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Charges in 'sexting' ring a quandary for Nova Scotia town — and for experts
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - When 14-year-old Jillian speaks of her generation’s widespread practice of sending naked selfies to others, she describes both its inherent dangers - and what for some is an ...
Aug 16, 2016

Police chiefs want new law that would compel people to reveal passwords
OTTAWA - Canada’s police chiefs want a new law that would force people to hand over their electronic passwords with a judge’s consent. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police has pass...
Aug 16, 2016
PM says civil liberties must be balanced with security in battling terrorism
BRIDGETOWN, N.S. - An alleged terrorist plot in Ontario that created anxieties over police monitoring of suspects hasn’t shaken Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s emphasis on balancing civil ...
Aug 16, 2016
Funeral for terrorist sympathizer will not be held at mosque: spokesman
Muslim institutions in London, Ont., are keeping their distance as funeral arrangements are underway for a terrorist sympathizer killed in a high-stakes police standoff in a nearby community. A spokes...
Aug 16, 2016
Jury at trial of alleged Quebec election shooter to return Wednesday
MONTREAL - Jurors at the trial of accused Quebec election killer Richard Henry Bain will return for a fifth day of deliberations Wednesday. They ended their fourth day of discussions at the Montreal c...
Aug 16, 2016
Papers discuss fracking impact on B.C. dams, province defends approach
VANCOUVER - Officials at British Columbia’s public power utility raised concerns as early as 2009 that earthquakes caused by a controversial gas-extraction method used in the mining industry may...
Aug 16, 2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces $119 M in funding for Nova Scotia
BRIDGETOWN, N.S. - On his first tour through Atlantic Canada since the emphatic election win last fall, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took steps to shore up goodwill, announcing millions in infrastruc...
Aug 16, 2016
Arbitrator sides with Canada Post in contract negotiation with rural postmasters
TORONTO - An arbitrator has accepted Canada Post’s proposal for a new collective agreement with its postmasters and assistants in rural offices across the country. Key changes under the agreemen...
Aug 16, 2016
Successful end to Vancouver Island search for missing three-year-old boy
COMOX, B.C. - Rescuers say a three-year-old boy who wandered away from his Vancouver Island home Sunday evening has been found safe - and covered in berry juice. Const. Rob Gardner with the Comox Vall...
Aug 16, 2016

Sweden digs in on proposal to ban lobsters from Europe
PORTLAND, Maine - Sweden is digging in on a proposal to ban imports of live lobsters into the European Union after a rebuke from American scientists, and the issue could go all the way to the World Tr...
Aug 16, 2016