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Coalition Avenir Quebec cruises to byelection win in former Liberal leader's riding

December 10, 2018

Autopsy shows two Edmonton children stabbed; father of one of the girls charged

December 10, 2018

Forest companies heading for China without B.C. government officials

December 10, 2018

Black residents more likely to die during interactions with Toronto cops: report

December 10, 2018

Federal government plans examination of coerced sterilization

December 10, 2018

Liberal Party moves Trudeau fundraiser from military base

December 10, 2018

Minister appoints former CIRB chair to resolve Canada Post labour dispute

December 10, 2018

Omar Khadr to ask for Canadian passport to travel, permission to speak to sister

December 10, 2018

Goodale to 'examine' transfer of Rafferty to medium-security prison

December 10, 2018

Victims of bad lawyers falling through the mandatory compensation cracks

December 10, 2018

Ottawa announces new approach to managing aquaculture industry Canada

December 10, 2018

Huawei senior executive is not a threat to jump bail: lawyer assures court

December 10, 2018

Well-loved Winnipeg restaurant chain starts banning single-use plastic

December 10, 2018

Military turns page on oft-criticized support unit for ill, injured troops

December 10, 2018

Saskatchewan court allows all applicants to intervene in carbon tax case

December 10, 2018

Father who lost son in Broncos crash wants graduated licensing in truck training

December 10, 2018

'We're going to have a deal very soon': Staff briefed on possible ServiCom buyer

December 10, 2018

Former CEO defends 'good governance' at inquiry into Muskrat Falls cost overruns

December 10, 2018

Earth inspires 'never-ending sense of awe' in astronaut Saint-Jacques

December 10, 2018

National security 'comes first' in Huawei 5G review: infrastructure minister

December 10, 2018

British Columbia NDP MP Fin Donnelly says he's not seeking re-election in 2019

December 10, 2018

Cdn environment groups tell world Canada not slowing emissions from oil and gas

December 10, 2018

Eat sulphur, breathe rust: Scientists find life deep underground

December 10, 2018

Equalization protests from Alberta likely pre-election talk: Quebec minister

December 10, 2018

Police investigate break-in at Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's Vancouver home

December 10, 2018

Pilot who targeted main Hydro-Quebec transmission lines gets 7-year sentence

December 10, 2018

Plan to wipe out tuberculosis in Inuit communities shifts to prevention

December 10, 2018

Canada's Donna Strickland, UWaterloo prof, collects Nobel Prize for Physics

December 10, 2018

Ellen Page steps up attack on Nova Scotia pulp mill's effluent pipeline

December 10, 2018

Ontario's deficit to rise to $12.3B this year, fiscal watchdog says

December 10, 2018

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December 10, 2018

Canada Post backlog, Greyhound exit creating headaches ahead of the holidays

December 10, 2018

Equalization formula a hot topic as finance ministers meet

December 9, 2018

In Canada, the term 'nationalism' doesn't seem to have a bad rap. Here's why.

December 9, 2018

British Columbia trade trip to China cancelled over Meng detention

December 9, 2018

Toronto mayor, TTC union ask Ontario govt to step in on transit modernization

December 9, 2018

No winning ticket for Saturday night's $9 million Lotto 649 jackpot

December 9, 2018

Brothers, 20, face second-degree murder charge in death of teen: police

December 9, 2018

'My nightmare began again': Close call as bus carrying Humboldt crash survivor rear-ended

December 8, 2018

Little-known among consumers, Huawei has high profile in Canadian tech networks

December 8, 2018

Critics call for more transparency on Toronto's planned high-tech neighbourhood

December 8, 2018

Nova Scotia community rallies behind hundreds who lost their jobs ahead of holidays

December 8, 2018

Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma to give free concert in Montreal's subway today

December 8, 2018

Canada seeking new members of anti-coal alliance at climate meeting

December 8, 2018

Shoppers Drug Mart granted licence to sell medical marijuana online

December 8, 2018

No winning ticket for Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

December 8, 2018

Quebec slams door on New Brunswick's pipeline dream at premiers' meeting

December 7, 2018

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen defends Canada signing onto UN migration pact

December 7, 2018

Liberals order Crown attorneys to stop prosecuting some HIV non-disclosure cases

December 7, 2018

Fewer than half of ballots returned so far in B.C.'s electoral reform referendum

December 7, 2018

'Mylan's been hit': Teammate recalls shooting of Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks

December 7, 2018

Iran connection emerges as Canada's envoy briefs China on Huawei arrest

December 7, 2018

Former Roughrider Justin Cox gets one year in jail for assault on ex-girlfriend

December 7, 2018

Man charged in deaths of two Edmonton children, serious injury to their mother

December 7, 2018

Feds to let court decide on releasing cabinet secrets to Norman lawyers

December 7, 2018

Quebec says Ottawa owes it $300 million for costs related to refugee influx

December 7, 2018

Fractured care system ill-equipped to deal with abuse at Halifax orphanage

December 7, 2018

Winnipeg company's humorous bid to keep kids safe not so funny for parents

December 7, 2018

UN committee tells Canada to do more on sterilizations of Indigenous women

December 7, 2018

Call centre abruptly closes in Cape Breton, leaving hundreds without work

December 7, 2018

Inquiry into murder-suicide involving Afghan veteran to being early next year

December 7, 2018

In the news today, Dec. 7

December 7, 2018

Chinese telecom executive accused of fraud over Iran sanctions

December 7, 2018

First ministers' meeting likely to be most fractious, least productive for PM

December 7, 2018

Carbon monoxide poisonings in B.C. prompt warning about detectors

December 7, 2018

Girl opens Christmas present she gave to boy when she dumped him in 1971

December 7, 2018

Alberta couple facing new trial in son's meningitis death want charge dropped

December 6, 2018

B.C. legislature Speaker threatens to resign; defends handling of suspensions

December 6, 2018

Vice-Admiral Norman leaked cabinet secrets for more than a year, Crown alleges

December 6, 2018

United Conservative leader regrets comments on gay hospital visitation rights

December 6, 2018

Huawei arrest in Canada adds new wrinkle to fraught China-U.S. trade relations

December 6, 2018

Salvation Army in Calgary lacking toy donations; closes warehouse

December 6, 2018

Former Laval mayor at heart of corruption scandal granted full parole

December 6, 2018

B.C. family of five airlifted to hospital in latest carbon monoxide case

December 6, 2018

Man 'scared straight' as teenager gets $175,000 in damage award from B.C. court

December 6, 2018

Federal whale-saving efforts threaten Vancouver Island livelihoods, say groups

December 6, 2018

Humboldt Broncos GoFundMe second only to U.S. fundraiser for #metoo movement

December 6, 2018

Opposition presses for answers on MP Raj Grewal's gambling activities

December 6, 2018

Canada to send hundreds of observers to Ukraine presidential election

December 6, 2018

Naturopath convicted of manslaughter in death of patient to be heard by high court

December 6, 2018

Feds reject push to amend Criminal Code to outlaw forced sterilization

December 6, 2018

Woman arrested in Vancouver helped turn Huawei into household name in China

December 6, 2018

Pelosi pledges to press Lighthizer for better enforcement on new NAFTA

December 6, 2018

Statcan chief: Agency can't back down from push for new data sources

December 6, 2018

A look at the process Canada follows in response to an extradition request

December 6, 2018

'I have no reason to want my father dead, to kill him,' Dennis Oland told police

December 6, 2018

Doug Ford prepared to walk away from first ministers' meeting over agenda issues

December 6, 2018

Feds weigh role in Iraq as defence chief warns about long-term need for troops

December 6, 2018

'Yeah, I'm alive': Boy survived training school beating 55 years ago

December 6, 2018

First Nations chiefs boo Scheer for not saying how he's different from Harper

December 6, 2018

Only two cautions issued to Manitoba retailers since cannabis legalized

December 6, 2018

Calgary jury hears how high-tech used to track suspect in double homicide

December 6, 2018

Trudeau says government will limit access to handguns, assault weapons

December 6, 2018

Foreign countries will try to twist Canadian opinion online in 2019, feds warn

December 6, 2018

B.C. Speaker chairs all-party meeting on legislature finances, personnel issues

December 6, 2018

B.C. Speaker chairs all-party meeting on legislature finances, personnel issues

December 6, 2018

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Dec. 10, 2018 POLL

Mandatory alcohol screening coming in Dec. 18 will authorize law enforcement to demand a breath sample at the roadside from any driver that has been lawfully stopped. What do you think?

Good, it’s been proven in other countries to prevent road deaths.

You get stopped for speeding and you may have to take a breathalyzer, too? Big Brother.

It’s OK. If you haven’t done anything wrong, you’ve nothing to worry about.

I don’t like it. It could become a big time-waster.

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