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Telegraph-Journal wins 2018 Michener Award recognizing public-service journalism
OTTAWA - The Telegraph-Journal in New Brunswick has been named the winner of the 2018 Michener Award, which honours excellence in public-service journalism. The Saint John-based newspaper wa...
Jun 14, 2019
Ottawa to issue apology to Italian Canadians mistreated during Second World War
VAUGHAN, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will issue a formal apology to Italians mistreated in Canada during the Second World War. Trudeau made the announcement Friday...
Jun 14, 2019
Man arrested in deaths of Dallas transgender woman, 2 others
DALLAS - A 33-year-old man has been arrested in the slayings of three women in Dallas, including a transgender woman whose death brought nationwide attention, police said Wednesday. Kendrell Lavar Lyl...
Jun 14, 2019
Jurors listen to suspect say he killed scholar from China
PEORIA, Ill. - Jurors in a federal death-penalty trial heard secretly recorded audio Friday in which a former University of Illinois doctoral student describes to his girlfriend how he killed a visiti...
Jun 14, 2019
First Nations, developer call for return and protection of sacred burial site
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Indigenous leaders from across British Columbia and parts of the United States gathered at a sacred burial site in Abbotsford, B.C., to call for its protection by the provincia...
Jun 14, 2019
Pediatric intensive care specialist offers explanations for alleged missing AHS documents during Stephan retrial
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A pediatric intensive care specialist working at Calgary Children's Hospital offered up some explanations for Alberta Health Services (AHS) records David and Collet Stephan claim are ...
Jun 14, 2019 David and Collet Stephan in Lethbridge
Edibles, other pot products, will hit shelves after mid-December
OTTAWA -- A "limited selection" of next-generation cannabis products such as edibles will "gradually" hit retail shelves no earlier than mid-December 2019, Health Canada says.The Ottawa-based agency o...
Jun 14, 2019 Edible Cannabis products -- The Canadian Press
Toronto Raptors and their diverse team celebrated worldwide
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors became Canada's team even before winning the NBA Finals, but international news headlines on Friday suggested they are now celebrated as world champions. The team - ...
Jun 14, 2019
NDP hopes for a jumpstart as it releases policy planks ahead of campaign
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats have been looking for a boost and they're hoping to get that on Sunday, when leader Jagmeet Singh presents the party's policy vision for the upcoming election campai...
Jun 14, 2019
Canada Post proposes raising stamp prices by two cents next year
OTTAWA -- Canada Post is proposing to raise the prices of stamps ever-so-slightly next year.The federal corporation says it is looking to increase the price of stamps two cents, to 92 cents, for a sta...
Jun 14, 2019 Canada Post logo