Jewish school in Toronto’s north end: police
TORONTO — A Jewish school for elementary girls was struck by gunshots for the second…
No place for violence in B.C. politics as police investigate bomb threat, says Eby
LANGLEY, B.C. — Violence should have no place in British Columbia politics, said New Democrat…
Bill Vigars, campaign manager for Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, dies at 78
WHITE ROCK, B.C. — Bill Vigars, who led the promotion of Terry Fox’s Marathon of…
A state divided: Wisconsin’s political polarization fracturing families, friendships
WEST BEND — Mary Herrick has lived in Washington County, just outside of Milwaukee, for…
Familiar faces and angry voters: Will B.C. elect an Independent MLA?
Vicki Huntington says two things are critical to be elected as an Independent member of…
Man dead after stabbing on downtown Montreal metro station platform
MONTREAL — Montreal police say a man is dead following a fatal altercation on a…
Nationwide recall issued for seasoned chicken and mushroom pasta sauce
A nationwide recall has been issued for the Rana brand Tagliatelle Seasoned White Chicken &…
Liberals appoint Andrew Bevan as campaign head amid talk of MP revolt against Trudeau
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the Liberal Party’s new campaign chair, as…
Eby urges Green voters to ‘stick together’ with NDP to keep Conservatives from office
SQUAMISH, B.C. — New Democrat Leader David Eby is urging Green voters in British Columbia’s…
B.C. Conservatives release education policy plans ahead of election day
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Conservatives have unveiled their education policy plans about six days before…
Twenty years after fatal Halifax cargo jet crash, safety improvements lag
HALIFAX — The deadly crash of an MK Airlines cargo plane in Halifax on Oct.…
Claims of India interference, new children’s hospital on B.C. election campaign
VANCOUVER — There was no holiday for British Columbia’s party leaders as the Oct. 19…
Lack of salmon may not be the problem after all for endangered orcas, report suggests
VANCOUVER — A key assumption about dwindling numbers of southern resident killer whales pins the…
Allegations of murder, extortion, coercion by India spark diplomatic retaliations
OTTAWA — Accusations of widespread murder, extortion and coercion across Canada linked to agents of…
Students are back at Toronto Jewish school that was struck by weekend shooting
TORONTO — Hundreds of students have returned to class at a Jewish girls’ school that…
Longueuil gets permit to go ahead with deer cull in local park that has been overrun
MONTREAL — A Montreal suburb will go ahead with a long-awaited white-tailed deer cull in…
A timeline of recent Canada-India tensions, as both countries expel diplomats
Monday’s announced expulsion of six Indian diplomats from Canada comes after months of tensions between…
Why India and Canada are in an escalating rift, with each expelling diplomats
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s decision Monday to expel India’s top envoy and five other diplomats is…
Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in September, raises odds of 50-basis-point rate cut
OTTAWA — The chances of a half-percentage point interest rate cut by the Bank of…