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Stephane Dion says Iran sanctions not good for Montreal’s Bombardier

OTTAWA—Maintaining sanctions on Iran will only hurt Canadian companies such as Montreal-based airplane manufacturer Bombardier, says Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane …

B.C. mines minister clarifies criticism of Trudeau over Davos comments

VANCOUVER—British Columbia’s mines minister is clarifying his position on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s remarks about Canada’s natural-resource economy. Bill Bennett …

Info watchdogs call on governments for ‘duty to document’ key public decisions

OTTAWA—Canada’s information watchdogs are calling for laws that would force public officials to write important things down. In a joint …

Stand alone law needed on doctor assisted death, warns legal scholar

OTTAWA—Parliament needs to craft a stand-alone law on doctor-assisted death, a prominent Canadian constitutional scholar warned a Commons-Senate committee on …

U.S. officials may temporarily turn Niagara Falls into trickle

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.—New York officials are considering temporarily turning some of Niagara Falls into a trickle. Plans to replace two …

Conservatives demand clarity on Liberal pipeline policy as Parliament resumes

OTTAWA—The politics of oil pipelines dominated a raucous return for parliamentarians Monday as the House of Commons resumed sitting under …

Canada will sign controversial TPP trade deal, but ratification not certain

OTTAWA—Canada plans to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact next week, but that procedural step doesn’t necessarily mean ratifying the …

Threatened seal, endangered sea turtle rescued off Vancouver Island

VANCOUVER—The head veterinarian at Vancouver’s aquarium says the warm currents of El Nino may be behind the recent strandings of …

A look at other schools that were torn down following deadly shootings

LA LOCHE, Sask.—There have been calls to tear down the La Loche Community School after a shooting there killed two …

Business leaders in Winnipeg hold gathering to connect refugees to employers

WINNIPEG—There’s work to do, but Winnipeg business leaders say they are preparing to look at job opportunities for Syrian refugees. …

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