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The head of a Montreal-based mineral exploration company is reassuring hundreds of residents of Gatineau, Que., that it has no immediate plans to mine for phosphate in the ground beneath their homes.  Exploration company with dozens of claims says nothing will proceed without ‘social acceptability.’ The head of a Montreal-based …

Neighbours of a Westboro highrise development are tired of concrete splatter on their cars and property after months of construction-related disruptions.  Developer pays to clean, cover cars after construction material speckles. Some neighbours of an Ottawa highrise construction site say they’ve been left to chase the developer over a litany …

Enjoying the relatively dry, balmy fall? There may be more to come, say experts, thanks to El Niño making its return after a nearly eight-year hiatus.  Prairies are usually warmer, drier than normal when climate pattern occurs. El Niño is making its return after a nearly eight-year hiatus, and forecasters …

Air Transat’s flight attendants are in a position to strike as soon as Jan. 3 after an overwhelming majority voted to give their union a mandate to walk off the job if a new labour deal can’t be reached.  Compensation issues the major sticking point for flight attendants. Air Transat …

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says that the interests of banks, government and Canadians are aligned when it comes to the process of renegotiating millions of mortgages over the next 18 months.  New mortgage charter isn’t binding but Freeland believes lenders will follow it. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland expects banks will …

After being diagnosed with colon cancer earlier this year, Dr. Anil Kapoor of Ontario was prescribed the common chemotherapy medication Fluorouracil. Three weeks later, he died from a toxic reaction to it. His brothers are on a mission to uncover who is most at risk and what the Canadian health-care …

A Winnipeg musician has no access to his bank accounts, can’t collect a pay cheque and can’t even access his medical records because he is under the guardianship of Manitoba’s public trustee — and he is on a mission to get out.  Under trustee, ‘suddenly your identity is gone and …

New Brunswick’s first-and-only commissioner on systemic racism said it’s unacceptable that the government has yet to respond to her report almost a year after its release.  Manju Varma released her report last December with 86 recommendations. New Brunswick’s first-and-only commissioner on systemic racism said it’s unacceptable that the government has …

A University of Toronto student says the justice system failed her after the case against a man charged with sexually assaulting her was tossed in northwestern Ontario due to delays, including a double-booked courtroom.  University of Toronto student says justice system failed her. Warning: This story mentions sexual assault. Taylor …

Police are looking for a driver they say fled the scene of a Saturday night crash in Surrey, British Columbia that left a passenger in one vehicle dead. A northbound black Toyota Corolla turned left into the path of a southbound white Ford Mustang at the intersection of 128th St. …