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Montreal-born Erdem among winners at Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards

Montreal-born Erdem among winners at Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards

TORONTO — Celebrated designer Erdem Moralioglu has scored another big win at the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards.

Privacy complaint by Liberals alleges NDP shares supporter lists without consent

VICTORIA — The British Columbia Liberal Party has filed a complaint with the province's privacy commissioner, alleging the New Democratic Party breached protection laws by sharing its supporter list with "politically friendly" groups.
Prostitute who gave Google exec fatal drug shot is to be deported to Canada

Prostitute who gave Google exec fatal drug shot is to be deported to Canada

SAN FRANCISCO — U.S.

Premier responds to health-firings report; retired judge to oversee payouts

VANCOUVER — Days before Tuesday's election call, British Columbia's premier again apologized for a scandal that saw eight people wrongly fired from the Health Ministry in 2012, including one man who later took his own life.
B.C. premier more hopeful for softwood lumber deal under Trump than Obama

B.C. premier more hopeful for softwood lumber deal under Trump than Obama

VANCOUVER — Canada is more likely to reach a lasting solution for the softwood lumber trade dispute with the United States now that President Donald Trump is in power instead of Barack Obama, says British Columbia Premier Christy Clark.
Poking a tinderbox: What Donald Trump's change of heart on Syria could mean

Poking a tinderbox: What Donald Trump's change of heart on Syria could mean

NEW YORK — A famous man once said attacking Syria could start the Third World War, that it was a terrible idea, that it couldn't happen without a congressional vote, and that a president who did so might be inspired by the dark ulterior motive of goo

Warren Thomas elected to 6th 2-year term as OPSEU president

TORONTO — Warren (Smokey) Thomas has been re-elected for a sixth term as president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. Thomas was first elected to the union's top post in 2007.

Gold rises, stock markets little-changed after U.S. attack on Syria

TORONTO — Major North American stock markets showed little movement Friday as unsure investors avoided trading after an abundance of international news, including a U.S. air strike on Syria. In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index dropped 30.
B.C. regulation means employers can't force women to wear high heels at work

B.C. regulation means employers can't force women to wear high heels at work

VICTORIA — A move by the British Columbia government to ban mandatory high heels in the workplace is being lauded as a step towards ending discriminatory dress codes.

Some of what was said Friday in Canada about the U.S. airstrikes in Syria

OTTAWA — Some quotes about the situation in Syria following President Donald Trump's retaliatory missile attacks against a Syrian air base: "This morning, I spoke with the president directly and emphasized that Canada agrees that Assad's continued us
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