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In the news today, June 12

Six stories in the news for Wednesday, June 12 --- ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT UPHOLDS RULING IN BOYLE CASE A lawyer for Joshua Boyle can introduce evidence of his client's estranged wi...

Jun 12, 2019

'Cautionary tale:' High DDT levels in New Brunswick lakes decades after ban

Several remote New Brunswick lakes still have high levels of a pesticide banned 46 years ago - findings with significant implications for today, says the scientist behind a study on DDT published Wedn...

Jun 12, 2019

Roaring Raptors' fans go quiet as Warriors win Game 5 of the NBA Finals

TORONTO - Almost 20,000 rapturous Raptors fans cramming a downtown arena and tens of thousands more across Canada watched in disbelief Monday as the home team lost by a single point to the Golden...

Jun 12, 2019

Facebook launches political-ad tool, but still allows some controversial content

OTTAWA - Anyone who wants to buy political ads on Facebook in the lead-up to the federal election will have to be approved by the company, but unpaid content that simply blurs lines -like a ...

Jun 12, 2019

Ottawa to launch 'pay experiments' as next step to replace Phoenix pay system

OTTAWA - The minister responsible for replacing the federal government's disastrous civil-service pay system says Phoenix will likely be running for several years while a series of pay "experiments" a...

Jun 12, 2019

Liberals set to unveil social-finance strategy, including $755M in new fund

OTTAWA - The federal government is to unveil its promised strategy today, planning to use hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to finance new, experimental ways to deliver social se...

Jun 12, 2019

Ontario court upholds ruling to allow sexual activity evidence in Boyle case

OTTAWA - A lawyer for Joshua Boyle can introduce evidence of his client's estranged wife's past sexual history at the former Afghanistan hostage's trial, the Ontario Superior Court of J...

Jun 11, 2019

Justice minister calls for probe after report judge acquitted friend for traffic fine

Quebec's justice minister has asked the province's judicial council to investigate a municipal judge who reportedly acquitted a friend over a traffic violation the day before he was set...

Jun 11, 2019

Trudeau announces plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021

MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday the federal government's intention to ban harmful single-use plastics as early as 2021. Speaking at a nature reserve in M...

Jun 11, 2019

Details emerge of alleged abuse at now-shuttered Quebec roadside zoo

MONTREAL - Newly unsealed court documents allege investigators who visited a small Quebec zoo at the heart of an animal cruelty investigation found animals that were malnourished and lacked water...

Jun 11, 2019