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Chinese student whose plane crashed in Canada declared dead
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A judge has declared a University of Michigan doctoral student from China dead more than six months after he disappeared before his plane crashed in Canada. The Detroit Free Press r...
Oct 06, 2017
More than 60 charges, 37 taken to hospital after street party in London
LONDON, Ont. - Police say they have laid dozens of charges following an unsanctioned weekend street party attended by roughly 11,000 people in the university town of London, Ont. London police say the...
Oct 06, 2017
Progress Energy selling Alberta assets, but not abandoning Canada: spokeswoman
Petronas has put a massive package of oil and gas assets in Alberta on the sales block but it has no intention of abandoning the country despite the recent cancellation of its plan to build a West Coa...
Oct 06, 2017
Toronto city council votes against renaming stadium after late mayor Rob Ford
Toronto city council has voted against naming a stadium after former mayor Rob Ford. Council voted 24-11 against renaming the stadium at Centennial Park after Ford, who died in March 2016 at the age o...
Oct 06, 2017
Still no rail service in northern Manitoba town as winter approaches
CHURCHILL, Man. - With winter looming and still no sign of a functioning rail line, some people in Churchill, Man., are talking about a blockade to try to force someone - either the federal government...
Oct 06, 2017
TD to open cybersecurity office in Tel Aviv, plans to spend up to $5M
Toronto-Dominion Bank is opening a new office in Tel Aviv to tap Israel’s cybersecurity talent as companies of all stripes race to fortify their defences amid mounting threats. Jeff Henderson, T...
Oct 06, 2017
Alberta releases proposed legalized cannabis rules, sets 18 as minimum age
CALGARY - Alberta is proposing to make 18 the minimum age to use cannabis when new laws liberalizing marijuana kick in next summer. The province hasn’t decided yet on whether to sell cannabis th...
Oct 06, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Oct. 5 --- TRANSCANADA SCUTTLES ENERGY EAST: TransCanada Corp. has abandoned its $15.7-billion proposed Energy East pipeline, citing changed circumstances. ...
Oct 06, 2017
Accused was ordered deported from U.S.; Ottawa reviewing refugee process
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is reviewing its handling of refugee claims following revelations that a Somali man accused in attacks in Edmonton had been ordered deported ...
Oct 06, 2017
Manitoba moves to allow floor-crossing; may end stall tactics by ousted MLA
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government introduced legislation Thursday to allow politicians to jump from one party to another - a move that should end stalling tactics by oust...
Oct 06, 2017