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Shania Twain apologizes for saying she would have voted for Donald Trump

Shania Twain is apologizing after telling a British newspaper that she would have voted for U.S. President Donald Trump if she were eligible.

Apr 22, 2018 9:56 PM Read more >

Airplane makes emergency landing on B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway near Merritt

MERRITT, B.C. — Motorists driving on B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway were treated to a bizarre sight this afternoon when a small airplane landed on the highway median.

Apr 22, 2018 8:48 PM Read more >

RCMP spies saw women's movement through 'red-tinged prism,' new book says

OTTAWA — Canadian security agents were so busy looking for Communist infiltrators in the flowering women's liberation movement, they all but missed a genuine social revolution that transformed millions of lives, says a newly published book.

Apr 22, 2018 7:23 PM Read more >

Tories demand government explain how much a carbon price will cost Canadians

OTTAWA — Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre will ask the House of Commons this week to force the government to show Canadians how much more they can expect to pay for gas, heat and groceries once every Canadian will be charged a $50 per ton

Apr 22, 2018 6:16 PM Read more >

Ottawa launches online public consultation on plastic, marine waste

HALIFAX — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna launched a public consultation on plastic garbage Sunday as Ottawa tries to develop a national strategy to cut back on how much plastic Canadians use and toss away.

Apr 22, 2018 5:28 PM Read more >

Mother of three-year-old swept into river says search for her son is over

ORANGEVILLE, Ont. — A months-long search for a three-year-old boy who was swept away in southern Ontario's Grand River has come to an end, according to the boy's mother, who says her son's body has been found.

Apr 22, 2018 4:52 PM Read more >

Remains of four people found in charred vehicle in northern Ontario, police say

TIMMINS, Ont. — Police were continuing to investigate after the charred remains of four people were found Friday in a burnt-out car in Timmins, Ont.

Apr 22, 2018 3:36 PM Read more >

Mike Harris Jr., son of former premier, will run for Tories in Ont. election

TORONTO — Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford has appointed candidates in nearly a dozen ridings ahead of the upcoming provincial election, and they include the son of a former premier.

Apr 22, 2018 2:38 PM Read more >

Montreal's green alleys have environmental, community benefits, experts say

MONTREAL — The little concrete alley off Montreal's Desnoyers street sits in the shadow of a massive highway interchange, between two busy streets and a railroad track.

Apr 22, 2018 1:57 PM Read more >

New Brunswick Liberal calling for study on Canada's endangered whales

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick member of Parliament is calling for a federal study to take a closer look at the state of Canada's endangered whales.

Apr 22, 2018 1:00 PM Read more >