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The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Nov. 8 ___ U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN EXPOSED FRACTURES: And the prize is: A big, ugly wound in the heart of American politics. Nearly two years of relentles...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2016
Montreal Femen activist arrested at polling station in New York City
MONTREAL - A Montreal woman with ties to an international feminist group was arrested Tuesday after staging a topless protest inside a New York City polling station being used for the U.S. presidentia...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2016

Alberta proposes changes to vital statistics on names, gender designations
EDMONTON - Alberta is proposing legislation that would allow people who don’t identify as either male or female to put a third gender marker such as an X on government documents. “With thi...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2016
P.E.I. electoral reform plebiscite gives hope, angst to federal reformers
OTTAWA - The outcome of a Prince Edward Island plebiscite on electoral reform is giving hope to those who are pushing Canada to adopt a proportional voting system. But the fact that so few Islanders b...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2016
Housing starts in Vancouver fall to lowest level since 2011: CMHC
Home construction is slowing down in British Columbia, with housing starts in Vancouver falling to their lowest level in more than five years, according to the latest data from Canada Mortgage and Hou...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2016

Researchers wonder if great whites are looking for love off Sable Island
HALIFAX - She is 900 kilograms, has her own Twitter feed and may be cruising East Coast waters in a dizzying, long-distance quest for love. Lydia, the aptly named “rock-star” of the great ...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2016
Yukon's premier-elect Sandy Silver is a consensus-builder
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - Sandy Silver led the Liberal party from just one seat in Yukon’s legislature to a majority government in Monday night’s election. Here’s a sketch of the territor...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2016

Ontario will outline plans next week to deal with rising home prices
TORONTO - Ontario will take steps next week to deal with rising house prices in the Toronto area, but it will not follow British Columbia’s lead and impose a tax on foreign buyers. Finance Minis...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2016
Regina nightclub pulls tequila 2 for 1 using 'lest we forget' after backlash
REGINA - A Regina nightclub has pulled an ad promoting two-for-one tequila the night before Remembrance Day following an online backlash. The ad for Gabbo’s featured a background of poppies and ...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2016

Results from plebiscite don't reflect will of the people: P.E.I. premier
CHARLOTTETOWN - The low turnout for Prince Edward Island’s plebiscite on electoral reform - 36 per cent - means it’s debatable whether the results can be considered a clear expression of t...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2016

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