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Love Jays, will travel: Canadian fans prepared to go the distance to cheer their team
Alex Simpson has been a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays “basically from Day 1,”…
‘Shovel Superman’’: Alberta man uses vacation to help clean up floods in Taiwan
HUALIEN CITY — While many people like to spend their vacations on the beach or…
Canada’s first non-beating heart transplant could lead to shorter wait lists: UHN
TORONTO — A Toronto hospital says it transplanted a heart that stopped beating last month…
Former Liberal cabinet minister says young people are hesitant to enter politics
OTTAWA — Sergio Marchi says when he asks students in his university course on politics…
Mail delivery set to resume as Canada Post workers to switch to rotating strikes
Mail delivery is set to resume on a limited basis after the union representing Canada…
House committee adds language, security checks to ‘Lost Canadians’ bill
OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is recommending that most adults eligible for birthright…
Alberta Premier Smith says Ottawa is dodging responsibility for pipeline decision
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says Ottawa is dodging responsibility by not standing behind the…
Supreme Court rules against Kanesatake in $2-million dispute with Quebec lawyer
MONTREAL — Canada’s top court has sided with a Quebec lawyer in a $2-million dispute…
DNA advances lead to Quebec man admitting to murdering 10-year-old girl in 1994
MONTREAL — A Quebec man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing…
B.C.’s public service workers escalate strike to correctional facilities
BURNABY — British Columbia jails have been added to the growing list of sites behind…
MP warns senators against further Indian Act changes without House of Commons input
OTTAWA — A Liberal MP is warning senators on a committee studying proposed changes to…
Carney says renegotiating CUSMA likely won’t resolve all trade issues with U.S.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says it’s clear the U.S. will keep targeting certain…
Surprise September job gains dampen odds for Bank of Canada rate cut
OTTAWA — The Canadian labour market showed an unexpected hiring surge in September, but economists…
Carney defends paying 2 CEO appointees upwards of $577,000 a year
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending his decision to pay the CEOs of…
‘It depends’: Carney shifts stance on maintaining emissions cap
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday the fate of the emissions cap on…
Carney previews items in budget, including school food program, automatic tax filing
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency will prepare pre-filled tax returns for more low-income people…
Quebec’s chief coroner orders inquiry into deaths linked to heavy-truck collisions
MONTREAL — Quebec’s chief coroner has ordered a public inquiry into fatal collisions involving heavy…
Here are the B.C. ministries, provincial agencies and roles affected by job action
About 26,000 members of two unions representing British Columbia professionals and public service workers are…
Fact File: Photo of Portland doughnut ‘ICE fishing’ protest actually taken in Toronto
A photo shared online in October supposedly showed protesters in Portland, Ore. ‘baiting’ United States…
Eight protesters arrested after allegedly breaking into MP’s office: Toronto police
Toronto police say eight people have been arrested after they allegedly broke into the office…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by province
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in September. Here are the…
National employment numbers for September from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s September employment figures (numbers from the previous month…
In the news today: Canada Post union moving to rotating strikes
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…