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NANAIMO - A hearing this week in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo will determine if there is enough evidence against an accused murderer to proceed to trial.Steven Michael Bacon is charged with first degre...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 1 ... What we are watching on the world s...

OTTAWA - How long Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's second minority government lasts and how much it manages to get done depends to a large degree on Mark Holland. It's a huge responsibility for the vet...

WINNIPEG - Heather Stefanson has a full agenda ahead as she prepares to move into the Manitoba premier's office. After a narrow victory over rival Shelly Glover on the weekend for the leadership of th...

EDMONTON - University researchers and drug developers in Edmonton are joining forces to create what they say will be Canada's first facility that can take the latest scientific pharmaceutical insights...

GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Scotland for the 26th meeting of the UN's climate group. It's the first time he will be at a COP meeting since the Paris agreement was sig...

VANCOUVER - A battle for control of Rogers Communications Inc. will make its way to B.C. Supreme Court today. The hearing stems from a petition filed by Edward Rogers last week that asks the court to ...

The Royal Canadian Legion is hoping its annual poppy campaign regains a sense of normalcy this year as fewer pandemic restrictions are in place across the country. In the lead-up to Remembrance Day, t...

OTTAWA - Jose Simard still recalls the spirit of playful mischief that ran through her daughter, Karine Blais, going back to grade school in rural Quebec. "Once we had a turtle at home. I was brushing...

ATLANTA (AP) - Just in time, Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros broke out the bats. Because if they had waited any longer, this World Series would've been over. Staggered by Adam Duvall's grand slam...