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VANCOUVER - Health Canada needs to be more consistent with three other countries when it comes to issuing warnings about the safety risks of certain medications, especially if the jurisdictions with s...
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OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s sweeping national-security bill doesn’t go far enough to protect the rights of people ensnared by Canada’s no-fly list, academics and civil-libertie...
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OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is failing in its promise to spread the heavy caseloads borne by staff at Veterans Affairs Canada in an effort to make sure veterans are served properly, according to r...
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LADYSMITH, B.C. - The owners of a Vancouver Island farm say one of their baby goats was stolen during an event where people can visit and snuggle with the cuddly animals. Rebecca and Justin Dault own ...
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CALGARY - Police say a suspect in the possible homicides of a missing woman and her toddler daughter may have tried to burn evidence and are urging the public to report any unusual fires in a rugged a...
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OTTAWA - Were it not for volunteers and the military as water levels climbed over the weekend, victims of this year’s devastating spring flooding in Eastern Canada say many more homes would be l...
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Global Affairs Canada says a Canadian has been kidnapped in Nigeria. A spokesman says consular officials are in contact with local authorities to gather more information. Global Affairs also says cons...
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The families of Canadians killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash last month launched a collection of lawsuits against Boeing on Monday, alleging the plane manufacturer put profits over safety when it ...
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MONTREAL - The exiled former president of Spain’s Catalonia region is fighting a Canadian government decision to refuse him entry into the country to attend an event hosted by a Quebec nationali...
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OTTAWA - B’nai Brith Canada says online hatred is fuelling a rise in anti-Semitism that saw record numbers of Jewish Canadians harassed and assaulted last year. The group released its annual aud...
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