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Officials in an Ontario community say they’re exploring all options to overturn a local man’s trademark of their county’s name. Michael Stinson caused a stir among government officia...
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HALIFAX - Jayne Turner couldn’t change an out-of-court deal in a lawsuit against the manufacturer of OxyContin on Tuesday, but she had her say before a Nova Scotia judge on how the prescription ...
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VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he “regrets” comments he made about Sen. Patrick Brazeau in Rolling Stone, but an Indigenous advocate wants him to express his remorse in a l...
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OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier lost the Conservative leadership race, but he remained the top fundraiser right to the end. Newly released figures from Elections Canada show the Quebec MP raised $426,329 in t...
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At the Canadian track and field championships in Ottawa in early July, star sprinter Andre De Grasse had just finished a race, and fans were frantic for autographs. One particularly opportunistic dad ...
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HALIFAX - The SS Letitia was cutting through thick fog, its crew preparing to unload hundreds of wounded Canadian soldiers in Halifax’s busy harbour, when the captain stepped onto the deck and s...
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VANCOUVER - Southern British Columbia is bracing for a troubling combination of a heat wave and poor air quality from wildfire smoke, prompting officials to take a number of extraordinary measures to ...
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TORONTO - An experienced appeal court judge will head a sweeping public inquiry into systemic issues at Ontario’s long-term care homes that may have contributed to the murders of eight seniors a...
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WASHINGTON - A high-level dinner of cabinet members from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico will mark the start of NAFTA negotiations this month, followed by a seven-course diet of negotiating rounds crammed...
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Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Aug. 1 --- PM TRUDEAU TO MEET WITH VANCOUVER MAYOR Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson today, with their differing views...
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