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WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the federal government needs to make a decision on whether to search a landfill north of Winnipeg for the remains of two women. Stefanson says it's n...

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have made one of their big off-season moves official by announcing that centre Jakob Poeltl has signed a multi-year contract with the NBA club. The Raptors did not disclo...

HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas man who went missing as a teenager in 2015 returned home the next day but he and his mother deceived officers by giving false names over the ensuing eight years, police said Thu...

OTTAWA - Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he wants closer ties between the parties including the Conservative Party of Canada and the Hungarian government during a trip to Budapest today. Hun...

PRINCE GEORGE - UNBC has named a new vice-president of research and innovation. Dr. Paula Wood-Adams, an engineer with 25 years in academics, will officially begin in the new role September 1. The vic...

FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government has amassed nearly $41 million in security deposits collected from residential tenants in a practice that is unique in Canada and that critics say needs to c...

VANCOUVER - More campfire bans are on the way in British Columbia as a heat wave in many areas is not expected to ease for days and a moderate to extreme wildfire risk covers all but the southeast cor...

GATINEAU, Que. - Quebec police say they have arrested a social media influencer who allegedly committed fake crimes to gain popularity. Police in Gatineau, Que., near Ottawa, say Anthony Gagn, 27, sim...

LAC-MGANTIC, Que. - A commemorative mass has begun in Lac-Mgantic, Que., to mark the 10th anniversary of the rail disaster that killed 47 people and destroyed parts of the community's downtown. Federa...

OTTAWA - Natural Resources Canada says the country's record-breaking wildfire season will continue to be abnormally intense throughout July and into August. The projections are based on anticipated hi...