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B.C. prosecutors file appeal saying longer jail time needed for animal cruelty
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Prosecution Service has filed an appeal of sentences handed to three…
Industrial-size bags of flour now part of national recall
OTTAWA – A national recall of flour due to E. coli contamination that began in…
Nunavut teen charged after Cambridge Bay Mountie stabbed numerous times: RCMP
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut – Police have charged a Nunavut teen after a Mountie was stabbed…
It was her idea to have sex with three Toronto officers: accused cop tells court
TORONTO – One of three Toronto police officers accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague…
The struggle of ‘Lionel Demon’: Lingering questions about N.S. murder-suicide
HALIFAX – As Nova Scotia’s health system continues to grapple with the disturbing case of…
Jury deliberations continue in Halifax murder trial of medical student
HALIFAX – The 12-member jury in the trial of Halifax medical student William Sandeson —…
B.C. woman says drug users hold solution to growing overdose crisis
VANCOUVER – Drug users are the solution to addressing overdose deaths and providing services to…
At impasse, Bill Cosby jury tests patience of judge, defence
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – The jury in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case ended a fifth day…
Calgary police say reports of shooting at city’s airport were unfounded
Calgary police say reports of a shooting at Calgary International Airport have proven to be…
Two tickets share Friday night’s $21.4 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO – Two winning tickets, both sold in Ontario, will share the $21.4 million jackpot…
Slow asylum, fast trains: three ways federal politics mattered this week
OTTAWA – The intrigue in the corridors of Parliament Hill this week was all about…
Wife, lover arrested in slaying of famous Canadian hairdresser in L.A.
LOS ANGELES – The wife of an internationally known hairdresser and beauty company executive and…
Federal government asked to set up $350M fund to support journalism in Canada
TORONTO – A group representing print and digital media publishers is calling on the federal…
‘Canada Creep’ voyeurism suspect faces new charges in ongoing investigation: police
CALGARY – A Calgary man accused of filming women without their knowledge and posting their…
New Nova Scotia gold rush: Miners seek riches in tiny flecks of precious metal
MOOSE RIVER GOLD MINES, NOVA SCOTIA, Canada – Amid the dull claystone of a tube-shaped…
Dinosaur skull discovering in northeastern B.C. a first in the province
TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. – A piece of dinosaur skull unearthed in northeastern British Columbia earlier…
Canada’s fed-prov finance ministers to start deep dive on marijuana taxation
OTTAWA – As the country’s finance ministers meet in Ottawa, the Trudeau government should expect…
Conservationists: Imperiled Atlantic salmon decline worsens
BANGOR, Maine – Fewer of North America’s Atlantic salmon are making it back to rivers…
Cosby team triumphant, but sex crime retrial, lawsuits loom
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – In one of the more unusual scenes to play out at Bill…
More independent Senate providing sober second thought but defers to Commons
OTTAWA – With a potential impasse brewing in the Senate over his government’s latest budget,…
Forecast for food inflation lowered, but meat prices to jump in 2017: report
TORONTO – The researchers behind Canada’s annual food price report say that while they expect…
Ontario man among 19 honoured by Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
PITTSBURGH – A Canadian who helped save a man from falling down a ravine is…
No charges against former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Pierre Paradis: Crown
Quebec’s director of criminal and penal prosecutions says no charges will be laid against longtime…
Longtime Conservative MP Denis Lebel quitting politics
ROBERVAL, Que. – Longtime Conservative MP Denis Lebel is quitting politics after nearly 10 years…