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Freeland to walk a fine line on Suu Kyi in address to pro-Rohingya rally

OTTAWA — Canada has been reluctant to overtly blame Aung San Suu Kyi for the violence against her country's Muslim minority because it believes Myanmar's military is using it to undermine her global reputation, officials say.
Toronto-Montreal in 39 minutes? Hyperloop judges say this route is a winner

Toronto-Montreal in 39 minutes? Hyperloop judges say this route is a winner

The Toronto-Montreal corridor has taken the prize as one of the strongest candidates in the world for a hyperloop system that could cut travel time between the cities from five hours to just 39 minutes.

Criminal past of front-runner Wab Kinew features in Manitoba NDP leadership race

WINNIPEG — Manitoba New Democrats will choose between two men Saturday to be the opposition party's new leader — one faces questions about past criminal accusations and the other is a former cabinet minister with his own controversies and two failed

Federal prison statistics highlight challenges for Trudeau government

OTTAWA — The number of Indigenous offenders in the federal correctional system has risen almost 40 per cent in the last decade, says a government report released Friday.

Home sales expected to drop in 2018 to lowest level in three years, says CREA

MONTREAL — Canadian home sales are expected to drop to their lowest level in three years in 2018, driven largely by a decline in Ontario, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Friday.
New Brunswick creates Crown corporation to oversee marijuana sales

New Brunswick creates Crown corporation to oversee marijuana sales

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government has created a new Crown corporation to oversee the sale of recreational marijuana, and signed deals with two suppliers.

Manitobans going home after fleeing forest fires more than two weeks ago

WINNIPEG — The Canadian Red Cross is assisting forest fire evacuees return to their homes on the Wasagamack First Nation in Manitoba.
University of British Columbia faces new sexual assault human-rights complaint

University of British Columbia faces new sexual assault human-rights complaint

VANCOUVER — Stephanie Hale remembers jumping up and down and crying tears of joy when she received her acceptance letter from the University of British Columbia. Now, she wishes she had pursued her degree anywhere else.

Court case over fired janitor prompts debate over meaning of 'Kafkaesque'

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick judge has stepped in to answer a question that has puzzled some of the world's most prominent thinkers: What exactly does Kafkaesque mean? In a new ruling, Justice Hugh McLellan defines Kafkaesque as the struggle "agains

Court case over fired janitor prompts debate over meaning of 'Kafkaesque'

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick judge has stepped in to answer a question that has puzzled some of the world's most prominent thinkers: What exactly does Kafkaesque mean? In a new ruling, Justice Hugh McLellan defines Kafkaesque as the struggle "agains
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