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Advocate calls for increased punitive damages in deaths of indigenous women
MEMBERTOU, N.S. - Canada’s legal system fails to attach enough value to the loss of an Indigenous woman’s life, according to an advocate for the family of a Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq woman...
Oct 31, 2017
Ponoka RCMP investigate liquor store armed robbery
Ponoka RCMP are looking for public assistance in locating four suspects involved in an armed robbery. The incident took place Monday night just before 8 p.m. at the Ponoka Liquor Store on 54 Street. P...
Oct 31, 2017
Sexual harassment suit against former Ontario premier David Peterson dismissed
TORONTO - A sexual harassment lawsuit against former Ontario premier David Peterson has been dismissed, his lawyers said Tuesday, noting that the woman who launched the legal action had apologized for...
Oct 31, 2017
Black lawyer, Ontario's law society settle racial-profiling complaint
TORONTO - A Toronto lawyer who says he felt humiliated when a security guard denied him entry to the headquarters of Ontario’s law society has settled the racial profiling complaint he made to t...
Oct 31, 2017
US consumer confidence rises in October to 17-year high
WASHINGTON - American consumers are the most confident they’ve been in nearly 17 years. The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index hit 125.9 in October, up from a revised 120.6 in S...
Oct 31, 2017
Would-be shark rescuers 'were kind of crazy,' Nova Scotia witness says
Three men leaped into the chilly Atlantic Ocean on the weekend to try and drag a shark that became stuck in the shallows of a Cape Breton beach back out to open water. “My personal opinion is th...
Oct 31, 2017
Fund established to help find Canadian man missing in Peru since late September
MONTREAL - The mother of a Canadian man who went missing in a remote area of Peru more than a month ago says search teams have fanned out in a co-ordinated effort to find him. Alisa Clamen has been wi...
Oct 31, 2017
Reports: UK police widen investigation into Harvey Weinstein
LONDON - British media reported Tuesday that police have widened their investigation into sexual assault claims against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. The Independent newspaper, Press ...
Oct 31, 2017
Prince Charles and Camilla kick off Asia tour in Singapore
SINGAPORE - Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, were welcomed to Singapore on Tuesday, the first stop of an 11-day trip to strengthen ties between Britain and Asian countries. They received a ceremo...
Oct 31, 2017
Members of the legislature vote to keep daylight time
EDMONTON – Members of the legislature have officially voted to scrap a bill proposing the province ditch daylight time every spring and fall. The bill had been introduced by government backbench...
Oct 31, 2017