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Caitlan Coleman likens husband's abuse, forced sex to hostage ordeal
OTTAWA - The estranged wife of Joshua Boyle told a harrowing tale of alleged confinement, abuse and non-consensual sex Friday as she described how he struck her, tied her ankles and wrists with rope a...
Mar 29, 2019
Federal NDP proposes expanding tax on capital gains from investments
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh is promising an NDP government would expand the tax on investment profits as part of a package of measures aimed at taxing the rich to pay for pharmacare as well as affordable c...
Mar 29, 2019
Man and woman dead after hostage situation and police-involved shooting in B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating the deaths of a man and a woman following an overnight hostage situation and a police-involved shooting in Metro Vancouver. The...
Mar 29, 2019
Powerful winds create towering 'Game of Thrones' ice wall near Newfoundland town
PORT AU CHOIX, N.L. - A towering ice wall has dramatically emerged near a small town on Newfoundland’s northwest coast, with one resident likening it to a “Game of Thrones” set. Bren...
Mar 29, 2019
Saskatchewan requests Ottawa to increase cash advances for canola farmers
REGINA - Saskatchewan is asking Ottawa to increase its cash advances to canola farmers because of China’s decision to block imports of the oilseed from Canada. The province says it is looking to...
Mar 29, 2019
Autopsy finds heart attack killed famed Nevada brothel owner
LAS VEGAS - America’s most famous pimp died of a heart attack in bed at one of his legal brothels in Nevada after his weekend-long 72nd birthday bash featuring porn stars, political pals and oth...
Mar 29, 2019
Groups say Quebec bill on religious symbols violates minority rights
MONTREAL - Groups defending the rights of minorities and women came together Friday to denounce Quebec’s new legislation restricting the wearing of religious symbols. Seven organizations includi...
Mar 29, 2019
20 years for man behind hoax call that led to fatal shooting
WICHITA, Kan. - A California man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for making bogus emergency calls to authorities across the U.S., including one that led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man...
Mar 29, 2019
Toronto Arrows end marathon Major League Rugby road trip with game in Utah
The Toronto Arrows, with 13 full internationals in their matchday 23, look to even their record when they visit the Utah Warriors on Saturday in Major League Rugby play. It’s the eighth straight...
Mar 29, 2019
Trial set for man accused of swimming naked in Toronto shark tank
TORONTO - A British Columbia man accused of stripping naked and jumping into a large shark tank at a Toronto aquarium last year is set to stand trial in September. Crown and defence lawyers agreed dur...
Mar 29, 2019