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OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh moved to distance himself from an increasingly unpopular Liberal party Wednesday when he "ripped up" the supply and confidence agreement he reached with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and pushed himself as the better

WELDON, Sask. — Children have been swinging, sliding and climbing on a playground built to honour one of the victims of a mass stabbing two years ago in Saskatchewan, while a quiet feast has been prepared to remember the others. On Sept.

MONTREAL — A Montreal lawyer who co-piloted a successful class-action lawsuit against the City of Montreal for racial profiling by police says what's most important is not the financial compensation but the recognition of prejudice.

TORONTO — The Stronach Group says a lawsuit filed by Frank Stronach's son and granddaughter over management of the family business's wealth has been settled out of court.

VANCOUVER — The union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports say members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize strike action if necessary in an ongoing labour dispute with port employers.

BURNABY, B.C. — Parkland Corp. has released a review into an unplanned shutdown of its Burnaby, B.C., refinery in January that blanketed parts of Metro Vancouver with a foul stench.

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MONTREAL — Quebec “superminister” Pierre Fitzgibbon says he is leaving office because he lost motivation to do the job — and that it was the premier who pushed him out the door months earlier than planned.

OTTAWA — The NDP has pulled out of a confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals.

HALIFAX — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau digs in his heels and pledges to stay on as Liberal leader despite dwindling public support, some LGBTQ+ activists say he is putting queer and gender diverse people at risk.