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Man charged in stabbing of Montreal priest sent for psychiatric evaluation
MONTREAL - A Montreal man charged with the attempted murder of a Catholic priest last week was ordered Monday to undergo an evaluation at a psychiatric hospital. The Crown and defence agreed that...
Mar 27, 2019
Famed Nova Scotia treasure hunter did it his way, reverend tells funeral
MARTINS POINT, N.S. - An American man who dedicated his life to finding treasure on Nova Scotia's Oak Island was remembered Monday as a larger-than-life figure who became a pillar in the community he ...
Mar 27, 2019
Edmonton man charged after groping incidents at pool
A 53-year-old Edmonton man is accused of groping three girls at a public pool earlier this month.Police say the girls told them they had been grabbed at a recreation centre in the city's south end on ...
Mar 27, 2019
Refugee who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong arrives in Canada
A woman who escaped violence and human trafficking, and helped shelter former CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden when he fled to Hong Kong, has arrived in Canada with her daughter af...
Mar 27, 2019
Feds boost funding for refugee health care, but study says barriers remain
OTTAWA - Canada's health program for refugees and asylum seekers is getting a $283 million boost over the next two years. Immigration officials say the funding increase - contained in last week's fede...
Mar 27, 2019
Kansas' new Democratic governor vetoes GOP tax relief bill
TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas' new Democratic governor on Monday vetoed a tax relief bill approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature, arguing it would repeat an infamous fiscal experiment that failed u...
Mar 27, 2019
MLB hopes to gain control of local broadcast deals
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball hopes to gain control of local broadcasting agreements involving its teams, the reason behind its bid to purchase regional sports networks from The Walt Disney Co. Dis...
Mar 27, 2019
CFL says over 750,000 fans watched its national combine via Facebook livestreams
TORONTO - More than 750,000 fans tuned in to watch the CFL's first combine with international players last weekend - and 62 per cent of those views came from outside Canada and the...
Mar 27, 2019
Senate committee to study extent of forced sterilization across Canada
OTTAWA - The Senate's human rights committee is launching a study about the coerced sterilization of Indigenous women. Senators on the committee say they want to hold meetings and hear from ...
Mar 27, 2019
Slave Lake RCMP looking for suspect
Slave Lake RCMP say they are looking for a man who forced his way into a home. Mounties say on March 9 just before 7:30 p.m., a man knocked on the door and asked the girl inside if he could use the ph...
Mar 27, 2019 Sketch of the suspect provided by Slave Lake RCMP