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Commons panel struggles to finalize report on how to help ailing news industry

OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee studying Canada's slumping media industry is struggling to finalize a long-awaited report that could, among other things, recommend Ottawa create a "digital fund" to provide temporary help to revenue-starved smaller

Raptors facing elimination; no NBA team has ever come back from 0-3

TORONTO — Win or lose Sunday, DeMar DeRozan believes this season hasn't been a failure for the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors face elimination in Sunday's Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinals against the Cavaliers.
Search continues for B.C. fire chief who may have been swept away in creek

Search continues for B.C. fire chief who may have been swept away in creek

CACHE CREEK, B.C. — Hope is fading in the search for a missing British Columbia fire chief feared to have been swept away in swollen creek has resumed, the community's mayor said. Clayton Cassidy of Cache Creek in B.C.
Trump administration: softwood threat from Trudeau government 'inappropriate'

Trump administration: softwood threat from Trudeau government 'inappropriate'

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says it won't be pressured by trade threats from the Canadian government, responding Saturday to a warning that the northern neighbour could start targeting American industries in the event of a protracted disput

Man, 76, missing following mudslide in B.C. Interior, Mounties say

SALMON ARM , B.C. — A elderly man is missing following an overnight mudslide in the southern Interior of British Columbia. RCMP say local fire officials responded to the slide in the community of Tappen north of Salmon Arm on Saturday.
Raptors guard Lowry says he's doubtful for must-win Game 4 due to ankle sprain

Raptors guard Lowry says he's doubtful for must-win Game 4 due to ankle sprain

TORONTO — Kyle Lowry has probably played his last game of the season.
Chris Neil rejoins Sens' lineup for Game 5 as replacement for Ryan Dzingel

Chris Neil rejoins Sens' lineup for Game 5 as replacement for Ryan Dzingel

OTTAWA — A familiar face rejoined the Ottawa Senators' lineup for Game 5 against the New York Rangers as Chris Neil made his 2017 post-season debut.
Ontario legislators debating school bus cameras but govt not ready to commit

Ontario legislators debating school bus cameras but govt not ready to commit

TORONTO — Ontario legislators are debating the idea of using cameras on school buses to ticket drivers that illegally blow past the vehicles as children get on and off, but the government isn't ready to commit to the measure without further study.

Defence, global warming and mortgages: how federal politics touched us this week

OTTAWA — When is an "architect" not an architect? That question, which spurred many a conversation this week on Parliament Hill, was far from funny to Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, who sought forgiveness from veterans and MPs for falsely claiming t
Refugee claimants coming to Canada through the United States not new

Refugee claimants coming to Canada through the United States not new

MONTREAL — One spring morning, Alfredo Rivas and his wife, who was seven months pregnant, grabbed the small bags containing their remaining belongings and headed north to Canada, a place they'd never seen.
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