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Victoria's police chief apologized Wednesday for the "contributions" his officers made to the collapse of a major drug prosecution doomed by a disgraced former officer's involvement in the initial investigation. Chief defended allowing serving officer to continue business partnership with disgraced colleague Victoria's police chief apologized Wednesday for the "contributions" …

What if you never had to buy, fix or maintain a furnace or air conditioner to keep your home comfy? What if they worked even during power outages, and you could count on them becoming more efficient and climate-friendly over time? That's the promise of district heating or district energy. …

There's a dialysis clinic in Flin Flon, Man., but or the last eight months Maureen McBratney has had to stay in Saskatoon — a 600 kilometre drive from her home — to get dialysis, because there was no agreement between provinces in place that would allow her to get treatment …

A trove of newly unearthed wartime love letters warming hearts more than 80 years after the last stamp was licked is a snail mail reminder of the perseverance of love just in time for Valentine’s Day, according to Canadian historians. More than 500 letters from Henry Lever to wife Florence …

A Vancouver non-profit is calling on Canada's competition regulator to launch a greenwashing investigation into Lululemon — saying that the athleisure brand is misleading consumers about its environmental practices. Complaint comes amid swell of public pressure on Vancouver-based athleisure brand A Vancouver non-profit is calling on Canada's competition regulator to …

Puberty blockers delay the sexual development changes of puberty, giving adolescents with gender dysphoria more time to explore their identity before those physical changes take hold. For adolescents with gender dysphoria, puberty blockers can buy them more time to explore their identity Hormone therapies are medications with a variety of …

Matthew R. Morris grew up in Scarborough both a good student and an athletic talent, yet it was always the latter that his teachers encouraged. Now a teacher himself, he's challenging stereotypes of Black male identity and, by bringing his whole self to the classroom, setting an example for his …

A Brantford, Ont., woman who pleaded guilty after harassing and fraudulently seeking the services of doulas gets two years of house arrest and three years of probation. The judge says his hands were tied in giving that sentence, and recognizes the trauma caused to the doulas victimized by Kaitlyn Braun …

A scathing Federal Court decision says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal justice minister have "failed" Canadians seeking timely justice by letting the number of judicial vacancies reach a state of crisis. Federal Court justice says Ottawa didn't offer any justification for its lack of action A scathing Federal …

The family of the wife of military veteran Lionel Desmond is calling on the federal or Nova Scotia governments to relieve them of the home where the horrific murder-suicide took place. Desmond inquiry didn't address the family home as it was outside its mandate WARNING: This story contains details of …