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Men ask court to overturn town's decision to keep 'swastika' in street name
Two residents of a southwestern Ontario town are asking a court to overturn the municipality’s decision to keep the word “swastika” in the name of a local street, arguing the term is...
Apr 11, 2018
Almost heaven: West Virginia starts new tourism campaign
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia is embarking on a tourism advertising push using John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” Gov. Jim Justice unveiled a video Wednesday as the cen...
Apr 11, 2018
Vancouver rules for short-term rentals to ease city's vacancy rate: mayor
VANCOUVER - The city of Vancouver is moving to legalize short-term rental accommodation like Airbnb but operators will only be able to advertise their principal residence. Vancouver Mayor Gregor Rober...
Apr 11, 2018
Girl hanged herself: Manitoba judge wants more secure places for at-risk youth
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge is suggesting services for high-risk youth be reviewed following the death of an Indigenous teenage girl who hanged herself after spending most of her life in government ca...
Apr 11, 2018
Footage of Quebec City mosque shooting shows gunman calmly murdering worshippers
QUEBEC - Footage captured by surveillance cameras during the 2017 shooting at a Quebec City mosque shows Alexandre Bissonnette calmly murdering men lying on the carpet who were already injured by his ...
Apr 11, 2018
Koe tops Gushue to improve to 2-0 at Grand Slam's Players' Championship
TORONTO - Kevin Koe improved to 2-0 at the Players’ Championship by beating Brad Gushue 10-8 in the night draw Wednesday at the Grand Slam of Curling tournament. Koe’s Calgary rink used a ...
Apr 11, 2018
Accused appeared 'calm' after alleged killing, amputation: paramedics
HALIFAX - Accused killer Nicholas Butcher appeared “calm” as paramedics treated him the morning Kristin Johnston was found dead, despite having an amputated hand and 13 penetrating wounds ...
Apr 11, 2018
Halifax police make arrest in breach of N.S. freedom-of-information website
Halifax police have charged a 19-year-old Halifax man following a breach of Nova Scotia’s freedom-of-information web portal - a problem that went unnoticed until a provincial employee made a typ...
Apr 11, 2018
Drug package including 'shatter' seized at Atlantic Institution in New Brunswick
RENOUS, N.B. - A package of drugs that included a marijuana concentrate known as shatter has been seized at the federal Atlantic Institution prison in New Brunswick. A news release from the jail says ...
Apr 11, 2018
It'll take months to distribute over $9M raised for Humboldt Broncos: GoFundMe
It will take several months to distribute the more than $9.1 million raised so far for the victims of a fatal bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos, says the platform hosting the online crowdfundin...
Apr 11, 2018