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MONTREAL - As thousands of Quebec students return to class this week, school boards say they're short of teachers to educate them. Gina Guillemette, a spokeswoman for the Montreal-area ...

HALIFAX - The remnants of post-tropical storm Erin were expected to bring heavy rain overnight to a fairly narrow band of the western Maritimes. Bob Robichaud, warning preparedness meteorologist ...

OTTAWA - The Conservatives' former leader doesn't agree with the current leader's assertion that Canada got taken to the cleaners by Donald Trump on the renegotiated NAFTA. Rona Ambrose, who was inter...

OTTAWA - As thousands of troops from more than two dozen countries kick off an annual military exercise in the Middle Eastern country of Jordan amid heightened tensions between the West and Iran, Cana...

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservatives have repealed a ban on seclusion rooms in schools that was brought in by the previous NDP government. The ban on the rooms, which are meant to give disru...

JUNEAU, Alaska - BP plans to sell its interests in Alaska's once prodigious North Slope to a company seen as having a reputation of giving new life to aging fields. The sale to Hilcorp Alaska, an affi...

Saskatchewan's health minister says legislation will likely be tabled this fall for vaping and e-cigarettes.Jim Reiter told reporters in Saskatoon on Wednesday the ministry has been consulting with st...

Nicolas Buck will remain in custody as his lawyer awaits further information in his case. The 22-year-old is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mark Douglas Jonson.Jonson was found dead ...

Tapestrama Cultural Festival will be at Plaza 88 September 28 and 29.This FREE event has two days of amazing food and entertainment from around the world.See the poster for details.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - A group that monitors sea turtles in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, has reported finding a two-headed Loggerhead hatchling. News outlets report Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton...