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OTTAWA - "We can see that climate change is causing an increase to the cost of insurance in this country." - Karen McCrimmon, parliamentary secretary to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, May 1, 20...

Five stories in the news for Friday, May 3 --- NO PMO INPUT IN SNC ELECTIONS DEAL: WATCHDOG The watchdog who enforces Canada's election laws says no one from the Prime Mi...

OTTAWA - Televised leaders' debates during the coming federal election campaign ought to be more accessible, more civil and more educational for voters trying to make an informed choice. That was...

PARIS - Clusters of anarchists and yellow vest protesters disrupted a May Day march in Paris by setting fires and antagonizing riot police squads at the beginning and end, punctuating the route walked...

LOS ANGELES - Kelly Clarkson had her appendix removed soon after hosting the Billboard Music Awards. The 37-year-old tweeted she "may or may not have broken down in tears after the show from pain." Sh...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Cavan Biggio knows he's likely the next Blue Jays top prospect to make the jump from triple-A to the major leagues. Now it's time for him to show Toronto's front office that ...

REGINA - Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal is to make the first ruling in Canada on whether a federally imposed carbon tax is constitutional. The Saskatchewan Party government filed a...

OTTAWA - Friends of the Earth Canada wants the Competition Bureau to investigate a recent study it says proves there is no such thing as a "flushable" wipe. "This is the most outrageous greenwash...

LONDON - Campaigners fighting British government plans to expand Heathrow Airport lost a challenge in one of the country's highest courts on Wednesday, in a decision which deemed the expansion lawful....

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 1 --- SELFIE-SEEKERS NOT WELCOME IN FLOOD ZONE: OFFICIALS Montreal first responders are warning against so-called disaster tourism after noti...