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Alberta court overturns sexual assault acquittal, saying `No does not mean Yes’
EDMONTON – An Alberta judge who overturned a teenager’s acquittal on a sexual assault charge…
Edmonton woman who purchased lotto ticket on a whim picks up $21 million prize
EDMONTON – An Edmonton woman who purchased a lottery ticket on a whim while buying…
Calgary Zoo says its Komodo dragon, Loka, dead at 30 years old; came from Toronto
CALGARY – The Calgary Zoo says its 30-year-old Komodo dragon has died. Loka came to…
Boater believed missing in St. Lawrence after Montreal small boat crash
Montreal police and firefighters will resume searching the St. Lawrence River this morning for a…
Chemical, biological and nuclear threats focus of NATO exercise in Alberta
SUFFIELD, Alta. – The possibility of a terrorist attack using biological or chemical weapons makes…
Ontario looking ‘very closely’ at B.C. tax aimed at foreign homebuyers
TORONTO – Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa says he will be examining British Columbia’s new…
Annual review off for mentally ill B.C. father who killed his three children
VANCOUVER – An annual hearing to review the confinement of a mentally ill British Columbia…
Body of missing Calgary boy recovered in Yoho National Park, officials say
FIELD, B.C. – The search for an 11-year-old Calgary boy who fell into the Yoho…
Old political partnership, new chapter: Spouse Bill speaks for nominee Hillary
PHILADELPHIA – Young Hillary Rodham’s friends fretted about her hitching her star to a backslapping…
Ontario man pleads guilty to theft for trying to cheat others out $7-million win
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – An Ontario man has pleaded guilty in a lottery fraud where…
Nova Scotia father convicted in assault that ‘crushed’ infant son’s skull
HALIFAX – The boy was just three weeks old when he suffered a head injury…
Magazine writer charged with violating publication ban in police officer’s death
HALIFAX – A writer for a Halifax satire and gossip magazine says it’s ridiculous that…
Vancouver, we have a problem: CMHC rings alarm bells about real estate market
TORONTO – Canada’s national housing agency rang more alarm bells about Vancouver’s real estate sector…
B.C. parrot refuge transfer complete, hundreds of birds now up for adoption
COOMBS, B.C. – Hundreds of parrots are now up for adoption after the last of…
‘Balaclava rapist’ gets day parole after more than 30 years in jail
EDMONTON – A man known as the “balaclava rapist” who sexually assaulted women in Alberta…
Vancouver’s Madeleine Thien ‘moved’ to receive prestigious Man Booker Prize nod
TORONTO – Vancouver-born Madeleine Thien says she feels lucky and honoured to be among the…
Smoke in Ottawa data centre shuts down BlackBerry email, Phoenix pay system
OTTAWA – Smoke inside a federal data centre this morning has shut down email, some…
Drinking water now, pipeline debate later: Saskatchewan premier on oil spill
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says his top concern right now is…
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, July 27 VANCOUVER HOUSING RISK NOW HIGH, CMHC…
Inuit need a common understanding of suicide to stop it: study
Inuit and those who provide mental-health services to them need to reach a common understanding…
Federal minister visits troubled Phoenix payroll offices in New Brunswick
MIRAMICHI, N.B. – Public Services Minister Judy Foote is laying some blame for problems with…
Man in wheelchair struck, killed by train at New Brunswick railway crossing
MONCTON, N.B. – A 29-year-old New Brunswick man in a wheelchair was killed when he…
Global Affairs confirms another Canadian arrested in Turkey
Global Affairs Canada says a second Canadian citizen has been detained in Turkey. Spokesman Francois…
Loblaw verifying accuracy of its coin-counting machines after concerns arise
TORONTO – Canada’s largest grocery chain says it’s trying to verify the accuracy of the…