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‘Striking’ APEC confrontation causes uncertainty ahead of G20
The opening photo call at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit Saturday turned out to be a useful roadmap for what unfolded in...
Toronto breaks homicide record from 1991, but numbers don’t tell whole story
Toronto has surpassed the record for number of homicides in a year set back in 1991, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the city...
Canada Post pitches ‘cooling off period’ that would shelve strike until February
Canada Post has proposed a “cooling-off period” with its largest union that would see rotating strikes put on hold through the holiday season...
Federal government diverting veterans in crisis away from emergency fund, say outside agencies
Former soldiers in crisis are being sent regularly to outside agencies for emergency assistance by case managers at Veterans Affairs Canada — even...
What does $48K in renos get you? For one woman, a home stripped bare
All Leanna Leger has to show for $48,000 in renovations is a house stripped bare. Boards are visible through her torn-out ceiling, wires...
Immigration detainee seeks $65M in lawsuit against Ottawa for violating rights
A man who spent four years in immigration detention, including more than two years in solitary confinement, has launched a $65-million lawsuit against...
Death threats and burning effigies: Sir John A. Macdonald controversy gets extreme
Standing beside his minivan as Regina’s afternoon traffic rushes past, David Garneau puts on an oversized three-piece suit that he spray-painted gold. Once...
Sherwood Park explosions suspect had multiple guns in vehicle, RCMP say
The man suspected of setting off an explosion in a Sherwood Park community centre parkade had multiple firearms in his vehicle, RCMP said at a...
Another blast from American Iron & Metal rocks part of Saint John
People living on the lower west side of Saint John were shaken by another blast from the American Iron and Metal scrap yard this...
Feisty exchange between Essex MP and PM over USMCA photo op with Trump
Essex NDP MP Tracey Ramsey is slamming Justin Trudeau’s trade strategy as the Liberals try to have U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs removed...
American apple juice is clearly labelled, but Canada’s rules leave consumers in the dark
Bearing glossy red fruit, phrases like “Canada Choice” or “prepared in Canada,” and other subtle hints, the packaging on apple juice gives Canadian...
Rare polio-like illness affecting kids may have reached Alberta
One case of an unusual polio-like illness that targets children may have shown up in Alberta, but health officials say they can’t provide...
Spider scare sends federal government workers home — twice
In a predicament that would surely elicit sympathy from Little Miss Muffet, 50 federal government employees were frightened away from their Ottawa office building not...
Canadian doctors urge caution after FDA approves controversial new opioid pill
Canadian doctors specializing in pain management say a pill form of sufentanil — an opioid related to fentanyl but even more potent that was recently approved in the...
This Canadian town was the first in North America to hear armistice news
After four harrowing years, the message trickled in via Morse code on the morning of Nov. 10, 1918 at a telegraph office in North Sydney,...
