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iN VIDEO: Mother duck in Shuswap takes boatload of babies for a swim
Unique adaptations allow the females to care for large groups.
Quebecers are the happiest in Canada, P.E.I residents least happy, survey finds
MONTREAL — A new poll by Leger has found that Quebec residents are the happiest…
Scrutiny for supervised drug consumption site in Victoria’s ‘Downtown Eastside’
VICTORIA — The value of a supervised consumption site in the heart of Victoria’s most…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Heavy rains in Texas pause search efforts for flood victims and damage homes elsewhere KERRVILLE,…
Mayor seeks ban on online criminal content after shooting at Indian star’s B.C. café
The mayor of Surrey, B.C., is urging social media platforms to ban criminal content after…
Union pleads for action four years after B.C. crane collapse that killed five people
BURNABY — Officials from a B.C. construction union say it’s been four years since a…
Cyclist struck while training with Mountie for B.C. fundraiser dies of injuries
PRINCE GEORGE — One of two cyclists who was struck in a hit and run…
Some Ontario doctors can treat family members as regulatory college relaxes rules amid shortage
TORONTO — The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is relaxing its policy against…
B.C. girl’s mother ‘disgusted’ as minister says rare-disease funds are denied
The mother of a nine-year-old British Columbia girl with a rare and deadly disease says…
Justin Bieber delves into fame, faith, fatherhood with highly anticipated ‘Swag’
A reflective Justin Bieber is baring his soul on a surprise album that has the…
Man gets 3 1/2 years in prison for fatal stabbing in Whistler, B.C.
A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for manslaughter in…
Ex-Mountie sentenced for ‘reckless’ cannabis business securities violations in B.C.
SURREY, B.C. — The British Columbia provincial court has handed a retired RCMP officer a…
Unifor says B.C. Labour Board has certified union at Amazon facility in Delta, B.C.
VANCOUVER — Unifor says the B.C. Labour Relations Board has awarded union certification to workers…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by province
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Here are the…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also…
Bullet holes riddle windows of Indian star Kapil Sharma’s Surrey, B.C., restaurant
Police in British Columbia are investigating after shots were fired at a restaurant linked to…
Montreal will not agree to stop dismantling homeless encampments, despite new report
MONTREAL — The City of Montreal won’t promise to stop dismantling homeless encampments, in spite…
Ten British Columbians in hospital with the measles, as disease spreads in north
VICTORIA — Ten people are hospitalized with measles in British Columbia, with one active, contagious…
Alberta to ban explicit sex books in school libraries starting Oct. 1
EDMONTON — Alberta’s education minister says sexually explicit content must be gone from school library…
A look at new rules for school library books and what won’t be allowed on shelves
The Alberta government is putting new rules in place for school libraries starting Oct. 1.…
Elections commissioner fines Conservative agent four times
OTTAWA — The elections commissioner has levied four fines totalling $4,500 against an accountant relating…
B.C. man says son conceived in residential school abuse, both sue church
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia father and son are suing the Anglican Church of Canada,…
Campaign to woo NDP donors away from central party ‘misguided,’ says ex-strategist
OTTAWA — A campaign by federal New Democrats to urge party members to shift their…
‘Kind of stuck’: Weak condo market means tough choices for potential move-up buyers
While optimism is building in some parts of Canada for a rebound in the real…