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Lawyer: $1.9 million settlement in Sandra Bland lawsuit
CHICAGO - The mother of Sandra Bland, a black woman who died last summer in a Texas jail after a contentious traffic stop, has reached a $1.9 million settlement in her wrongful-death lawsuit, her atto...
Sep 15, 2016
Former Hockey Coach Graham James Granted Full Parole
LAVAL, Que. - A decision to grant convicted sex offender Graham James full parole sparked outrage Thursday from some of the players he abused when he was a junior hockey coach. James, 64, is serving a...
Sep 15, 2016
US average 30-year mortgage rate jumps to 3.50 per cent
WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan reaching its highest level since June. Rates remain at historically low levels, however. Mortgage giant Fredd...
Sep 15, 2016
Review of 'bungled' probe into toddler's death prompts more oversight of police
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says it will provide more oversight to rural police departments, a day after an independent review found the force in Truro badly mishandled its investigation into...
Sep 15, 2016
Canadian home sales drop for fourth month as Lower Mainland weighs on activity
OTTAWA - The Canadian Real Estate Association says national home sales dropped 3.1 per cent in August from July for the fourth straight monthly decline, as some markets have started to slow dramatical...
Sep 15, 2016
Former hockey coach Graham James granted full parole on sex offences
LAVAL, Que. - A decision to grant convicted sex offender Graham James full parole sparked outrage Thursday from some of the players he abused when he was a junior hockey coach. James, 64, is serving a...
Sep 15, 2016
Doubts being raised over Quebec's legislation regulating Airbnb-type rentals
MONTREAL - Quebec is often held up as a model for other provinces to follow when it comes to regulating the growing home-sharing market, but doubts are being raised over whether recent provincial chan...
Sep 15, 2016
A look at rare times the Canadian justice system has allowed cameras in court
EDMONTON - A judge allowed cameras in an Edmonton courtroom for his verdict Thursday in the case of Travis Vader. Vader was found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2010 deaths of Lyle and Marie Mc...
Sep 15, 2016
Trudeau says Canadians cannot be overly impatient with integration of immigrants
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the example of Italian grandmothers in Montreal to explain Thursday why Canadians shouldn’t be “overly impatient” with the integration o...
Sep 15, 2016
US business stockpiles unchanged in July while sales decline
WASHINGTON - U.S. businesses left their stockpiles unchanged in July while sales declined slightly. The Commerce Department says inventories were flat in July after rising a modest 0.2 per cent in Jun...
Sep 15, 2016