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Rival B.C. Metis groups take feud to human-rights commission

OTTAWA — Two rival Metis groups in British Columbia are locked in an ugly public battle that has gone all the way to the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
B.C. teachers’ dispute: Offer is as good as it gets, Fassbender says

B.C. teachers’ dispute: Offer is as good as it gets, Fassbender says

VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s education minister says the government’s latest proposal to striking teachers is as good as it’s going to get. Peter Fassbender said Monday that the government is awaiting a response from the B.C.

Australian PM Tony Abbott to meet Harper, Governor-General today

OTTAWA — Australia's prime minister says he hopes to get a few tips from Canada on financial management when he sits down with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa today.

Reaction to fatal RCMP shooting in Moncton

MONCTON, N.B. — Some of the reaction to the killing of three RCMP officers and the wounding of two others Wednesday evening in Moncton, N.B.

A timeline of events in fatal shooting of RCMP officers in Moncton

MONCTON, N.B. — A timeline of events in the fatal shooting of three RCMP officers and the wounding of two others in Moncton, N.B.: Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. — A witness says she saw a man wearing military camouflage walking down Pioneer Avenue.
Tory Duncan says NDP mailouts broke Commons rules

Tory Duncan says NDP mailouts broke Commons rules

OTTAWA — The NDP is trying to duck responsibility for a series of political mailings that broke the rules on the use of parliamentary resources, says a Conservative member of the secretive, all-party committee that oversees Commons spending.

Jordan's queen calls deaths of newborns, mothers an outrage

Monarch thanks Harper for support

Ottawa relaxes restrictions on in-flight electronic devices

You can use tablets or cameras, but you must make sure devices aren’t transmitting a signal

Alberta's Athabasca glacier melting at 'astonishing' rate

COLUMBIA ICEFIELDS, Alta. — What's believed to be the most-visited glacier in North America is losing more than five metres of ice every year and is in danger of completely disappearing within a generation, says a Parks Canada manager.

Suspect in Calgary's worst mass murder found fit to stand trial

CALGARY — A man accused of killing five young people in Calgary's worst mass murder has been found fit to stand trial.
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