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Canadian wireless providers stay mum as US companies announce 5G launch dates
U.S. wireless providers are trumpeting the virtues of their soon-to-be-unveiled 5G networks, but in Canada, the Big Three telecoms are sitting back and staying mum.
Scheer demands apology from Finance Minister Morneau over 'sexist' insult
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are jousting over who most respects women.
B.C. Green Party says member data safe after contract with AggregateIQ
The B.C. Green Party says it does not believe its members' personal information was stolen, after the party worked with a Victoria-based tech company that's mired in an international privacy scandal.
N.B. woman seeks change after failing breathalyzer due to lung condition
A New Brunswick woman says police need to be more sensitive when it comes to taking breath samples after her chronic lung condition caused her to fail a breathalyzer test and have her licence suspended.
B.C. First Nation goes tiny in answer to housing needs of single men
Members of a small B.C. First Nation have been working to build a tiny solution to homelessness in their community.
Canadian, Alberta governments backing possible Calgary bid for 2026 Games
Calgary took another step towards bidding for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games when the federal and provincial governments announced they'd support the formation of a bid corporation on Thursday, March 29, 2018.
Alberta third province to allow Sikhs to ride motorcyles without helmets
Alberta is to allow turban-wearing Sikhs to ride motorcycles without helmets.
Vancouver mayor to apologize to residents of Chinese descent for past wrongs
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says he will formally apologize for past discrimination against residents of Chinese descent.
Burnaby appeal to Supreme Court over pipeline 'showboating:' Alberta premier
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says a decision by the City of Burnaby, B.C., to take its fight over the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion to the Supreme Court is showboating.
Right to housing to be mainstay of $40B national housing plan, Duclos says
The federal minister in charge of a decade-long housing strategy says the plan will be based on a "right to housing" as he faces criticism the Liberals are watering down the pledge.