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• Preserving life?
  Who gets to decide when medical treatments are no longer worth pursuing and should be ended? The doctors? The patients? In the case of those who ...
• Cases of illness linked to E. coli prompts recall of...
  OTTAWA — Four cases of E. coli infection have prompted a recall of frozen hamburgers across the country.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and ...
• It's Free Shipping Day — retailers guarantee...
  TORONTO — Fire up those computers and flex those clicking fingers Canada — it’s Free Shipping Day.As American shopping incentives like Black ...
• New immigration program targeted at skilled trades...
  MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — A new immigration program aimed at getting skilled workers into Canada faster will start on Jan. 2.Immigration Minister Jason ...
• Want protection against colds and flus this winter?
  Cursing your sick colleague for the infection you can feel settling into your chest? You might want to aim the finger of blame closer to home. ...
• Simple Plan still cranks out radio hits despite lack...
  The guys in Simple Plan acknowledge they’re not the coolest band in the world. Or Canada. Or even their hometown of Montreal.And they’re cool ...
• Average Canadian will spend more than $85 on wine,...
  Canadians are expected to raise their glasses many times this holiday season with alcohol sales on track to set a record high this month and also ...
• High court says province can’t force insolvent...
  OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled against the government of Newfoundland and Labrador in its effort to force insolvent newsprint ...
• Ottawa urged not to forget war lessons amid...
  OTTAWA — Two different reports are urging the Harper government not to forget the hard-earned lessons and experience of the last decade in ...
• Quebec government says it will create its own...
  QUEBEC — The Quebec government is marking the anniversary of Canada’s worst mass shooting by reiterating its intention to set up its own gun ...
• Audit ordered to assess possible abuse of housing...
  OTTAWA, Ont. — The Senate is conducting an audit to assess whether senators are abusing housing allowances meant to defray the costs of ...
• Changes to gun control have no bearing on violence...
  OTTAWA — A Conservative MP says there’s no connection between violence against women and more changes to Canada’s gun-control laws being ...
• Collective bargaining talks between NHL and...
  NEW YORK — Members of the NHL’s Board of Governors are meeting for the first time since the lockout started in September.The session comes amid ...
• Five extra public sector sick days cost Canadians up...
  TORONTO — A new report suggests public sector employees in Canada take nearly five more sick, disability and personal days per year than ...
• Flaherty takes pride in mission accomplished,...
  Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is not worried about a housing collapse, saying he is happy he has helped cool the market with the latest round of ...
• UPDATE: Appeal Court reserves decision on more time...
  WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on whether former hockey coach Graham James should serve more than two years in ...
• Why hiccup?
  —TORONTOYou drink too much, you eat the wrong thing — and suddenly you’re battling a bout of the hiccups.What’s up with that?Why do seemingly ...
• Canada must explain polar bear policies to...
  Canada is being forced to explain its polar bear policies to an international environmental watchdog. An environmental arm of the North American ...
• Prime minister poised to make Muskrat announcement
  The proposed Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador is expected to clear an important hurdle today. Sources indicate Prime Minister ...
• Watchdog suggests Ottawa may preparing for...
  OTTAWA — A new report from Canada’s budget watchdog suggests the Harper government may spring a good news deficit surprise just in time for the ...
• Letters detailing carnage of the War of 1812 going...
  TORONTO — Draft letters detailing the carnage of the War of 1812 are going up for auction next month. Three drafts of letters written in 1814 by ...
• Toronto police say second person charged in...
  A second person has been charged in connection with the theft of 100,000 toys and other items from a Salvation Army warehouse in Toronto, police ...
• Canada scores high in 2012 World Justice Project
  TORONTO — Canada scored well above average in 2012 when it came to the rule of law, according to an annual survey of 97 countries conducted by ...
• Fine dining thriving on the Rock
  New Year’s Eve at Raymonds restaurant in St. John’s will feature a luxurious 12-course tasting menu of seafood and wild game crafted by ...
• Toronto police say man charged in theft of toys,...
  TORONTO — Toronto police say a man has been charged in the alleged theft of thousands of toys and donations from the Salvation Army.Investigators ...
• Active video games don’t boost kids’ daily...
  TORONTO — Active video games may help get kids off the couch, but child fitness advocates say they shouldn’t be seen as a substitute for real ...
• Toronto police recover truckloads of items allegedly...
  BRAMPTON, Ont. — Toronto police have recovered a massive cache of toys and donated goods they say were stolen from a Salvation Army ...
• Putting it on hold
  Most holiday shoppers will be armed with cash, debit or credit cards during the busiest shopping season of the year, but for those on a tight ...
• Ontario urges Ottawa to reconsider decision not to...
  TORONTO — Ontario is rallying other provinces and territories to put pressure on Ottawa to reconsider its decision not to ban generic forms of ...
• Salvation Army says $2 million in toys, donations...
  Toronto — The Salvation Army says more than $2 million in toys and donations has been stolen from its north Toronto warehouse over two years. The ...