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WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Opposition wants to give the title of honorary first premier to Metis leader Louis Riel. NDP Leader Wab Kinew has put forward a private member's bill that would bestow ...

MONTREAL - China's ambassador to Canada is threatening what he called "very firm countermeasures" should Parliament adopt a motion calling for sanctions against Chinese leaders. Ambassador P...

TORONTO - It was pointed out to Cale Makar back in September he didn't seem at all daunted by sky-high expectations. The defenceman had announced his arrival in the NHL some five months...

HARTLEY BAY-The Gitga'at First Nation and LNG Canada announced Thursday, Dec.5th that the Gitga'at First nation will construct and operate a new Marine Emergency Response and Research Facility in Hart...

HALIFAX - Scientists attending a national gathering of Arctic researchers are outlining a widening range of climate change risks for so-called "sentinel" species, such as ringed seals a...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Aramco on Thursday set a share price for its IPO - expected to be the biggest ever - that puts the value of the company at $1.7 tri...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Northern Capital is going international... again. Just this time, it's with the big screen.Thursday morning, UNLTD Media and Events announced details to put on the Great Northern F...

QUESNEL - Quesnel RCMP are crediting the public with helping bring the case of a stolen car to a successful conclusion.Police say two men were arrested on Tuesday (Dec.3) after they fled from police i...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched a 3-ton shipment to the International Space Station on Thursday, including "mighty mice" for a muscle study, a robot sensitive to astronauts' emotions and a mini...

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promptly set a reporter, and by inference, all of Washington, straight: "Don't mess with me." Pelosi's bristling response Thursday to a question about whether s...