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Man who shot congressman was living in van, called a loner
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The gunman who wounded a top Republican congressman and several others during an early morning baseball practice had apparently been living out of a white cargo van for months and wa...
Jun 15, 2017
No problem on ship at after threat claim at Charleston port
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. - A person who raised alarms about a possible “dirty bomb” on a container ship approaching the port of Charleston in South Carolina was being questioned Thursday after...
Jun 15, 2017
Waits for asylum claims could stretch to 11 years, with costs in billions
OTTAWA - A increase in asylum claims in Canada could eventually mean a staggering 11-year wait for a hearing and $2.97 billion in social supports for claimants in the meantime, an internal government ...
Jun 15, 2017
Jury begins deliberations in Halifax murder trial of medical student
HALIFAX - The fate of Halifax medical student William Sandeson, accused of killing a physics student during a drug deal as part of a plan to alleviate his debt, is now in the hands of the jury. Nova S...
Jun 15, 2017
Seven stories in the news for today, June 15
Seven stories in the news for Thursday, June 15 --- TRUMP SELECTS NEW AMBASSADOR TO CANADA U.S. President Donald Trump has a selected a big-money political donor and philanthropist with ties to the co...
Jun 15, 2017
N.S. cabinet unveiled: Casey now deputy premier, finance minister
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil shuffled the deck with his 17-member cabinet Thursday, adding three new faces while shifting three veteran members to key posts, including the minister who...
Jun 15, 2017
Rise of the machines: Canadian retailers on 'cusp' of using more robotics
TORONTO - Back in 2009, Sobeys found itself at a crossroads. Labour costs were rising, employee productivity was waning and the grocer knew that it had to keep building bigger distribution centres to ...
Jun 15, 2017
Liberal national security bill to boost federal border agency accountability
OTTAWA - The Liberal government plans to introduce wide-ranging national security legislation next week that will include more robust oversight of Canada’s border agency. In addition to new eyes...
Jun 15, 2017
Senator wonders if it's time for a Mi'kmaq seat in Nova Scotia legislature
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia senator says the time may be right to re-examine the establishment of a Mi’kmaq seat in the provincial legislature - and the premier says his government is open to it too...
Jun 15, 2017
'Poor moral judgment:' Hearing told La Loche shooter has PTSD, suicidal thoughts
MEADOW LAKE, Sask. - A psychiatrist says that a teenager who gunned down four people in northern Saskatchewan has symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and flashbacks which have led to suicidal t...
Jun 15, 2017