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Canadian killed in Peru was suspect in murder of Indigenous elder: police
A Canadian found dead in Peru was a suspect in the death of an Indigenous human rights defender, local police say. A statement from the Peruvian Interior Ministry says the country’s national pol...
Apr 22, 2018
Inflation just over 2 per cent for the whole year: It's fine, says bank governor
WASHINGTON - Canada’s central bank governor says inflation will likely hover just above the historic target of two per cent for this entire year, but he’s comfortable with that because the...
Apr 22, 2018
'When everybody leaves: Counselling key to help Humboldt move on after bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Mary-Jane Wilkinson is worried about what will happen to families and a community grieving the dead and the injured in a tragic hockey bus crash earlier this month in Saskatchewan. F...
Apr 22, 2018
'So many other Tinas out there:' Caregiver calls for changes to curb runaways
WINNIPEG - The woman who raised a teen girl found dead in a river after she kept returning to the streets wants changes to Manitoba child welfare to prevent chronic runaways from ending up in grave da...
Apr 22, 2018
Michael Brown's mother, attorneys to speak at Harvard panel
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The mother of Michael Brown and the maker of a documentary about his death will be speaking at Harvard University. Brown was an unarmed, black 18-year-old when he was fatally shot b...
Apr 22, 2018
Ukraine foreign minister warns G7 of Russian threats to western democracy
TORONTO - Russia is using Ukraine as a test ground for its information war against Western democracy, Ukraine’s foreign minister told G7 ministers meeting here on Sunday. Foreign Affairs Ministe...
Apr 22, 2018
Mother of three-year-old swept into river says search for her son is over
ORANGEVILLE, Ont. - A months-long search for a three-year-old boy who was swept away in southern Ontario’s Grand River has come to an end, according to the boy’s mother, who says her son&#...
Apr 22, 2018
Waffle House slaying suspect arrested after massive manhunt
NASHVILLE - The mentally unstable gunman suspected of killing four people in a late-night shooting at a Waffle House restaurant was arrested near his apartment Monday after hiding from police for more...
Apr 22, 2018
Remains of four people found in charred vehicle in northern Ontario, police say
TIMMINS, Ont. - Police were continuing to investigate after the charred remains of four people were found Friday in a burnt-out car in Timmins, Ont., officials said Sunday, noting that they were not y...
Apr 22, 2018
Police say 14 Maoist rebels killed in raid in western India
NEW DELHI - Government forces killed at least 14 Maoist rebels during a raid on their hideout Sunday in a forested area in western India, police said. The fighting began after police commandos raided ...
Apr 22, 2018