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Bail for man caught by surveillance in terrorism investigation
OTTAWA - A man arrested in connection with a terror probe, but never charged, has been granted bail on unrelated assault allegations. While the RCMP arrested the 20-year-old Ottawa man last week in...
Eight children of soldiers killed on duty get post-secondary scholarships
TORONTO - Eight children of soldiers killed in the line of duty will be heading off to university next week with a scholarship to help cover the cost of their education. The students are receiving ...
Judge says inmate can have thesaurus, compares prison to Humpty Dumpty
VANCOUVER - What's another word for unreasonable? A Federal Court judge has ruled a British Columbia prison was wrong to deny an inmate's request to buy a thesaurus, rejecting the Mountain Institut...
Hurricane Earl speeding up but expected to weaken as it moves toward Maritimes
HALIFAX - As fishermen tied up their boats and farmers fretted over their orchards, forecasters tracking the movement of Hurricane Earl say it's looking more likely that the swirling storm will touch ...
Albertan charged with torturing roommate will undergo psychiatric assessment
CALGARY - A girl under the age of 18 was held against her will at the same time as Dustin LaFortune, court documents revealed Friday in a disturbing case of alleged torture and forcible confinement. ...
Man injured after mysterious package blows up in his face near Montreal
REPENTIGNY, Que. - A man was rushed to hospital Friday after a package blew up in his face at his Montreal-area home. The man, who is in his 50s, suffered injuries to his face and hands after the e...
Some in D.C. fear mixed messages from provincial presences at Canadian Embassy
WASHINGTON - Think-tank seminars on Canada-U.S. relations are usually as polite and uneventful as the relationship itself, but there were rare flashes of temper this week at the Hudson Institute when ...
Police seek blood-soaked bedsheets in case of missing Ontario woman
ORANGEVILLE, Ont. - The search for clues in the disappearance of an Ontario nurse turned Friday to bedding missing from the woman's home that police said would be soaked in blood. With Sonia Varasc...
Super Mario, former PM Campbell and Guess Who else run back to Rideau Hall
OTTAWA - Super Mario, former prime minister Kim Campbell and Burton Cummings had them running back to Rideau Hall on Friday as Gov.-Gen. Michael Jean presided over her final Order of Canada ceremony. ...
Harper swing through SW Ontario foreshadows themes of next election
LONDON, Ont. - Stephen Harper was drenched with rain and later showered with affection during a campaign-style swing through southwestern Ontario in which he sprinkled money, buttered up the troops, b...
