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2 dead, 2 critical in apparent overdose on Vancouver Island: RCMP

Two women are dead, and two men remain in critical condition following what police say was an apparent drug overdose at a beach access...

Quebec towns near U.S. border alerted as Vermont faces mosquito-borne illness threat

Vermont's health department is urging residents of several towns, including one bordering Quebec, to stay indoors from dusk to dawn to prevent the spread...

Trial of 4 teens charged in deadly mall stabbing postponed until 2025

The trial of four Halifax-area teenagers accused of murdering another youth outside a shopping mall is being postponed until next year.The teens — two...

Accused in TTC streetcar stabbing found not criminally responsible

A 45-year-old woman accused of stabbing a woman on a TTC streetcar in January 2023 has been found not criminally responsible, according to court...

Summerside police lay 2 more ‘grandparent scam’ charges against couple

Summerside police say they have laid additional charges against a man and woman accused of carrying out "the grandparent scam" to defraud people by saying their grandchildren...

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...

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