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Doctors gather to protest physician payment bill at Bell Centre
MONTREAL — More than 10,000 demonstrators descended on Montreal’s Bell Centre on Sunday to demand…
‘They took out 4 innocent people’: National Silver Cross mom reflects on son’s life
OTTAWA — When Nancy Payne’s son was killed in Afghanistan in 2006, his superior told…
N.S. chief justices defend courtroom poppy ban after politicians call practice wrong
HALIFAX — The heads of Nova Scotia’s supreme and provincial courts are expressing their support…
Worker interested in taking polar bear photos at Nunavut site before he was killed
Christopher Best told his family not to worry about the pictures of polar bears he…
COP30 primer: Here’s what to know about the annual UN climate talks and Canada’s role
Canadian climate negotiators are headed to Brazil for the next two weeks as leaders gather…
Low municipal election voter turnout not a concern for these Quebec towns
MONTREAL — The historic village of Calixa-Lavallée is named after the man who composed the…
Freeland tasked with tapping Canadian businesses to help rebuild Ukraine
OTTAWA — Seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney assigned former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland…
Moe receives more than 80 per cent approval, says he’s responsible for city losses
SASKATOON — Premier Scott Moe received healthy support from members at the Saskatchewan Party’s convention…
Blood thinners no longer needed for many with irregular heatbeats, study suggests
Those who have undergone successful corrective procedures for irregular heart beats may no longer need…
B.C. ostrich farm is ‘ground zero for change’ as family reels from shooting cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — With the flock of several hundred ostriches on the British…
How Indigenous veterans faced battles at home and abroad
VANCOUVER — John Moses says that when his father Russell Moses returned on leave from…
Jason Kelce says he didn’t mean to insult Canada with comments about World Series
Former Philadelphia Eagles centre Jason Kelce says he didn’t mean to insult Canada when he…
Official says test reveals no contamination of a local water system after derailment
VICTORIA — A local official said testing has revealed “no contamination” of a local water…
Toronto will add over 1,200 shelter spaces for winter months
TORONTO — The City of Toronto is adding more than 1,200 shelter spaces for people…
Canadian travellers to Europe face new border measures as security ramps up
OTTAWA — Many Canadian travellers to Europe are being asked to reveal more about themselves…
‘Couldn’t stomach it’: Ostriches loaded in bins after shooting cull stuns protesters
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — It had taken more than 10 months before the first…
Smith defends back-to-work law, says decision is the democratic job of lawmakers
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her government’s move to quickly pass back-to-work legislation invoking…
Biggest landowner in Cowichan area wants Aboriginal title case reopened, in rare move
A company that says it is the biggest private landowner in the Cowichan Tribes’ Aboriginal…
Nova Scotia judge approves $32-million settlement for people with disabilities
HALIFAX — A judge has approved one of the largest class-action settlements in Nova Scotia’s…
3 people kicked out of Canada in extortion probe in B.C., border agency says
VANCOUVER — The Canada Border Services Agency says it has removed three people from the…
Liberal government survives second confidence vote amid Conservative caucus turmoil
OTTAWA — The minority Liberal government survived two make-or-break confidence votes this week, capping off…
Family of Ottawa mass murder victims calls on immigration department for help
OTTAWA — The brother and father of an Ottawa man whose wife and four children…
Name of founding Hells Angels member appears on Montreal-area tombstone
MONTREAL — The name of a founding member of the Hells Angels in Canada has…
Carney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is ‘going to happen’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney came close to telling a Bay Street audience Friday…