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Immigration minister confident asylum claim backlog will be resolved
CALGARY - Canada's immigration minister says he is confident a growing backlog of asylum claims will be addressed as the refugee system undergoes some changes. Just over 64,000 refugee claims&nbs...
Jan 04, 2019
Hot potato: Food Guide makeover creates debate as Health Canada prepares release
OTTAWA - An overhaul of the Canada Food Guide is set to be released soon, a highly anticipated makeover that will do away with the rainbow visual many Canadians associate with the dietary guide c...
Jan 04, 2019
B.C. fuel up 4 cents, more hikes due as 'bumpy' year looms at pumps: expert
VANCOUVER - Extreme volatility in oil markets has resulted in a price jump for gasoline of four cents a litre in Metro Vancouver and an analyst predicts a further hike could arrive...
Jan 04, 2019
Extreme avalanche risk in Alberta, B.C. leads to warnings from Parks Canada
BANFF, Alta. - Heavy snowfall, warm temperatures and high winds have led to an extreme avalanche risk in Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper national parks. The daily avalanche bulletin for the moun...
Jan 04, 2019
ASIMIL8 licence plate should never have been issued: court documents
WINNIPEG - A senior executive with Manitoba Public Insurance says a licence plate bearing the message ASIMIL8 should never have been issued to a "Star Trek" fan. Nick Troller launched a legal cha...
Jan 04, 2019
Mediation scheduled in effort to resolve dispute over new Senators arena
OTTAWA - The three parties involved in a dispute over a plan to build a community featuring a new downtown arena for the Ottawa Senators will go to mediation to try to resolve their differences. While...
Jan 04, 2019
Push carefully but do no harm to Canadians imprisoned in China: senator
OTTAWA - The Liberal senator leading the Canadian parliamentary delegation travelling to China says his group will tread carefully in calling for the release of the two detained Canadians in that coun...
Jan 04, 2019
Woman accidentally leaves gold, diamonds and pearls in clothing donation bag
HALIFAX - A Halifax woman who accidentally donated her lifelong collection of gold, diamonds and pearls is hoping against the odds that her jewelry will be returned. Jane Lowe realized too late that h...
Jan 04, 2019
'An unknown political quantity': Vickers' challenge, and opportunity, in N.B.
Kevin Vickers has been described as a national hero for his role in stopping a gunman's attack on Parliament Hill in 2014, but New Brunswick pundits say he's largely seen as an outsider...
Jan 04, 2019
Judge who found there is little proof carding works set to discuss findings
TORONTO - An Ontario judge who issued a report on the police practice of street checks, widely known as carding, is set to discuss his findings today. Justice Michael Tulloch issued a report earlier t...
Jan 04, 2019
