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Toronto doctor charged with first-degree murder in wife’s death
TORONTO – Police say a Toronto neurosurgeon is to appear in court Saturday facing a…
No winning ticket for Friday night’s $30 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO – No winning ticket was drawn for the $30 million jackpot in Friday night’s…
Montreal man kidnapped in Libya happy to be home after seven-week ordeal
MONTREAL – When he was driven deep into the Libyan desert and told to kneel…
Foreigners, private health care and the annoyed auditor: fed politics this week
OTTAWA – Outrage was the predominant tone on Parliament Hill this week, despite the omnipresent…
Bus carrying over two dozen kids slides off road and rolls onto side in Manitoba
PINE DOCK, Man. – RCMP and emergency officials in Manitoba say a school bus with…
Toronto doctor charged with first-degree murder in woman’s death
TORONTO – The director of the Ontario Medical Association is remembering a doctor whose body…
Some facts about Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson
VANCOUVER – A sketch of Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, who is also an outspoken climate…
Vancouver mayor’s national profile on the rise in pipeline debate
VANCOUVER – The ever-simmering world of pipeline politics is once again threatening to boil over…
Montreal’s social-media-savvy religious sisters embrace modern devotion
MONTREAL – Sheila Sullivan was one of 58 prospective religious sisters to join Montreal’s Congregation…
Office design, economic setbacks spur jump in corporate art collection auctions
CALGARY – When Xerox Canada moved its Toronto headquarters into a 33,500-square-foot building in North…
Federal subsidy failing to keep northern food healthy, affordable: study
A researcher has found that a federal subsidy intended to reduce astronomical food prices for…
Complaint alleges animal cruelty at Marineland; park denies all accusations
A complaint that led Ontario’s animal welfare agency to investigate Marineland accuses the tourist attraction…
Ralliers at Chris Alexander speech call for Alberta premier to be locked up
Federal Conservative leadership hopeful Chris Alexander says he didn’t stop a crowd calling for Alberta…
Eight stories in the news today, Dec. 5
Eight stories in the news for Monday, Dec. 5 ——— ENERGY EAST STILL NEEDED, N.B.…
Copycat terrorists could use drone to attack plane, intelligence report warns
OTTAWA – Publicity about near-misses between drones and passenger aircraft might give terrorists ideas about…
American consumers would be hurt by lumber duties, say U.S. housing groups
MONTREAL – The imposition of import tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber will place a heavy…
Energy East still needed despite approval for western pipelines: N.B. premier
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s premier says there’s still a strong need for the proposed Energy…
No new trial date yet for Dennis Oland in murder of his multimillionaire father
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Dennis Oland will have to wait until at least next month…
Weather warnings issued as snow hits B.C.’s south coast and Vancouver Island
The first significant snowfall to hit the Vancouver region in more than two years is…
Electric vehicle charging coming to 25 Ontario Canadian Tire Gas+ locations
TORONTO – Electric vehicle charging stations are being added to 25 Canadian Tire Gas+ locations…
Federal government sets aside $218M on Invest in Canada Hub over five years
TORONTO – The federal government is setting aside $218 million over five years on a…
RCMP admit fabricating backdated response to gun registry access to info request
OTTAWA – The RCMP has admitted that an employee fabricated a response to an access-to-information…
Suspect in fatal Montreal carjacking now linked to second homicide
MONTREAL – A single suspect is connected to the death of a Montreal woman whose…
StatCan study highlights drop in wage, job quality for young workers
OTTAWA – A new study from Statistics Canada about the precarious position young workers find…