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Singh calls for reform of 'broken' voting system after NDP falls short in Quebec
BURNABY, B.C. - If there's any election that has highlighted how "broken" Canada's electoral system is, it's this one, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in his morning-after assessment. Monday's...
Oct 24, 2019
Review promised amid reports man suspected of killing kids, self was hospitalized
Quebec's Health Minister says her department will review what happened after reports surfaced that a man suspected of killing his young children before taking his own life was hospitalized just w...
Oct 24, 2019
Northwest Territories legislators pick new premier after three ballots
YELLOWKNIFE - The new premier of the Northwest Territories tells a story when asked about how her government will differ from that of her predecessor. Caroline Cochrane, chosen Thursday by her fe...
Oct 24, 2019
English Montreal School Board files legal challenge to Quebec's religious symbols law
MONTREAL - The English Montreal School Board has filed a challenge to Quebec's secularism law, arguing it contravenes minority language education rights and should be struck down. In an appl...
Oct 24, 2019
Bloc's leader Blanchet prepared to work with Liberals despite pipeline talk
QUEBEC - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet said Thursday that he's willing to work with a re-elected Liberal government, despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's support ...
Oct 24, 2019
B.C. introduces law to implement United Nations declaration on Indigenous rights
VICTORIA - British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to introduce legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, mandating the governm...
Oct 24, 2019
Courts, social services win in Alberta budget; students face tuition increases
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its first budget Thursday. Here is a look at who might be pleased and who won't be so happy: WINNERS Bibliophiles: Government ...
Oct 24, 2019
Some highlights from the first budget of Alberta's United Conservatives
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its budget Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - $8.7-billion deficit on revenues of $50 billion. - Debt projected to rise from the cu...
Oct 24, 2019
B.C. businessman David Sidoo faces new allegations in college bribery scandal
VANCOUVER - A well-known businessman and philanthropist from British Columbia faces fresh allegations in a new indictment filed in a college bribery scandal unfolding in the United States. David ...
Oct 24, 2019
What'sHappeningNOW Oct. 24, 2019
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with senior reporter Nigel Maxwell about a protest at Timber Bay.
Oct 24, 2019
