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HALIFAX - Rules on the handling of corpses will be tightened in Nova Scotia following a bizarre mix-up at a funeral home that resulted in an accidental cremation. The Nova Scotia Board of Registration...

REGINA - The first woman to ever be permanently appointed to lead the RCMP promised Friday to leave no stone unturned in her efforts to modernize a law-enforcement organization that remains plagued by...

CALGARY- FortisAlberta is launching Save Energy Grants to support municipalities including schools and businesses within its service territory with energy efficiency projects. The total program budget...

VANCOUVER - Real estate experts in British Columbia predict residential home sales will dip this year but remain well above the province’s 10-year average, although they warn rising interest rat...

TORONTO - Darren’s Fortune has quickly fit in at Woodbine Racetrack. Less than a week after arriving there, the two-year-old thoroughbred has already had a calming influence on Out of Cake, a th...

RED DEER- The Red Deer area unemployment rate for February remained unchanged from January at 5.5%. The unemployment rate for our area in February 2017 was 9%. The Alberta rate dropped from 7.0 % to 6...

TORONTO – Toys “R” Us Canada says it’s business as usual amid reports that the retailer’s U.S. counterpart is preparing to liquidate operations in the United States. The ...

HALIFAX - Celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary has been ordered to pay legal fees to a philanthropic organization that is suing him over allegations he backed out of a speaking engagement and cos...

TORONTO - The NHL has unveiled its first foray into esports - the 2018 NHL Gaming World Championship. The US$100,000 tournament will feature separate online qualifying events in Canada, the U.S. and E...

MONTREAL - A Montreal man who is charged with the attempted murder of his pregnant partner has been ordered to stand trial in the slaying of the baby she was carrying. Sofiane Ghazi was charged last y...