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Convicted killer Luka Rocco Magnotta getting married: report
MONTREAL - A Quebec TV network is reporting that convicted murderer Luka Rocco Magnotta will be getting married this month. TVA Nouvelles says the man who killed and dismembered Chinese student Jun Li...
Jun 20, 2017
Montreal-born author appointed new chair of UBC's creative writing program
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has announced a new head for its creative writing program, nearly two years after the former chair was suspended amid “serious allegations.” ...
Jun 20, 2017
Preliminary hearing scheduled for former Red Deer teacher facing sex charges
RED DEER – A preliminary hearing has been ordered for a former Red Deer high school teacher facing sex-related charges. A lawyer appeared in Red Deer court Tuesday on behalf of Rhett Lundgren, w...
Jun 20, 2017
Rugby rivals break heads, then break bread as game's camaraderie continues
MARKHAM, Ont. - After getting punched in the jaw during Canada’s weekend rugby loss to Romania in Edmonton, Tyler Ardron found himself chatting with his assailant at the post-game meal. Hooker O...
Jun 20, 2017
Mayor of Churchill, Man., says damage to vital rail link may not be so bad
CHURCHILL, Man. - The mayor of Churchill, Man., says damage to a shutdown rail line that has been a vital link for the town of 900 on Hudson Bay may not be as disastrous as first thought. After viewin...
Jun 20, 2017
Edmonton police charge former tech executive in multimillion-dollar fraud case
EDMONTON - A former information technology executive has been charged for allegedly defrauding his employer of more than $8 million. “In the fall of 2016 police received a report of fraud from t...
Jun 20, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, June 20 --- ONE IN TWO CANADIANS WILL GET CANCER, REPORT SAYS: A new report by the Canadian Cancer Society predicts that almost one in every two Canadians wi...
Jun 20, 2017
Actor Colm Feore, newsman Tom Clark on panel to choose new CBC board members
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have put together a star-studded cast to help choose new members of the public broadcaster’s board of directors. Long-time television news broadcaster Tom Clark wil...
Jun 20, 2017
Bank of Canada's 'reimagined' museum aims to make monetary policy fun
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is embarking on a new mission with its soon-to-be-opened museum - to show people just how much fun monetary policy can be. The bank says highlights of the museum include an...
Jun 20, 2017
The Latest: Suspect in train station blast confirmed dead
BRUSSELS - The Latest on the explosion at a train station in Brussels: (all times local): 00:30 am A spokeswoman for the Brussels prosecutor’s office says the suspect in the explosion at a train...
Jun 20, 2017