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Quebec liquor board workers stage one-day walkout as pressure tactic

MONTREAL — Employees at more than 400 Quebec Liquor Corp. outlets across the province held a one-day strike Tuesday in a bid to jump-start contract negotiations.

Jul 17, 2018 3:18 PM Read more >

Canada should help Holocaust denier on trial in Germany: civil liberties group

OTTAWA — A civil liberties group is urging the Canadian government to end the "unjust and immoral" imprisonment of Monika Schaefer, a German-Canadian woman on trial in Germany for publishing videos denying the Holocaust.

Jul 17, 2018 3:11 PM Read more >

Studying suicide notes can help with prevention, research suggests

TORONTO — Powerlessness, battling with mental illness and self-blame are common themes found in suicide notes, according to a study from Canadian researchers that recommends health-care professionals target those issues in treatment and prevention pr

Jul 17, 2018 2:54 PM Read more >

Canada's premiers to talk issues around trade at New Brunswick meeting

ST. ANDREWS, N.B. — Canada's First Ministers should stand united in the face of a mounting trade war with the United States, New Brunswick's premier said ahead of this week's meeting of provincial premiers.

Jul 17, 2018 2:53 PM Read more >

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new bridge between Windsor and Detroit

DETROIT — U.S. and Canadian officials touted the friendship between the two countries while acknowledging the economic benefits a new international bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ont., will bring.

Jul 17, 2018 2:32 PM Read more >

Trudeau's youth council divided over Trans Mountain pipeline purchase

OTTAWA — Fissures have appeared inside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's youth council after a group of current and former members publicly urged the Liberal government to reverse its decision to buy Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline.

Jul 17, 2018 1:33 PM Read more >

Cull hasn't been able to solve bunny burden in Alberta mountain town of Canmore

CANMORE, Alta. — Problems persist in an Alberta mountain town overrun with rabbits despite an ongoing cull that has cost almost $400,000.

Jul 17, 2018 1:14 PM Read more >

Bullying, harassment, gender bias tolerated at MUN medical school: report

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A new report has found that a culture of bullying, harassment and sexism has been tolerated at Memorial University's faculty of medicine in St. John's, N.L.

Jul 17, 2018 12:31 PM Read more >

Man charged in Toronto subway homicide case appears in court

TORONTO — A man accused of killing a senior citizen by shoving him in front of a Toronto subway train had his case put over for a month during a brief video court appearance on Tuesday.

Jul 17, 2018 11:44 AM Read more >

Humboldt Broncos player signs with Ontario university hockey team

OSHAWA, Ont. — A Humboldt Broncos player injured in a deadly crash in Saskatchewan has signed with a hockey team at an Ontario post-secondary institution.

Jul 17, 2018 10:52 AM Read more >