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• Nova Scotia tables budget with modest tax cuts,...
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is forecasting a slightly smaller deficit in a spring budget that also offers modest tax cuts. The province’s NDP ...
• Smartphones and apps replacing thick, heavy books as...
  TORONTO — Thick, heavy travel books used to be among the things many people would lug around on vacation, along with a stack of printouts for ...
• N.S. native chief who lost job after election...
  INDIAN BROOK, N.S. — A Nova Scotia native chief who lost his job after results of a 2009 election were thrown out has won the position back in a ...
• Nova Scotia premier sets date for byelection in...
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s NDP premier has set the date for the byelection in Cumberland South, creating a chance for the interim Conservative ...
• Hurricane Earl pummels Maritimes, taking down trees...
  HALIFAX – A fast-moving hurricane Earl has shifted to make landfall near Halifax, toppling trees and bringing down power lines as the storm ...
• Hello Earl
  DIGBY, N.S. — Farmers fretted over their crops, fishermen tied up their boats and bikers at a rally expected to draw 100,000 people continued to ...
• Montreal makes Top 10 list of the world’s happiest...
  MONTREAL — Canada has an entry on the list of the 10 happiest places on the planet — no small feat considering the rundown included Happy, Texas, ...
• A visit to Calgary for the Stampede is also a chance...
  CALGARY – When you think of Calgary, what do you think about?An informal poll on Facebook garnered some of the usual responses: “Less culture ...
• New shuttle service goes from St. Catharines to...
  NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. — There’s a new way to get to Niagara-on-the-Lake to take in the Shaw theatre festival or visit the area’s wineries.A ...
• Coastal city mixes French and Italian influence in...
  BONIFACIO, France — It’s the classic dilemma of a hilltop, seaside fortress town.It was built purposely to keep people out, with a towering ...
• Birds and battle tanks heard on celebrated coastal...
  BOSHERSTON, Wales — A footpath winds from the village of Bosherston through a wooded nature reserve to the coast in southwest Wales, skirting ...
• Doctor studies travel-related illness in kids,...
  Parents should get pre-travel health advice before they set out on international trips to reduce the risk of children becoming sick, says a ...
• Frenzy of bids for Paul Henderson ’72 jersey...
  MONTREAL — Like his celebrated series-clinching goal, the bidding for Paul Henderson’s legendary hockey jersey was a nail biter with one offer ...
• Canadiens sign scoring leader Tomas Plekanec to...
  MONTREAL — Tomas Plekanec will be a Montreal Canadien for a long time, and a rich one at that.The stocky centre opted to forego unrestricted free ...
• Former Raptor forward Charlie Villanueva charged...
  TORONTO — Former Toronto Raptors forward Charlie Villanueva faces a charge of domestic assault after a May 19 incident in Burlington, ...
• Bids for storied Paul Henderson ’72 jersey tops...
  MONTREAL — The clock is ticking down for a unique chance to own a piece of Canadian hockey history, albeit a pricey one. Potential bidders have ...
• Stampeders OL Sheridan announces retirement, but...
  CALGARY — Calgary Stampeders offensive lineman Matt Sheridan announced his retirement from football Monday, but kept the door open for a ...
• Abusive Montreal mother, 44, sentenced to 4 years in...
  MONTREAL — A 44-year-old Montreal woman who brutalized her children over a 12-year period has been sentenced to four years in prison. The woman, ...
• Body pulled from Ottawa River identified as missing...
  PEMBROKE, Ont. — Police confirm that a body pulled from the Ottawa River near Deep River is Lachlan Cranswick, Chalk River scientist who went ...
• Ignatieff proposes ban on oil tankers along B.C.’s...
  VICTORIA — Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is calling for a ban on oil tankers along B.C.’s north coast. During a speech in Victoria Monday, ...
• Stephen Harper to apologize to families of Air India...
  TORONTO — Prime Minister Stephen Harper will reportedly apologize to families of the victims of the 1985 Air India bombing on Wednesday. The ...
• Canadian soldier who just got engaged killed in...
  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — It was his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan and Sgt. James MacNeil had already decided it would be the last. And it ...
• Canadian inflation rate falls to 1.4 per cent in May
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says Canada’s annual inflation rate fell back to 1.4 per cent in May, down from 1.8 per cent in April. The agency ...
• World unions warn G20 leaders ahead of summit to...
  VANCOUVER — International labour organizers say they have a message for world leaders ahead of the G8 and G20 summits: things must change. The ...
• Deadly IED blast brings Canadian death toll in...
  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A Canadian soldier who was a “proud Cape Bretoner” on his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan has become the latest victim ...
• Jonathan Toews to be cover boy of made-in-Canada NHL...
  TORONTO — Olympic gold medallist, Stanley Cup champion, Conn Smythe Award winner. And now video game cover boy.It’s been quite a year for ...
• Coyotes re-sign winger Pyatt to 2-year contract;...
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Phoenix Coyotes have re-signed left-wing Taylor Pyatt to a two-year contract.Terms of the deal were not disclosed ...
• Toronto pitcher McGowan to undergo surgery,...
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have lost hard-luck, right-handed pitcher Dustin McGowan for at least the rest of this Major League Baseball ...
• Deadly IED blast brings Canadian death toll in...
  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A Canadian soldier on his fourth tour of Afghanistan has become the latest victim of the war against the Taliban. ...
• What's in a name?
  WATERLOO, Belgium — A number of communities in Canada can trace their names back to the decisive battle that finally defeated Napoleon 195 years ...