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OTTAWA — The federal government has approved a contentious container port expansion project at Roberts Bank south of Vancouver, drawing swift condemnation from environmentalists.

Vancouver's police Chief Adam Palmer said he believes the department will get the funding required to implement the recommendations from a coroner's inquest into the suicide death of Const. Nicole Chan.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — More than $20 million worth of gold and other high-value items have been stolen from Toronto Pearson Airport, Peel Regional Police said Thursday. Duty Insp.

BURNABY, B.C. — Two Vancouver police officers testified at a British Columbia coroner's inquest that they were told not to make handwritten notes about a confrontation that resulted in the death of 33-year-old Myles Gray in 2015. Const.

OTTAWA — A senior executive says Google hasn't made a final decision whether it will limit journalism links from Canadians if the federal government's online news bill passes. Earlier this year, Google ran a five-week test that prevented 3.

OTTAWA — The head of Imperial Oil heard Thursday how a nine-month delay before informing downstream communities about a seeping tailings pond on a company oilsands mine created weeks of fear and rumours.

MONTREAL — Two Indigenous groups are going to court over the reforms passed last year to Quebec's French-language law, with lawyers filing a request for a judicial review on Thursday.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's privacy commissioner is recommending the province amend its information protection laws after his investigation found several Canadian Tire stores contravened privacy laws by using facial recognition technology without p

MONTREAL — A Montreal university says it will keep a donation that has been linked to an alleged plot by the Chinese government to influence Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but it will now use the money to promote democracy.

OTTAWA — An ongoing strike of thousands of public servants is causing service disruptions across the country as both sides are facing different kinds of pressure to reach a deal.