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Search on for two missing fishermen after boat capsizes off P.E.I.

TIGNISH, P.E.I. — Crews are searching for two fishermen missing off the north shore of P.E.I. after their boat capsized in heavy seas and rain. Maj.

Sep 19, 2018 8:20 AM Read more >

Canadian crabs with bad attitude threaten coastal Maine ecosystem

BIDDEFORD, Maine — Canadians are known as friendly folks, but these crabby brutes migrating from Canadian waters to coastal Maine are better suited for the hockey rink.

Sep 19, 2018 8:09 AM Read more >

Top Ontario court to rule on whether to grant stay in Toronto council-cutting case

TORONTO — Ontario's highest court is expected to announce today whether it will stay a court ruling that upended the province's plan to cut Toronto city council in the middle of a municipal election campaign.

Sep 19, 2018 7:59 AM Read more >

In the news today, Sept. 19

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Sept.

Sep 19, 2018 7:03 AM Read more >

Uncertainty over Saskatchewan family's reunion with long-lost dog

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — A family in Moose Jaw, Sask., went from joy to uncertainty Tuesday night, after they were reunited with a pet dog that went missing more than a year ago — then had that reunion cast in doubt.

Sep 19, 2018 4:11 AM Read more >

Creation of leaders' debate commissioner possible before next election: Gould

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has offered a glimpse of its vision for a new independent body to organize leaders' debates during federal elections, which it believes could be in place by next year's vote.

Sep 19, 2018 4:00 AM Read more >

Freeland resumes NAFTA talks in Washington as Congress grows restless

WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is back in Washington — and back in search of a way to bridge the divide that's keeping Canada out of a new North American free trade pact. Freeland flew back to the U.S.

Sep 19, 2018 4:00 AM Read more >

Ontario won't push through new council-cutting bill if granted stay, court hears

TORONTO — The next twist in the convoluted battle over the Ontario government's plan to cut the size of Toronto city council is expected Wednesday.

Sep 18, 2018 10:29 PM Read more >

Fuel from derailed locomotive in Manitoba leaks into river, clean-up underway

WINNIPEG — A train that derailed in northern Manitoba on Saturday that killed a railway worker is leaking diesel fuel into the Metishto River. Manitoba Sustainable Development says the fuel is from one of the locomotives.

Sep 18, 2018 9:55 PM Read more >

New bridge collapses into river in rural Saskatchewan hours after opening

HYAS, Sask. — A rural politician in eastern Saskatchewan says he's at a loss to explain why a newly built bridge collapsed just hours after opening.

Sep 18, 2018 7:21 PM Read more >