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PRINCE GEORGE-Mavis Erickson is running as the federal Liberal Party candidate in Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies.Erickson is known as a lawyer and advocate for the rights of Indigenous peo...

MONTREAL - A Liberal candidate in Montreal ousted over alleged anti-Semitic comments said Tuesday there is a double standard in the party when it comes to judging what is acceptable past con...

TORONTO - The Supreme Court of Canada will have final say on the validity of laws requiring sex offenders to register when an accused is granted an absolute discharge after being found not criminally ...

SURREY, B.C. - Details on the R-C-M-P investigation of three homicides in northern British Columbia are coming out tomorrow. The R-C-M-P says it will release its investigative findings after the bodie...

OTTAWA - An Ontario shipyard has dropped a request for an investigation into whether the federal government tried to rig its plan to add a third yard to its multibillion-dollar shipbuilding strategy i...

CALGARY - A Federal Court judge has granted the British Columbia government a temporary injunction against an Alberta law that could have limited oil exports to other provinces. In a decision rel...

FREDERICTON - A new record for the longest punt in Canadian university football history - 114 yards - has now been recognized more than half a century after it occurred. The kick, by Thomas Pinckard o...

MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights commission is calling on the provincial government to come up with a plan to fight racism and discrimination in the wake of a new report on abuse against min...

OTTAWA - Canada will go with a familiar roster for its women's soccer friendly against host Japan next month. Twenty-one of the 24 players on the roster for the Oct. 6 game in Shizuoka return fro...

PORT HARDY, B.C. - Nearly two dozen agencies are responding to an environmental emergency off Vancouver Island, but fortunately it's only a drill. Vessels and members from the Canadian and United...