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TORONTO — A TV adaptation of "The Handmaid's Tale" is getting rave reviews ahead of Sunday's Canadian premiere on Bravo, including from the novel's author, Margaret Atwood. "I'm very impressed with what they've been doing.

OTTAWA — Federal civil servants will be reimbursed for hiring tax accountants to sort through their pay problems and departments will be allowed to re-hire laid-off payroll employees, the federal government said Thursday as it tried to bail out its s

WINNIPEG — There will be no charges in the spraying of an unknown substance on a teenage girl at a Winnipeg shopping mall. Police say a forensic examination found the substance was non-biological in nature.

TORONTO — A young woman stranded for hours after scaling a construction crane in the middle of the night is a thrill seeker, a friend said Thursday.

MONTREAL — Canada Post and renowned architect Moshe Safdie have unveiled a stamp depicting the city's famous Habitat 67 housing complex to celebrate the 150th year of Confederation.

FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alta. — A team of scuba divers was being called in Thursday to help in the search for four hunters missing in northeastern Alberta.

TORONTO — Residential elevator reliability will be the focus of potentially groundbreaking research as the Ontario government tries to come to grips with what some have called a worsening crisis.

HALIFAX — Highlights of the 2017-18 budget for Nova Scotia: - Nova Scotia is bringing in a $25.9-million surplus, the second in a row, on a budget that projects $10.5 billion in spending.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's election campaign is entering its final stretch after a TV debate Wednesday night that saw the three party leaders spar on the economy, housing and political leadership.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Memorial University business students are being asked to keep their studies family friendly after a custodian recently walked in on two people having early morning relations in a study room.