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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The leader of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Progressive Conservative party has won a seat in the provincial legislature. Ches Crosbie won a byelection Thursday in the ridi...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 09-21-2018

OTTAWA - The federal government is looking to scour social-media platforms to find out what Canadians really think about pot as the country enters its new era of legalized weed. With only a few weeks ...

EDMONTON - Kermit the Frog sang “It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green,” and candidates running to be leader of the Green Party of Alberta might relate. At a time when the province’s...

LAVAL, Que. - The chairman of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says reluctance from the company’s own employees and broader uncertainty about the North American cannabis market are preventing it fr...

VANCOUVER - A legal advocacy organization on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is circulating flyers with pictures of two police officers and asking if anyone has been harassed by them. Lawyer Anna ...

WINNIPEG - Robert Sinclair feels the weight of his family’s history when he has no choice but to go to an emergency room in Winnipeg. He feels anxious, uncertain and sometimes angry. A few years...

Five stories in the news for Friday, Sept. 21 --- QUEBEC LEADERS SQUARE OFF IN LAST DEBATE After seeing his party’s lead in the polls evaporate, Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault t...

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, the country’s No. 2 after the ruling Communist Party’s leader, died Friday after a serious illness, the government said. He was 61. Qu...

Thursday’s Games NFL Cleveland 21 N.Y. Jets 17 — NHL Pre-season Montreal 5 Washington 2 N.Y. Islanders 2 New Jersey 0 Detroit 4 Chicago 2 Dallas 3 Minnesota 1 Edmonton 7 Winnipeg 3 San Jos...