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Anti-abortion Tory MP Rachael Harder loses bid for status of women chair
OTTAWA - Liberal and NDP members of the status of women committee feared Rachael Harder would be unable to keep her anti-abortion views from impacting their work, says a New Democrat who helped thwart...
Oct 03, 2017
Toronto to allow backyard chickens under new pilot project
TORONTO - Residents in some Toronto neighbourhoods will be allowed to keep chickens in their backyards under a pilot project approved Tuesday by city council. The pilot will run in four city wards ove...
Oct 03, 2017
Friends, family remember Canadians killed in Las Vegas shooting
A model with two young sons and a restaurant employee about to be promoted to manager are among the Canadians confirmed dead in a mass shooting at a country music show in Las Vegas. Tara Roe, who was ...
Oct 03, 2017
Life on earth began in small ponds, McMaster University research suggests
New research from Canadian scientists suggests life on Earth began in warm little ponds after meteorites splashed into them about four billion years ago. A McMaster University graduate student and his...
Oct 03, 2017
Best dressed: Hudson's Bay Co. unveils kit for Pyeongchang Olympics
TORONTO - It’s the moment Canada’s finest winter athletes become one mighty team. The Canadian team will march into the opening ceremonies Feb. 9 at the Pyeongchang Olympics dressed in the...
Oct 03, 2017
PM proposes federal excise tax on legal pot, sharing revenue with provinces
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is proposing to levy a federal excise tax on recreational marijuana once it becomes legal next July, with the provinces and territories receiving half the revenu...
Oct 03, 2017
Lindhout kidnapping trial to begin Thursday after delay over info disclosure
OTTAWA - The trial of a man accused of taking journalist Amanda Lindhout hostage in Somalia is slated to get underway on Thursday, a few days behind schedule. In a ruling Tuesday, Ontario Superior Cou...
Oct 03, 2017
Overhaul Ontario corrections system to emphasize human rights: adviser
TORONTO - Most people in Ontario’s jails are held in maximum security, subject to regular and possibly unconstitutional strip searches, and without access to rehabilitation programming, accordin...
Oct 03, 2017
Environment commissioner gives Ottawa a failing grade on climate change prep
OTTAWA - The federal government is nowhere near ready for the massive storms and more frequent floods and fires that are expected to result from climate change, warns Canada’s environment commis...
Oct 03, 2017
Trudeau flies to U.S., Mexico, amid turbulence in continental trade talks
WASHINGTON - Justin Trudeau will visit the North American capitals next week amid early signs of turbulence in continental trade negotiations that have stoked some concern from NAFTA supporters about ...
Oct 03, 2017