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The biggest news here is the planned opening this summer of Ripley's Aquarium, a $130-million project that is Toronto's first big new tourist attraction in two decades.

Nova Scotia lobster fishermen and their families gathered on their boats in Main-a-Dieu on Sunday for the annual Blessing of the Fleet ceremony.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper 's chief of staff, Nigel Wright, resigned today amid an ethics probe of his role in repaying housing expenses claimed by Conservative Senator Mike Duffy.

"Traditionally, what's been important in history has been about the upper classes.

The Downtown Farmer's Market, which was a very busy place, opened for the first time this year on 104th street in Edmonton on Saturday May 18, 2013.

By Nicole Liebermann - The Free Press Published: May 12, 2013 10:00 AM Updated: May 16, 2013 11:20 AM Whether you're looking for a snowboard, skateboard, wakeboard, or paddleboard, there's only one place in Fernie to go - Boardstiff.

The short-staffed Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is wooing job-seekers in Toronto and Halifax with the promise of making a difference in a young, fast-growing frontier community.

With nary a 90-degree angle anywhere, a stone feature wall and other accessories she built herself, plus ceiling to floor windows overlooking Edmonton's river valley, Maegan Lukian's Edmonton condo is one of a kind.

This twist comes courtesy of Sen. Patrick Brazeau , who has produced what he says is evidence that the Senate administration approved his living expenses - the same expenses a Senate committee said were improper and needed to be paid back.

A passenger is seen waiting at Heathrow airport, near London, southern England in this file photograph dated August 10, 2006.

Senator Pamela Wallin is pictured at a meeting on Feb. 11, 2013, in Ottawa. Ms. Wallin is one of four senators who are subject to an external audit of their expenses.

Two Toronto Star reporters and the editor of the U.S. website Gawker claim to have viewed a video that allegedly shows Mayor Rob Ford smoking what appears to be crack cocaine.

Visual essays by Franke James reveal how the 'troublesome artist' was targeted because her views on climate change clashed with the push to develop Alberta's tar sands a Franke James' art - in pictures What is Harper afraid of? is one of the works of Canadian artist Franke James, who creates visual essays about social and environmental issues.

Daniel Caron has resigned from his post as the head of Canada's National Library and Archives.

A U.S. media blog caused a frenzy Thursday after alleging Toronto mayor Rob Ford was caught on video smoking crack cocaine.

Lights flash and bounce around the crowded room; bodies move and sway with the pumping bass, synth lines and melodies.

In space, Chris Hadfield had the superpower of weightlessness. Back on Earth, he's like an old man-shuffling his feet, feeling dizzy, and suffering aches and pains, he told reporters gathered at the Canadian Space Agency 's headquarters in Montreal today, his first press conference since landing in Kazakhstan after a five-month mission to the ... (more)

Senator Mike Duffy arrives on Parliament Hill in Ottawa for a meeting of the Senate Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration committee, May 9, 2013.

Alexandre Handa is managing partner of Handa Travel Student Trip Ltd. , which sells spring break, adventure and other trips to young people.

From now until June 9, a 28-foot replica of the world-famous Peggy's Cove lighthouse is on display at Bay and Wellington in the heart of downtown Toronto; part of a big push by Nova Scotia tourism that also included a series of stories in Star Travel a few weeks ago.