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Accessing child porn not part of possession offence, Appeal Court rules
TORONTO – The criminal charge of possessing child pornography does not include a lesser offence…
Toronto 18 ringleader ordered detained until end of sentence
A ringleader of the so-called Toronto 18 terror cell continues to minimize his role in…
Documents raise new questions about taxpayer risk in Liberal infrastructure bank
OTTAWA – Federal investments doled out through the government’s new infrastructure financing agency may be…
Karla Homolka volunteered at her childrens’ elementary school: reports
MONTREAL – The day-to-day activities of Karla Homolka are once again causing a stir in…
Ex-nurse expected to plead guilty to 8 first-degree murder charges
TORONTO – The Canadian Press has learned that a former Ontario nurse accused of killing…
First Nations leaders call for RCMP to probe recent Thunder Bay teen deaths
TORONTO – Deep distrust of police in a northwestern Ontario city has prompted area indigenous…
Crew member had been awake 23 hours when train derailed: TSB report
CALGARY – An investigation into a derailment at a rail yard has found that the…
Loto-Quebec taking bets on whether Donald Trump will still be in office in 2018
MONTREAL – Bets on the outcome of a Donald Trump presidency are officially open. On…
Kinder Morgan Canada says Trans Mountain moving forward after extensive review
CALGARY – The president of Kinder Morgan Canada (TSX:KML) has defended the Trans Mountain project…
Minister offers condolences on bomb that killed 90 in Kabul
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is condemning a massive suicide explosion in Kabul…
Asylum seeker’s death failure by Ottawa to get Trump to change policies: premier
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says the federal government has failed to reduce the…
Feds introduce legislation to shine light on cash-for-access fundraisers
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at putting an end to the…
Upset son of recent suspected murder victim interrupts inquiry hearings
WHITEHORSE – The distraught son of Wendy Carlick, an advocate for missing and murdered indigenous…
An NDP minority government in B.C. may have to water down its ambitions: experts
VANCOUVER – An NDP minority government in British Columbia would be hard pressed to make…
Former jurors who suffered PTSD call for federal government support
OTTAWA – Former jurors delivered an emotional plea Wednesday for the federal government to create…
Postal worker finds white, powdery substance on community mailbox: union
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Police say a hazardous materials team was called into investigate a…
Vancouver Island man survives lightning strike, now hopes for super powers
VICTORIA – A propane delivery driver on Vancouver Island may be the luckiest man in…
Supreme Court denies P.E.I. crab fishers leave to appeal dispute over catch
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear an appeal from a group of…
Trudeau booked as guest for ‘Live With Kelly and Ryan’ in Niagara Falls, Ont.
TORONTO – Justin Trudeau will help TV morning show hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest…
Housing plan looks to close equality gap; CMHC head
OTTAWA – The head of the federal agency crafting a national housing strategy says the…
Greenpeace wants Resolute’s Ontario lawsuit tossed as ‘vexatious’ litigation
TORONTO – A forestry company’s multimillion-dollar defamation claim against Greenpeace is a vexatious abuse of…
Federal housing agency beefing up ability to detect mortgage fraud, CEO says
TORONTO – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is beefing up its ability to detect patterns…
Pizza oven affected Montreal air quality readings, report says
Montrealers can breathe a sigh of relief to learn their air is less polluted than…
Canada’s softwood industry and Thursday’s support package, by the numbers
OTTAWA – The federal government announced a support package Thursday worth $867 million to help…