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Hunt continues for convicted killer who escaped from prison north of Montreal
LAVAL, Que. - Police continue to search for a convicted murderer who escaped from custody at a minimum security federal facility north of Montreal last week. Quebec provincial police, who are investig...
Feb 18, 2019
An insider's view of the Quadriga meltdown: 'It's kinda devastating'
HALIFAX - Software engineer Tong Zou lost his life savings - more than $500,000 - in the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency meltdown. The mild-mannered 30-year-old Vancouver resident wasn’t making any cl...
Feb 18, 2019
Petroleum terminal expands to allow more oil trains
PORTLAND, Ore. - A Portland petroleum terminal is significantly expanding its capacity to unload rail cars, a move that sets the stage to more than double the number of oil trains along the Columbia a...
Feb 18, 2019
Timeline: SNC-Lavalin and Jody Wilson-Raybould
OTTAWA - Feb. 19, 2015 - The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges against Montreal-based engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin, over allegations it used bribery to get government business in...
Feb 18, 2019
Text of statement from Gerald Butts, who resigned as PM's principal secretary
OTTAWA - Gerald Butts, principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his friend since university days, issued this statement Monday afternoon: I have resigned as Principal Secretary to The ...
Feb 18, 2019
Missing hiker not seen by rescuers after team rescues friend near Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A search and rescue manager says a missing hiker has not been spotted by rescuers who have flown above an area where an avalanche struck north of Vancouver. Allan McMordie of North Shore S...
Feb 18, 2019
Body found after apparent house explosion in Calgary, police investigating
Calgary police say a body has been recovered from the site of an apparent house explosion in the city’s southeast. Sgt. Dwayne Lepchuk declined to say whose remains were found. Fire department s...
Feb 18, 2019
Mermen calendar targets 'toxic masculinity,' raises big money for charities
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - What started as a dare for a burly Newfoundland man to pose in mermaid flippers has turned into a globally known effort to combat gender stereotypes - and raised more than a h...
Feb 18, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh calls for public inquiry over SNC-Lavalin questions
BURNABY, B.C. - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says a public inquiry is necessary in the scandal involving engineering giant SNC-Lavalin and Canada’s former justice minister. Singh says seriou...
Feb 18, 2019
No plan for Smollett to do follow-up police interview Monday
CHICAGO - Attorneys for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett say there are no plans for him to meet with Chicago detectives Monday for a follow-up interview about his reported assault. Anne Kava...
Feb 18, 2019