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Montreal police say body of suspect in Quebec's 14th femicide has been found in river
MONTREAL - Police say the body of the suspect in the 14th femicide reported this year in Quebec has been found in a river north of Montreal. Quebec's coroner's office identified the body as that of Na...
Jul 29, 2021
Racing fans will be allowed to attend Queen's Plate for first time since 2019 race
TORONTO - For the first time since 2019, racing fans will be allowed to attend the $1-million Queen's Plate. Spectators weren't allowed into Woodbine Racetrack for last year's race due to COVID-19 res...
Jul 29, 2021
Quebec priest sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for sex crimes against minors
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD, Que. - A Quebec priest was sentenced Wednesday to three-and-a-half years in prison for committing sex acts on a dozen minors. Jean Pilon, a priest with the Clercs de Saint-Vi...
Jul 29, 2021
Ottawa proposes new rules to crack down on harmful online content
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has laid out a blueprint for cracking down on harmful online materials posted to platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. Under the proposed rules, a digital safety comm...
Jul 29, 2021
Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire Saturday
BOSTON (AP) - The Biden administration will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the Supreme Court signaled it could only be extended until the...
Jul 29, 2021
New Brunswick can't sue auditor after being left on hook for millions: top court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says New Brunswick cannot sue accounting firm Grant Thornton over an allegedly flawed audit which led the province to backstop hefty loans to a company that soon r...
Jul 29, 2021
West Fraser Q2 profits surge as revenues more than quadruple on Norbord acquisition
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says its profits surged in the second quarter as revenues more than quadrupled following the acquisition of Norbord. The Vancouver-based forestry company says i...
Jul 29, 2021
Big day for Dressel, Chinese in pool, Lee in gymnastics
TOKYO - Caeleb Dressel got his first individual gold medal, the Chinese women put together a record-setting relay and American Sunisa Lee won the women's all-around gymnastics gold. After the biggest ...
Jul 29, 2021
Canada gets first rowing medal of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO - Victoria's Caileigh Filmer says it was a combination of physical effort and heart that earned Canada its first rowing medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Filmer and her partner Hillary Janssens of Su...
Jul 29, 2021
Undercover operation by Oceanside RCMP sends fentanyl trafficker to jail
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo man was handed an 18 month jail sentence for possessing and selling fentanyl on multiple occasions. Peter Reiner Niederhumer, 52, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 28 after pleading...
Jul 29, 2021