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Family says former Liberal cabinet minister Donald Macdonald dead at 86
Longtime Liberal politician and former cabinet minister Donald Macdonald died on Sunday, October 14, 2018, at the age of 86, his family said.
'Enormous breakthrough' for great white shark expedition off Nova Scotia
The Ocearch research team came to Nova Scotia this fall on a hunch.
Freeland announces new Canadian consul general posts for Detroit, Los Angeles
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has filled two new senior diplomatic posts to lead the Canadian consulates in Detroit and Los Angeles.
Doctors to prescribe visits to Montreal art museum in pioneering project
Doctors in Montreal will soon be writing prescriptions that send patients to the art gallery instead of the pharmacy under a partnership with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Justin Trudeau names Ontario lawyer, PEI Mi'kmaq chief to Senate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named Ontario lawyer Josee Forest-Niesing and Mi'kmaq leader Brian Francis from Prince Edward Island as the newest members of the Senate.
Canada moves to block steel dumping with 25% surtax on select products
The Canadian government says it will impose a 25 per cent surtax on some foreign steel products in a bid to head off dumping.
B.C. board says logging beetle-killed wood bad for the fisher, a species at risk
An investigation by British Columbia's forest practices watchdog has found the provincial government didn't take steps to protect a local species at risk when it allowed for extensive logging in the central Interior.
Canada deploying military plane to help disaster-relief efforts in Indonesia
Canada is deploying a military transport plane to ferry relief supplies to Indonesia, where there are reports the government is restricting the activities of foreign aid workers in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake and tsunami.
Michaelle Jean defeated in Francophonie re-election bid
Michaelle Jean has lost her bid for a second term as secretary general of la Francophonie.
Frank Stronach sues daughter Belinda for allegedly mismanaging family fortune
An Ontario business magnate is suing his daughter, two grandchildren and others for allegedly mismanaging the family's assets and trust funds.