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High-profile cop to run for Coalition Avenir Quebec: party source
A high-profile Montreal police officer will run for the Coalition Avenir Quebec in the upcoming provincial election campaign.
Powerful earthquake leaves British Columbia family stuck on Indonesian island
What was supposed to be a bucket-list family trip after her daughter was diagnosed with brain cancer, turned into a harrowing tale of survival mode as a powerful earthquake hit Indonesia leaving the family stuck on a popular tourist island, said a British Columbia woman.
Experts say forest fires like ones in Ontario can take long-term toll on environment
Forest fires like the ones currently burning in Ontario can have long-term impacts on the environment, experts say, noting that increasingly warmer and drier weather conditions are making such blazes more common.
Bystanders catch driver as van drives onto crowded Port Dover, Ont., beach
A 28-year-old woman says she was with her husband, children and other family members when she heard screaming as a van drove onto a crowded southwestern Ontario beach.
Saudi Arabia expelling Canadian ambassador and suspending new trade with Canada
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday, August 5, 2018, it is ordering Canada's ambassador to leave the country and freezing all new trade and investment transactions with Canada in a spat over human rights.
Trudeau met by more anti-pipeline protesters on his B.C. long weekend tour
Drum beats and chanting followed Justin Trudeau to Delta, B.C., on Sunday, August 5, 2018,as anti-pipeline protesters attempted to disrupt the prime minister's speech at a Liberal Party of Canada community barbecue.
McKenna's anti-plastics push on Twitter running afoul of local businesses
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna's campaign against plastic straws is fodder for her Twitter critics this week after she twice posted incorrectly that local Ottawa restaurants have banned them entirely.
Toronto receives $11M from feds to deal with spike in asylum seekers
The City of Toronto now has $11 million in its coffers from the federal government to pay down some costs it has incurred dealing with an influx of irregular border crossers.
Myanmar leader removed from display at Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi is being removed from a display at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Canada to join Mexico, Japan, South Korea, EU to talk auto tariffs
Canada will join Mexico and other European and Asian auto-producing countries this week to plot strategy ahead of the potential imposition of tariffs on vehicles and auto parts exported to the United States.