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Sentencing hearing rescheduled for man who killed off-duty police officer
HALIFAX - A sentencing hearing for a Halifax man who killed an off-duty police officer and used a green bin to dispose of her body has been rescheduled. Christopher Garnier, 30, faces an aut...
May 31, 2018
Cost of living top of mind for those in the Greater Toronto Area
Jahangir Bhatti used to eat out three or four times a week, but had to scale back when restaurants near his home in Mississauga, Ont., raised menu prices to keep up with a higher minimum wage. At home...
May 31, 2018
Sprinter De Grasse launches foundation at York track where he was discovered
TORONTO - Andre De Grasse spent many of his Friday nights and weekends while in high school at the Yonge Street Mission in rough-and-tumble Regent Park. Like every Ontario high schooler, De ...
May 31, 2018
Second mate fell asleep on grounded tug off Vancouver Island: TSB report
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board has called for more training on fatigue in the marine industry after finding a crew member fell asleep and missed a planned course change before a tug ...
May 31, 2018
Monkey lost since Saturday on Vancouver Island continues to evade capture
COWICHAN LAKE, B.C. - Despite efforts to locate a small capuchin monkey in the bush of southern Vancouver Island, the little primate was still loose Thursday, almost a week after it escaped ...
May 31, 2018
Doug Ford says he isn't breaking promise to release fully costed platform
LONDON, Ont. - Doug Ford denied breaking his promise to deliver a fully costed election platform Thursday even as political rivals and economists criticized the Progressive Conserv...
May 31, 2018
Police hope public can help identify image of thief who stole Stanley Cup ring
STONY PLAIN, Alta. - Police are asking for help to identify a man caught on video wearing what looks like a Stanley Cup ring that was stolen from a former Edmonton Oilers player. Norm L...
May 31, 2018
Lobbying-law changes 'not on radar,' says N.S. premier after Chretien meeting
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier appears unworried by Jean Chretien’s decision to simply ignore queries from provincial officials asking if the former prime minister was lobbying for a...
May 31, 2018
Death and glitter: Gucci hosts France show in Roman ruins
ARLES, France - Death and the ancient world mingled in the smoky air of Gucci’s 2019 cruise fashion show, where celebrity guests in the southern French city of Arles were transported through tim...
May 31, 2018
Girls discover World War I practice bomb in Michigan lake
ARGENTINE TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Two girls have found what authorities say is a World War I-era practice bomb while swimming in a lake in Michigan. The Flint Journal reports that 10-year-old Paige Burnett ...
May 31, 2018