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CALGARY - Telus is apologizing after what the company says was a five-year-old ad caused a brief stir on social media on Saturday. The ad’s text read that not having the most HD sports channels ...

TORONTO - Hundreds of people gathered at the Ontario legislature Sunday for a rally to protest racism. The demonstrators braved heavy rains to speak out against white supremacy and the far right. Afte...

MONTREAL - Ride-hailing service Uber is backing down on a threat to shutter its Quebec operations, at least for now. The multinational announced Friday it won’t pull the plug on its Quebec wing ...

WINNIPEG - A new Winnipeg school’s decision to stop students from wearing their costumes to class on Halloween has upset some parents, who argue its not fair to deny their kids the fun. Ecole Sa...

ARLINGTON, United States - The United States has requested a drastic weakening of the systems that enforce the North American Free Trade Agreement by settling disputes, sources said Saturday of the la...

HALIFAX - Jeremie Saunders doesn’t balk at what he describes as his “expiry date.” The 29-year-old lives with cystic fibrosis, and has made a point of talking - and laughing - about ...

OTTAWA - The NDP is urging the Speaker of the House of Commons to allow an emergency debate on the fate of current and former employees of Sears Canada on Monday. New Democrat MP Scott Duvall says a d...

Workers at General Motors’ CAMI plant are ending their four-week strike after accepting a new contract Monday that includes higher compensation, financial penalties against GM for future layoffs...

OTTAWA - An energetic Jagmeet Singh came running on to a campaign-style set up in Ottawa on Sunday and later gave a window into how he sees himself as NDP leader - something equivalent to a high-risk ...

LAS VEGAS - Authorities trying to piece together the final days before Stephen Paddock unleashed his arsenal of powerful firearms on country music fans on the Las Vegas Strip have at least one potenti...