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Comments attributed to Gerald Butts an 'attack' on Indian government: Scheer
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is speaking out about what he calls an "attack" on the government of India by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former principal secretary.
Jocelyne Roy Vienneau, N.B. lieutenant-governor, dies after cancer battle
New Brunswick Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy Vienneau, the first Acadian woman to hold the office, has died after a battle with cancer, her office announced on Friday, August 2, 2019.
Joint funeral held for alleged Markham homicide victims, accused in court
Mourners packed an east Toronto mosque on Friday, August 2, 2019, to remember four members of the same family who died in what police have described as a quadruple homicide.
Iranian-born Canadian resident returns after 11 years in notorious prison
An Iranian-born Canadian resident has returned to British Columbia after being imprisoned and allegedly tortured in his home country for 11 years.
Key recommendations from the public inquiry into Elizabeth Wettlaufer
A public inquiry examining the case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a serial-killer nurse who preyed on elderly patients in her care, has issued a report aimed at preventing such crimes in the future.
Five things to know about the dangers of Manitoba's northern wilderness
The RCMP have been searching a remote area in northern Manitoba for more than a week trying to find murder suspects Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod. A burned-out vehicle the fugitives were driving was found near the town of Gillam, Man., 1,000 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.
Feds put out call for third shipyard to join national shipbuilding strategy
The federal government has officially launched a search for a third shipyard to join a massive naval procurement process.
Evacuation of Alberta hamlet rescinded after CPR train derailment
Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a train derailment in southeastern Alberta that forced people from their homes and the temporary closure of a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway.
Ottawa opposing Saskatchewan's move to have top court delay carbon tax case
Ottawa is pushing back against Saskatchewan's request to have the Supreme Court of Canada delay hearing its challenge of the federal carbon tax.
Trudeau unveils housing agreement in Iqaluit to address housing crisis
The federal government has reached a new housing agreement with Nunavut to help address the housing crisis across the territory, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.