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Boy's song inspires Francois Legault to rebuild flooded school in Beauce
A municipality in Quebec's Beauce region will be getting a new elementary school after a student's song about its sorry state drew the attention of Premier Francois Legault.
Montreal grapples with abandoned chickens
Animal welfare officials in Montreal are adding chickens to the list of abandoned creatures landing at their doorstep.
Former Liberal MP Darshan Kang apologizes for behaviour, maintains no ill intent
A former Liberal MP who was found by his peers to have sexually harassed a member of his office staff is apologizing to the victim for unintentionally causing her difficulty.
Patrick J. Adams tweets royal baby well wishes to his former 'Suits' co-star
Canadian actor Patrick J. Adams has tweeted well wishes to his former "Suits" co-star, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, on the birth of her baby boy with Prince Harry.
Alberta Premier Kenney cleared after questions raised about MP housing expenses
A House of Commons committee has cleared Alberta Premier Jason Kenney of allegations he wrongly claimed residential expenses while he was a Conservative cabinet minister in Ottawa.
TransCanada reports $1B first-quarter profit, up from $734M a year ago
TransCanada Corp. topped expectations as it reported a profit of $1.00 billion in its latest quarter, up from $734 million a year ago, as its revenue edged higher.
Elections commissioner says no political input into SNC-Lavalin deal
The watchdog who enforces Canada's election laws says no one from the Prime Minister's Office tried to help SNC-Lavalin avoid being charged with breaking campaign-financing rules.
Canadian military unfazed by 'fishy' beluga whale suspected of spying for Russia
Norway may be wondering about the porpoise of a beluga whale found in its waters sporting a Russian harness, but Canadian defence officials say they are dolphinately not worried about militarized cetaceans being used here.
Association cuts oil and gas drilling forecast again as slowdown deepens
The Petroleum Services Association of Canada is again lowering its forecast for how many oil and gas wells will be drilled in Canada this year.
Higher prices, volumes credited as Suncor beats estimates with a $1.47B profit
Suncor Energy Inc. is reporting first-quarter net income that beat analyst expectations thanks to higher oil prices, record downstream results, more oilsands production and a $264-million insurance gain on its assets in Libya.