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RICHMOND, B.C. — Tony Li was unequivocal when asked if he had ever discussed drugs with his university-age daughter. "It has never even crossed my mind," said Li, a resident of Richmond, B.C.

OTTAWA — Canada's prison service says there has been no functioning ice hockey rink for the past two winters at an institution where a Conservative MP says notorious inmates can play "taxpayer-funded serial killer pickup hockey.

VANCOUVER — In 30 years of working in construction, Josh Towsley says this is a first, after Metro Vancouver saw its fourth crane accident since the start of the year. "I've been involved in construction since I was 19 years old ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed near downtown Nashville told air traffic controllers he could see the runway they were clearing for an emergency landing. But he said he couldn’t reach it.

VICTORIA — David Kennedy says his recent retirement came as a lifestyle shock, especially financially. The 67-year-old Nanaimo, B.C.

OTTAWA — A proposed income tax change to crack down on cross-border tax avoidance could unintentionally hike power bills and natural gas rates for consumers, Electricity Canada is warning.

EDMONTON — Mounties say they believe an attack on Edmonton City Hall in January was politically motivated, meaning it reaches the legal threshold for terrorism charges. Supt.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut and the federal government are spending nearly $36 million to improve access to health care in the territory. The agreement, announced in Iqaluit, is to increase the number of Inuit working in health care.

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer is projecting inflation will return to the Bank of Canada's two per cent target by the end of the year and the federal deficit will grow amid weakening economic conditions.