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COQUITLAM, B.C. - The Canadian Press erroneously reported on Aug. 16 that British Columbia has brought in a tax on homebuyers in Metro Vancouver who are non-residents of the province. In fact, the tax...

A class-action lawsuit launched by former inmates of a London, Ont., detention centre over the conditions of the facility has been given the green light to proceed. Superior Court Justice A. Duncan Gr...

COALDALE – A water main break has forced an emergency water shut-off for part of Coaldale. It’s on 14 Street between 20 and 21 Avenue. Hand delivered notices will be going out to homeowner...

Halifax police say they have opened a murder investigation after a body was found in a stolen car in a church cemetery. RCMP say officers received a report of the missing vehicle from North Preston ju...

OTTAWA - Fixing the problems with the federal government’s new payroll system will cost more than $25 million, although the total won’t be known for weeks, a top official at Public Works a...

CALGARY - A court appearance for a man charged in the deaths of a Calgary woman and her five-year-old daughter has been put over for two weeks. Edward Downey, who faces two counts of first-degree murd...

KABUL - A brazen, hours-long militant attack on the American University of Afghanistan ended early Thursday after at least 13 people were killed and dozens wounded in the assault on the sprawling camp...

TRURO, N.S. - Bedtime for Stacey Taylor’s 11-year-old son Kai hasn’t been the same since his cat Marley went missing - one of more than 18 pets that have mysteriously disappeared from Trur...

BURLINGTON, Vt. - A Quebec man arrested while dragging a sled loaded with more than 82 kilograms of prescription pills into the United States has been sentenced to a year in prison. Cedrik Bourgault-M...

Donald Fehr is approaching six years in his post as the head of the NHL Players’ Association. In advance of the World Cup, the 68-year-old sat down with The Canadian Press to discuss next month&...