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SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia’s police watchdog has forwarded a report to Crown counsel for consideration of charges against an RCMP officer who was chasing a vehicle that hit a police cruiser...
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Facebook is apologizing for suspending the account of award-winning Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq after she posted a photo of a sealskin coat. Tagaq, who is from Nunavut, said she was notified that h...
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WASHINGTON - North America could be immersed in major trade negotiations as early as this spring, with U.S. President Donald Trump signalling a desire Thursday to get going quickly on updating the lan...
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EDMONTON - A researcher says the agency that monitors Alberta’s energy industry has underestimated the impact of tens of thousands of spills going back decades. Kevin Timoney, an Edmonton-area c...
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CALGARY - A forensic dentist testified Thursday that he was able to identify what was very likely a baby tooth in the ashes found at the farm of a triple- murder suspect. Dr. William Blair examined a ...
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TORONTO - The Supreme Court of Canada agreed Thursday to weigh in on an epic battle that could affect how lawyers across the country defend their clients. The decision comes in the case of Joe Groia, ...
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VANCOUVER - Home sales in Metro Vancouver last month dropped by almost 40 per cent from the year before with the sale of detached houses falling hardest. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver say...
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INNISFAIL, Alta. - The Mounties say they are training dogs to detect the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl, and they say the training has already paid off. The RCMP says one of the three dog teams pres...
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QUEBEC - Many of the children whose fathers died or were wounded in last week’s mosque shooting have returned to class, says a psychologist with a Quebec City school board. In one board alone, e...
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OTTAWA - Donald Trump’s suspension of refugee resettlement doesn’t appear to affect the U.S. asylum system, negating any need for Canada to revisit how the two countries handle asylum clai...
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