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Canada urged to join allies in tougher China stance after Kovrig, Spavor release

OTTAWA — The aftermath of Canada's long fight with China over the imprisonment of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig has spawned a new challenge: whether to join allies such as the United States and Australia in taking a more confrontational stance to

Oct 11, 2021 5:00 AM Read more >

Charge dropped in Ontario man's terrorism hoax case: Lawyer

OTTAWA — The lawyer for an Ontario man charged with falsely claiming to have committed terrorist acts as a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant says his client is relieved after the charge was withdrawn.

Oct 10, 2021 2:55 PM Read more >

Federal officials rethink wording of markers at gravesites of past prime ministers

OTTAWA — It was in late January that vandals so badly scratched out the face of Mackenzie King on an awareness panel by the former prime minister's final resting place in Toronto that a federal agency decided the panel had to be replaced.

Oct 10, 2021 5:00 AM Read more >

No winning ticket for Saturday's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a lottery player in the Prairies. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Oct.

Oct 10, 2021 12:20 AM Read more >

Prime minister marks start of Thanksgiving holiday by meeting Afghan refugee family

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met a family of newly settled Afghan refugees on Saturday, marking the start of the Thanksgiving weekend with what he said was an important reminder.

Oct 9, 2021 3:52 PM Read more >

No winning ticket for Friday's $31 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $31 million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Oct. 12 will be an estimated $40 million. The Canadian Press

Oct 8, 2021 11:54 PM Read more >

'I don't have that ache in my heart anymore': Nunavut police shooting ruled homicide

GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut — The sister of a Nunavut man shot by a Mountie says she's relieved a jury in a coroner's inquest has ruled his death a homicide. Charles Qirngnirq, 21, was killed Dec.

Oct 8, 2021 6:52 PM Read more >

Oil price spike won't increase industry cleanup spending: Alberta energy minister

EDMONTON — The current spike in oil prices is no reason to force industry to spend more on cleaning up Alberta's tens of thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells, says the province's energy minister.

Oct 8, 2021 4:06 PM Read more >

Civil rights lawyer wants Quebec permit system for doctors declared unconstitutional

Montreal-based civil rights lawyer Julius Grey said Friday he will ask a judge next week to suspend Quebec’s system for determining how many family doctors can practise in a specific region of the province.

Oct 8, 2021 3:03 PM Read more >

British Royal Navy, Canadian Coast Guard sign deal on Arctic co-operation, training

OTTAWA — The Canadian Coast Guard signed an agreement Friday with Britain's Royal Navy to train its sailors on Arctic icebreakers in Canada's Far North.

Oct 8, 2021 1:57 PM Read more >