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• Harper calls byelection for May 13 in Labrador...
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced a byelection will be held in the riding of Labrador on May 13.The seat in Newfoundland and ...
• Chinese commercial interests questioned in Canadian...
  OTTAWA — Scientists familiar with contagions are scratching their heads over the arrest of a former federal government researcher who was ...
• Cops responding to cry for help find odd culprit
  BROCKVILLE, Ont. — Repeated cries for help prompted neighbours in a Brockville, Ont., apartment building to call police.When officers arrived at ...
• Yes, it’s April 1: roundup of April Fool’s Day...
  TORONTO — Don’t believe everything you read on the web today.In case you hadn’t clued in yet, it’s April 1 on the calendar — April Fool’s ...
• Happy birthday Mr. Hockey! Gordie Howe to celebrate...
  VANCOUVER — More than 30 family and friends will help Gordie Howe celebrate his 85th birthday Sunday at a private dinner in Detroit.It’s a day ...
• Tardy juror jailed for an afternoon, Winnipeg judge...
  WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg judge who put a tardy juror in jail for an afternoon has let her off with a warning.The woman, identified only as juror 10, ...
• Prescription drug abuse strategy targets...
  OTTAWA — Canada has a new national strategy to tackle an escalating prescription drug abuse crisis — but whether a tangled web of governments, ...
• Gordon Stuckless arrested on fresh charges by York...
  NEWMARKET, Ont. — The man at the centre of the Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse scandal has been arrested yet again on new charges. York Region ...
• NDP calls on RCMP to investigate budget leak for...
  OTTAWA — The opposition New Democrats are asking police to investigate a federal budget leak that they say could have allowed insiders to ...
• Eczema awareness
  —TORONTO Preet Bhogal still remembers being taunted in school for his inflamed skin. The Nova Scotia native would always wear long-sleeved shirts ...
• With 2015 deficit goal in sight, Flaherty seeks out...
  —OTTAWA The new federal budget keeps the Harper government’s Holy Grail of eliminating the deficit in time for the next election within reach, ...
• Update: Five new victims come forward resulting in...
  TORONTO — A man at the centre of the Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse scandal is facing new charges related to assaults that allegedly took place in ...
• Federal-provincial justice price tag climbed as...
  OTTAWA — A new report says per capita spending on criminal justice — including federal and provincial jails, court costs and policing — has ...
• Woman facing charges after alleged assault on N.L....
  NORTH RIVER, N.L. - RCMP in eastern Newfoundland say a woman faces charges after a parent allegedly assaulted the principal of her child’s ...
• Novel panoramic scope that ’maps’ inside of...
  TORONTO — Researchers have taken a page out of Google’s book to develop an advanced scope that may enable doctors to look deeper into the colon ...
• Veteran British songwriter changes course after...
  This year marks the 30th anniversary of Billy Bragg’s spare, politically charged debut EP “Life’s a Riot with Spy Vs Spy.” But the adaptable ...
• Labrador byelection date will be announced within...
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A source close to former Conservative MP and cabinet minister Peter Penashue (pen-ASH’-away) says the prime minister will ...
• Smokers run to quit
  The unseasonably hot May sun was beating down on a panting Kim Smith as she willed her legs up Citadel Hill — a climb in the annual Halifax ...
• Cashing out to cash in
  Soaring U.S. stock exchanges and a drop in the value of the loonie present Canadian investors with an opportunity to sell some of their American ...
• Former Nova Scotia cabinet minister pleads guilty to...
  HALIFAX — Former Nova Scotia cabinet minister Russell MacKinnon has pleaded guilty to fraud and breach of trust for his role in the province’s ...
• Kaetlyn Osmond fourth at world championships
  Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire” played over the P.A. system as Canadian Kaetlyn Osmond stepped onto the ice for what would be a memorable world ...
• Nova Scotia politician billed for extra work staffer...
  HALIFAX — An employee of a former politician charged in Nova Scotia’s spending scandal says he received an income tax form for $9,900 for work ...
• 'Momentum is upped,' says 'Game of Thrones' star
  She had no previous experience wielding weapons or marching through knee-deep snow across frigid glaciers, but 26-year-old Scottish actress Rose ...
• Expect hiring climate to hold steady for Q2, says...
  TORONTO — Canadian employers expect the hiring climate to hold steady in the second quarter, dipping slightly from the previous quarter, ...
• Proponents of coconut oil like health benefits
  If you believe everything you read on the Internet, coconut oil is a panacea, recommended for everything from frying your chicken to shaving your ...
• RESP 101
  Diapers? Check. Extra clothes? Check. RESP? The Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), an investment account for your child’s post-secondary ...
• UPDATE: Gushue tops Quebec for Brier playoff berth
  Edmonton—Brad Gushue waited until the last possible moment but Newfoundland and Labrador clinched a spot in the Canadian men’s curling ...
• Mary Walsh named ACTRA’s 2013 Woman of the Year
  TORONTO — Comic actress Mary Walsh has been named ACTRA’s 2013 Woman of the Year. She was presented with the award, chosen by the ACTRA National ...
• Judge denies request that she remove herself from case
  —ST. JOHN’S, N.L.The judge hearing a constitutional challenge of the Muskrat Falls project ruled Wednesday she would not remove herself from the ...
• UPDATE: Ontario’s Howard takes over the lead at...
  EDMONTON — Defending champion Glenn Howard moved into the lead at the Canadian men’s curling championship as the only undefeated team left in the ...