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The chief spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper is urging the RCMP to return guns seized from homes in flooded-out High River, Alta., and focus on other tasks instead.

Stephen Colbert has always had a special relationship with Canada, calling Windsor “the Earth’s rectum,” Canadians “syrup suckers” and once singing O Canada lyrics to the tune of the Star Spangled Banner with B.C. crooner Michael Buble.

High River homeowners are livid that their homes were searched by cops who seized their guns while they were blocked from returning to their properties, but politicians insist the police were justified because the flood "was an emergency."

The homeowner who discovered the ancient remains of an aboriginal woman in her backyard earlier this month is still awaiting word whether she'll have to pick up the tab.

Francoise Bertrand, chairperson of the board of Quebecor Inc., was appointed to the Order of Canada on Friday.

I'm so loyal to the Canadian flag, when you cut me I bleed red while my face goes a little white.

Next Canada Day, a year from now, Canadians will be gearing up for the 100th anniversary of the First World War and our nation's glorious contributions to saving freedom in that dreadful conflict. Or not. It's one of many parts of our history we don't hear much about lest it cause controversy.

More than 1,300 residents of Wabush, a small mining town in western Labrador, have been evacuated from their homes as forest fires rage nearby.

A signed image of Billy Bishop for sale at an antiques dealer was bought for $1,350 for the Victoria Cross winner's museum.

A 25-year-old man has been charged after a man was stabbed to death and two others injured in Petawawa on Friday.

Two years ago the government announced it would re-insert the "royal" back in the titles of its navy and air force and revert to the historical name for the army, and the cost of that rebranding stands at more than a million dollars, QMI Agency has learned.

Calgarians still displaced by the floods will start receiving emergency funds from the provincial government Sunday.

Four people are dead after a plane and a glider collided mid-air near Pemberton, B.C., on Saturday.

More than 100 flood-damaged buildings could face demolition, the head of Calgary's Emergency Management Agency said Saturday.

John Ross Matheson is 95 this year and is getting a fair bit of media attention for what he did more than 50 years ago - he designed the Canadian flag.

Chris Hadfield is used to people admiring him from thousands of kilometres away.

Convicted terrorist Omar Khadr, whose actions have been called treasonous by many Canadians, is eligible for day parole on Canada Day.

Yes, I am pretty new in these parts, thanks for asking.

Quebec legislators debated on Sunday a back-to-work bill seeking to end the two-week construction strike that has paralyzed much of the province's construction industry.

High River, Alta., flood evacuees will be able to seek refuge in Calgary at a temporary housing camp being set up by the city and province.

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