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Quebec Liberals try to understand why voters punished them so badly in byelection
QUEBEC - Liberal members of the legislature were nervous and anxious Tuesday, one day after a humiliating byelection defeat in a Quebec City-area riding considered safe for the party. Coalition for Qu...
Oct 06, 2017
Quebec government to review format of controversial systemic racism consultations
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard says his government will review the format for provincewide consultations on systemic racism. Couillard had previously refused to question the process but changed his...
Oct 06, 2017
Ontario Children's Aid Societies apologize for harm done to Indigenous Peoples
TORONTO - The Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies has apologized for harm done to Indigenous children and families in the province. The association says it made the apology Tuesday d...
Oct 06, 2017
Moose takes midnight ramble across Calgary Transit station pedestrian overpass
CALGARY - An antlered midnight-rambler is a bit of a social media star after casually walking through a Calgary light-rail transit station. Calgary Transit says a moose showed up on its closed-circuit...
Oct 06, 2017
Oilers honour victims of Edmonton truck attack before home opener against Flames
EDMONTON - An Edmonton police officer attacked last weekend was honoured by the Oilers ahead of their home opener against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Constable Michael Chernyk received a st...
Oct 06, 2017
Auditor general says Nova Scotia government needs to tighten its fraud controls
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the provincial government needs tighter controls on potential fraud by senior public officials who have access to taxpayers’ money. Michael Pic...
Oct 06, 2017
A whole lot of chicken feed: Rural Alberta couple hit $60M lotto jackpot
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - It’s a whole lot more than chicken scratch for a rural Alberta couple who have won a $60-million Lotto Max jackpot. Brett McCoy and Robin Walker say they found out they won t...
Oct 06, 2017
Union: Two sides remain far apart in GM CAMI strike
INGERSOLL, Ont. - The union representing about 2,500 striking workers at GM’s CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., says the two sides remain far apart on job security and economic issues. The...
Oct 06, 2017
Bombardier could eventually join Siemens-Alstom, says French finance minister
MONTREAL - The merger between European railway manufacturers hasn’t ended with Alstom and Siemens, and could eventually see other players such as Bombardier joining the fold, France’s fina...
Oct 06, 2017
'It is scary:' European satellite splashdown in Canadian Arctic probably toxic
Inuit leaders and hunters are angry over European plans to launch a satellite that would drop a rocket stage likely to contain highly toxic fuel in some of the most ecologically sensitive waters of th...
Oct 06, 2017