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The House of Commons will hold a rare mid-session election for a new Speaker Tuesday morning, after the position was vacated by MP Anthony Rota last week. Candidates will be given five minutes to make their case to their fellow MPs. The House of Commons will hold a rare mid-session …

Cameron Ortis, the former RCMP intelligence director charged with leaking top-secret information, is finally heading to trial today in one of the most sensitive court cases in Canadian history.  The trial, which is expected to take weeks, begins with jury selection. Cameron Ortis, the former RCMP intelligence official charged with …

The same day that Premier Doug Ford’s government announced its plans to take certain developers’ land out of the Greenbelt, it also made moves that benefitted developers who own rural land on the outskirts of Ottawa and Hamilton.  Premier Doug Ford’s government added more parcels of land to each city …

One of the two leading parties in this province spent the final days of the election campaigning against against a landfill search. The other leading party tiptoed around Indigenous concerns.  Indigenous voters will have to wait for the next election to see substantive dialogue. With Indigenous population growth outpacing the …

An online survey of 500 people in Newfoundland and Labrador shows the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives in a dead heat while the NDP gains ground in third place. According to Abacus Data, if a provincial election was held right now, the Liberals would get 40 per cent of the vote …

A 19-year-old man with a learner’s licence was caught driving 199 km/h in an 80 km/h zone in North Vancouver, B.C., on Friday. RCMP say the driver was stopped at the Upper Levels Highway section of Highway 1, near Lonsdale Avenue, around 9 p.m. PT Friday. Mounties said the driver …

New B.C. data suggests the rate of ADHD medication use among adults has gone up dramatically. Multiple experts say it’s a trend that could be improving the lives of many Canadians — though some warn it’s a double-edged sword, since these drugs can come with health risks and the potential …

A landlord in Vancouver is calling on the provincial government to tighten regulations for short-term rentals after he was surprised to find his tenant was illegally listing his suite on Airbnb. David Wojtowicz says he got an email from his building manager last January that said there was an illegal …

Sable Island ecologist Dan Kehler says the horses are most vulnerable in late winter when their energy reserves are low and grass is scarcer.  Deaths amount to more than twice the annual average. A “severe” but not unprecedented die-off of feral horses on Sable Island last winter reduced the herd …

A grizzly bear attacked and killed two people in Banff National Park west of Sundre, Alta., on Friday night, Parks Canada says.  The common-law couple were experienced in the backcountry, says family member. A grizzly bear attacked and killed two people in Banff National Park west of Sundre, Alta., on …