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Famed Nova Scotia treasure hunter did it his way, minister 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 25, 2019

Man charged in stabbing of Montreal priest sent for psychiatric evaluation
MONTREAL - A man charged with the attempted murder of a Montreal priest has been sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation. The Crown and defence agreed that Vlad Cristian Eremia should go to...
Mar 25, 2019

Refugee who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong en route to Canada
A woman who helped shelter former CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden when he fled to Hong Kong is coming with her daughter to Canada after being granted refugee status. Their lawyer Rober...
Mar 25, 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 25, 2019

Family members celebrate birthday of late 'Queen of Soul'
DETROIT - Family members are celebrating Aretha Franklin on what would have been the Queen of Soul's 77th birthday with a memorial service and a screening of a documentary film. The service was held M...
Mar 25, 2019

Brazilian judge orders release of former president Temer
RIO DE JANEIRO - A Rio de Janeiro federal judge has ordered the release of former President Michel Temer from jail. Judge Antonio Ivan Athie says in Monday's ruling that there's no need to jail Temer ...
Mar 25, 2019

Helicopters rescue Norway cruise ship passengers amid storm
HELSINKI - Rescue workers off Norway's western coast rushed to evacuate 1,300 passengers and crew from a disabled cruise ship by helicopter on Saturday, winching them one-by-one to safety as heaving w...
Mar 25, 2019

Sources say Trudeau rejected Wilson-Raybould's conservative pick for high court
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould recommended in 2017 that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominate a conservative Manitoba judge to be chief justice of the Supreme Court, even though he wasn't a sitti...
Mar 25, 2019

Trudeau sells housing plan in visit to hot real estate market in B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted efforts by the Liberal government to help first-time homebuyers put more down on their mortgages during a visit to a region of the co...
Mar 25, 2019

Crash threatens Vancouver shipyard's schedule for new coast guard ships
OTTAWA - A Vancouver shipyard is searching for answers after the fisheries science vessel it built for the Canadian Coast Guard - and whose delivery is already years overdue - ran into ...
Mar 25, 2019