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Man arrested, charged with sexual assault after 8-hour standoff on Drouillard Road, police say
A man has been charged with sexual assault and forcible confinement after a standoff that lasted eight hours early Wednesday, Windsor police say.
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Killer’s Indigenous heritage cited in lesser sentence for shooting of wife
An Indigenous B.C. man who shot his sleeping wife in the head after a 17-hour drinking binge has been sentenced to under seven years for her death. The sentence is far below the Crown prosecutor’s request for 16 years and is partially the result of the judge finding the defendant’s Indigenous heritage a significant mitigating…
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Frank Stronach’s defence argues police improperly coached his sex assault accusers
Analysis Two months after it began, the controversial sexual assault case against auto parts magnate Frank Stronach is now in the hands of his judge. Justice Anne Molloy of the Superior Court of Ontario retired Thursday afternoon with two pressing questions to answer based on the extensive evidence and arguments she has heard. She reflected…
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Poilievre comes out swinging in defence of his leadership after fourth defection
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offered a defiant defence of his leadership of his party on Thursday, one day after losing a fourth MP to the Liberals in almost as many months. Marilyn Gladu’s stunning defection to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals has raised fresh questions about his grip on the Conservative caucus and…
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Fake maple syrup plot thickens: Cans found with label hiding name of implicated company
Since Radio-Canada first broke the story last week of fake maple syrup found on grocery store shelves, consumers have since found cans of syrup in stores from the same producer with a sticker hiding the company’s name.
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Gas flaring at LNG Canada far exceeds permitted volume, documents show
Documents show the volume of gas flared at the LNG Canada plant on B.C.’s North Coast between October and January far surpassed what its permit allows.
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These B.C. students are trying to drum up $250K to save their music programs
For a trio of B.C. high school band students, the idea came to them, clear as a bell: if no one else would step in to save their school’s music programs — they would.
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Port expansion near Montreal kicks off as 1st ‘nation-building’ project
Construction has officially started on a port expansion near Montreal — the first so-called nation-building project that was fast-tracked for approval by the federal government.
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‘Throw them out’ of Parliament: Poilievre in favour of recall petition for floor-crossers
After losing another of his MPs to the Liberals, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he personally supports recall petitions — a way for constituents to remove a representative if they garner enough local support.
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Maya Gebala’s parents taking UFC president’s offer to pay for rehab at L.A. hospital
Tumbler Ridge shooting survivor Maya Gebala will be heading to Los Angeles for private rehabilitation care, according to social media post made Thursday by her mother. “After many nights of research, questioning, and fear of the unknown, we decided to say yes to an opportunity for an aggressive approach to her rehabilitation through privatized health…