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Cyberspy service eyes political blackmail as part of democratic risk assessment
OTTAWA – The threat of political blackmail could figure in a wide-ranging review of risks…
Officer’s acquittal on sex charges provokes a debate about consent
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Four days before Christmas 2014, a young woman approached a parked…
Assault charge stayed for northern B.C. politician Pat Pimm
VICTORIA – An assault charge against a member of the B.C. legislature has been stayed,…
Ontario group home resident faces murder charges in fire that killed 2
KAWARTHA LAKES, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police say a second person has died following a…
Man charged after small acetylene explosion at Newfoundland refinery
COME BY CHANCE, N.L. – Police have charged a man with mischief endangering the lives…
Road-raged Audi driver pleads guilty after video shows him mowing down man
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – A New Brunswick senior has pleaded guilty to running down a…
TransCanada suspends $15-billion NAFTA suit on Keystone XL as project advances
CALGARY – TransCanada Corp. has suspended a $15-billion lawsuit against the United States regarding its…
Federal government buying new radar system to better detect severe weather
The federal government is moving to improve Canada’s ability to warn people about severe weather,…
New Brunswick police probing mass email containing sexual images of student
MONCTON, N.B. – A series of mass emails that contained naked photos of a female…
Diplomats told Ottawa trade deal was dead, ministers insisted otherwise: docs
OTTAWA – In the days following Donald Trump’s surprise victory, Canadian diplomats in Washington repeatedly…
Noisy protest, heated arguments as Trump sons attend hotel opening in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of anti-Trump protesters waved signs and chanted on the streets of Vancouver…
John Furlong warmly received at fundraiser after initially being uninvited
VANCOUVER – John Furlong received a standing ovation at a University of British Columbia fundraiser…
Two-vehicle collision on highway in east-central Alberta leaves five dead
AMISK, Alta. – People in a tiny east-central Alberta village are grieving after five people…
War between promoters triggered police crackdown on amateur combat: promoter
MONTREAL – A tit-for-tat battle among promoters has triggered a Montreal police crackdown on all…
‘With the help of Justin Trudeau’: Canadian PM gets a shout-out in Trump speech
WASHINGTON – The prime minister of Canada received a surprise shout-out during Donald Trump’s first…
Crown lays out its case in sex assault trial of 5 former world junior hockey players
LONDON — A former member of Canada’s world junior hockey team invited several of his…
A leaner oilpatch emerges from the downturn as technology advances replace jobs
CALGARY – Tens of thousands of oil and gas workers laid off during the downturn…
Canadian pastor imprisoned in North Korea meets Swedish ambassador
TOKYO – A Canadian pastor serving a life sentence in North Korea has been allowed…
RCMP ordered to pay egregiously harassed force member $141K
TORONTO – Senior RCMP officers harassed a sergeant mercilessly and damaged his career after deciding…
U.S. treasury secretary welcomes Canada’s Morneau as first visiting counterpart
WASHINGTON – The flurry of Canadian cabinet members visiting Washington continued apace Wednesday as Finance…
B.C. law firm reaches $6.2M settlement in class action against GlaxoSmithKline
VANCOUVER – A proposed settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by a woman…
NWT report attacks ‘systemic racism’ in health care: minister
YELLOWKNIFE – A Northwest Territories cabinet minister says recommendations from an investigation into an elder’s…
Illicit fentanyl being trafficked in Halifax: ‘You are playing Russian roulette’
HALIFAX – Police in Atlantic Canada’s largest city are warning drug users their lives are…
Creative team behind Russell Williams play seeks to ‘reflect on endemic misogyny’
TORONTO – The creative team behind a controversial new play based on the police interrogation…