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Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger makes bevy of promises with election coming

By Steve Lambert, THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG: Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger promised money for a park, a non-profit agency and flood protection Tuesday as he...

Five ways low oil prices and the falling loonie can affect...

By Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press Ottawa: Five ways tumbling oil prices and the sliding loonie can affect the federal government's bottom line: The biggest impact...

Sophie Gregoire Trudeau belts out a tune at City Hall event...

The Canadian Press OTTAWA: The audience for Martin Luther King Day at Ottawa City Hall got an unexpected bonus Monday when Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau offered an...

Concerns that first spots in parent sponsorship program go to those...

By Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press Ottawa: People seeking to bring parents and grandparents to Canada this year were anxiously checking their credit card statements...

Team of Toronto doctors perform Canada’s first hand and forearm transplant

The Canadian Press Toronto: Canada's first hand transplant has been successfully performed by a team of doctors in Toronto. The University Health Network _ which operates...

Employment in BC grew by 2.3 per cent last year, the...

Canada adds 22,800 jobs in December Ottawa: The Canadian labour force received a boost of 22,800 net jobs last month, thanks to a big gain...

Liberals drop legal appeal of unconstitutional Conservative refugee measure

The Canadian Press OTTAWA: The Liberal government says it won't fight to preserve Conservative government rule changes that made it impossible for some rejected refugee...

No parties, but plenty of issues as NWT votes in general...

The Canadian Press Yellowknife: Voters in the Northwest Territories head to the polls today for a general election. Low commodity prices and unsettled land claims have...

Canadian housing prices over-valued by 30 percent: Survey

Toronto, Nov 20 (IANS) Canada has the highest housing prices in relation to its residential rental rates in 26 housing markets around the world,...

Many obstacles for Canadian Pacific Railway takeover of Norfolk Southern

By Ross Marowits, THE CANADIAN PRESS Vancouver: Canadian Pacific Railway's dream of creating North America's largest railroad faces a long and uncertain future following Norfolk Southern's...

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