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Canada brings home first plane-crash victim, pushes Iran to respect families

OTTAWA - The first body of a Canadian who died in the Tehran plane crash has come home, the country's foreign minister said Tuesday, as the government pushed Iran to respect the wishes ...

Jan 23, 2020

In St. John's, N.L., hopes rise of return to normalcy in daily life — and death

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - There's hope in St. John's, N.L., that the daily concerns of life - and death - will slowly begin returning to normal over the weekend. Thursday marked the provincial capital's...

Jan 23, 2020

Commemorative stamp pays tribute to all-black hockey league in the Maritimes

CHERRY BROOK, N.S. - Canada Post plans to unveil a commemorative stamp today that pays tribute to an all-black hockey league that once thrived in the Maritimes. The stamp tells the...

Jan 23, 2020

Longtime Quebec union leader Fernand Daoust dead at 93 after illness

MONTREAL - Fernand Daoust, a long-time Quebec union leader best known for his time with the Quebec Federation of Labour (FTQ), has died at 93. The cause of death wasn't made public but ...

Jan 23, 2020

Sides in Regina refinery labour dispute lay down conditions for talks to resume

REGINA - The owner of a Regina oil refinery where workers are locked out in a contract dispute says there has been a discussion with the union about returning to the bargaining table. But Fe...

Jan 23, 2020

Prison watchdog decries 'Indigenization' of Canada's correctional system

OTTAWA - The proportion of Indigenous people in federal custody has hit a record high of more than 30 per cent due to disturbing and entrenched imbalances, Canada's prison ombudsman warned Tuesday. Th...

Jan 23, 2020

Parks Canada says no to gondola proposed from Banff townsite to Mount Norquay

BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada has rejected a proposed gondola to take skiers and hikers from the Banff townsite to the summit at the Mount Norquay ski resort. The federal agency was consi...

Jan 23, 2020

Risk of Chinese coronavirus to Canadians low, health minister says

OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu says several people in Canada are under observation for signs they may have contracted a coronavirus from China, but that the risk to Canadians remains low...

Jan 23, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press

Toronto cop who shot teen Sammy Yatim on empty streetcar gets full parole

TORONTO - A police officer who fatally shot a distraught teenager on an empty Toronto streetcar more than six years ago has been granted full parole, with officials noting his prog...

Jan 23, 2020

Trudeau stays mum on Sussexes' security costs as Harry returns to B.C.

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has refused to say who will cover security costs for Prince Harry and his family while they are in Canada. Trudeau said Tuesday in Winnipeg that discussions...

Jan 23, 2020