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Accused Fredericton shooter found fit to stand trial, asks to be set free
FREDERICTON - A Fredericton man accused of murdering two police officers and two civilians in an August shooting spree has been found fit to stand trial. Matthew Raymond is charged with the first-degr...
Dec 04, 2018
Oil prices perk up on trade truce, possible OPEC decision
A rally in oil prices after a two-month slide indicates traders are betting that OPEC and its allies including Russia will agree to produce less crude. Representatives of oil-producing nations will ho...
Dec 04, 2018
B.C. chief says one major oil spill could ruin her nation's economy forever
OTTAWA - Leaders from several north-coast B.C. First Nations say if the Senate doesn’t approve a bill barring super-sized oil tankers from the region, their thriving but fragile marine-based eco...
Dec 04, 2018
New NHL teams have had ups and downs in latest expansion era
The NHL announced on Tuesday that Seattle will join the league as an expansion team in 2021. The league has endured hits and misses since the latest era of NHL expansion began in 1991. Seattle paid US...
Dec 04, 2018
McKenna concerned global politics may keep Paris agreement rules at bay
OTTAWA - Canada will be ready to set tougher emissions-cutting plans when the Paris climate-change agreement kicks in by the end of 2020, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says. McKenna is headin...
Dec 04, 2018
Chinook's Edge surplus to give reserves much-needed boost
Strong financial controls and expertise are being credited for a $2 million surplus for the Chinook's Edge School Division last year. Superintendent Kurt Sacher says the best news from their 2017-2018...
Dec 04, 2018
B.C. boy finds syringe, glue stored in board game purchased at thrift shop
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. - A father in Pitt Meadows, B.C., says the last thing his family expected to find inside a second-hand board game was a syringe and toxic glue. Mitch Selman says his six-year-old so...
Dec 04, 2018
House GOP campaign arm targeted by 'unknown entity' in 0218
WASHINGTON - Thousands of emails were stolen from aides to the National Republican Congressional Committee during the 2018 midterm campaign, a major breach exposing vulnerabilities that have kept cybe...
Dec 04, 2018
Singh tries to rally his troops as the NDP struggles to gain traction
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says many Canadians have told him they are struggling with uncertain employment, a lack of housing and expensive medication - problems he told the party’s most ...
Dec 04, 2018
Richard Oland died quickly after flurry of blows to the head, pathologist says
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Multi-millionaire businessman Richard Oland did not have time to put up much of a defence when he was attacked in his office and killed by multiple blows that caved in his skull, hi...
Dec 04, 2018