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Bear shot in Metro Vancouver after entering home; 2nd in two days

Bear shot in Metro Vancouver after entering home; 2nd in two days

COQUITLAM, B.C. - A bear that broke through a basement window in search of food east of Vancouver was shot and killed Thursday, a day after a woman was attacked in her yard just a few kilometres away....

MacKay announces new helicopters, surveillance drones for military

MacKay announces new helicopters, surveillance drones for military

OTTAWA - Canadian troops battling Taliban militants in Afghanistan will get the helicopter support they've sought since 2006 in a complicated arrangement involving a commercial contractor and the U.S....

Boy who bought laptop from man charged in bus beheading gets new computer

Boy who bought laptop from man charged in bus beheading gets new computer

MONTREAL - A teenager who bought a laptop from the man charged in the beheading of a Greyhound bus passenger will be getting a new computer thanks to a Montreal businessman. Sid Stevens of the Sun ...

Granby, Que., man accused of sexually assaulting prostitutes

Granby, Que., man accused of sexually assaulting prostitutes

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police have arrested a man in connection with at least three cases of sexual assault involving prostitutes. The 38-year-old man is alleged to have travelled to Montreal...

Naive accused had no idea of mentor's 'jihadi fantasy' to attack Canada: defence

Naive accused had no idea of mentor's 'jihadi fantasy' to attack Canada: defence

BRAMPTON, Ont. - A terrifying terrorist plot to attack Canadian targets was an unrealistic "jihadi fantasy" that was deliberately hidden from a young man on trial for his role in the alleged conspirac...

Dental experts defend fluoride in water; activists claim link to brain damage

Dental experts defend fluoride in water; activists claim link to brain damage

TORONTO - Canadian dental experts defended the use of fluoride in drinking water Thursday as some environmental activists claimed international studies show the chemical can cause brain damage in chil...

Liberals accuse Harper of authoritarian tactics

Liberals accuse Harper of authoritarian tactics

OTTAWA - The Liberals say Prime Minister Stephen Harper is using the tactics of an authoritarian government in his defamation lawsuit against the party. A lawyer for the Liberals has filed court do...

No carbon tax in N.S. climate action plan to be released in fall: premier

No carbon tax in N.S. climate action plan to be released in fall: premier

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's climate action plan may be under wraps until the fall, but Premier Rodney MacDonald didn't shy away Thursday from saying what won't be included in the province's battle against...

High court will hear appeals of employees left jobless after Wal Mart closure

High court will hear appeals of employees left jobless after Wal Mart closure

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada agreed Thursday to hear appeals from a number of workers who lost their jobs when Wal Mart Canada closed its unionized store in Saguenay, Que., three years ago. ...

Accused had no idea of mentor's 'jihadi fantasy' to attack Canada, defence argues

Accused had no idea of mentor's 'jihadi fantasy' to attack Canada, defence argues

BRAMPTON, Ont. - A terrifying terrorist conspiracy to attack Canadian targets was an unrealistic "jihadi fantasy" that was deliberately hidden from a young man on trial for his role in the alleged plo...

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