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Doug Snelgrove, former N.L. cop convicted of rape, released 11 months early on parole

A former St. John's police officer who raped a woman while on duty nearly a decade ago has been released on parole after serving...

Lawrence MacAulay mum about running again, says ‘I just hope I’m alive’ for next election

Canada's second-longest serving MP Lawrence MacAulay won't say whether he's planning to run in the next federal election.MacAulay, who will turn 78 next month,...

Feds end exemption allowing visitors to apply for work permits from within Canada

The Liberal government is putting a stop to an immigration exemption that allows visitors to apply for work permits from within Canada.Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship...

Health-care unions reach tentative agreement with N.S. Health, IWK

A strike appears to have been averted in the Nova Scotia health-care sector.The unions representing about 9,000 health-care professionals across the province reached a...

Only grocery store in Whale Cove, Nunavut, burns

The only grocery store in Whale Cove, Nunavut has burned, triggering a state of emergency in the hamlet of about 500 people.Stanley Adjuk, the hamlet's...

Theft, quick recovery of wheelchair-accessible SUV stuns Windsor family

Did the thief who took the Marchant family's MV-1 minivan know how special the vehicle is?The MV-1 is one of the only purpose-built wheelchair-accessible automobiles on the market today.The...

Spain’s Sanchez to visit China next month amid Beijing-EU trade dispute

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will visit China next month, his office said on Friday, with Beijing's anti-dumping probe into EU...

Arson charge laid in Chatham apartment fire that displaced more than 120 people

Police have charged a woman with "arson disregard for human life," after an Aug. 25 apartment fire Chatham.According to authorities, the 30-year-old from Chatham was...

Hotel employees walk off the job across Quebec in surprise strike

More than 2,000 unionized hotel employees staged a surprise strike across the province on Friday.The strike affected 22 hotels in Montreal, Sherbrooke and Quebec City.The employees, who are affiliated...

Man found dead inside vehicle in Brampton, Peel police say

Peel Regional Police are investigating after a man was found dead inside a vehicle in Brampton on Friday.Investigators said they received report of a...

B.C. bridge concerned residents for years before fatal crash

Sukhman Kaur remembers her brother, 25-year-old Raminderjit Singh, as a gentle soul who wanted to create a life of his own.Singh came to Canada...

P.E.I. woman warns of distraction theft in parking lot

Michele Dollar was just trying to help someone out, but it appears the woman asking her for directions to the hospital was really after...

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