Dennis Oland found not guilty of murder in multi-millionaire father's death
Justice Terrence Morrison of the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench delivered his decision Friday to a packed courtroom in Saint John, N.B.
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3:57Chuckwagon race safety up for review after six horses die during Stampede event
Injuries have forced a veterinary medical team to euthanize three more horses competing in this year's Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races, bringing to six the number of animals to die during the annual Rangeland Derby event.
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Advisors quit corporate responsibility panel citing 'erosion of trust'
Citing an erosion of trust, civil society and labour representatives have resigned from a panel set up to advise the federal government on ensuring Canadian firms operating abroad are accountable for how they conduct themselves.
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Magnitude-4.6 earthquake hits Seattle area, felt as far as Vancouver
A magnitude-4.6 earthquake that struck outside Seattle has reportedly been felt as far north as the Vancouver area.
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1:58Fans mourn and reflect as Kawhi Leonard leaves the Raptors
Though his jersey may have said Toronto, Raptors fans across the country -- and beyond -- are in mourning after star player Kawhi Leonard opted to leave Canada's only NBA team.
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3:49Calgary Stampede will have tight security, more cameras this year
"We're mindful of other world events where other incidents have occurred ... where harm has been done to people by vehicles and things," Calgary police Insp. Paul Wyatt said Wednesday.
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Manitoba eyes looser holiday shopping rules, government review underway
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says his Progressive Conservative government is considering loosening the law that limits store openings on some holidays.
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CTV's LaFlamme, Sleeman among 83 additions to Order of Canada
The list out this morning from Rideau Hall includes athletes, researchers, teachers, scientists, artists and actors, from all across the country.
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1:29‘Common sense’ or ‘meaningless’?: Reaction to Trans Mountain expansion reapproval
Voices from Canada’s energy industry and political realms were quick to react to the federal government’s decision to green light the Trans Mountain expansion project (again) on Tuesday.
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4:17Raptors parade attracts huge crowd; rally disrupted after shots reportedly fired
Mayor John Tory has declared Monday "We The North Day" in Toronto, after the slogan of the NBA champion Toronto Raptors.
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5:10B.C.'s dirty money strategy to be highlighted at meeting of ministers
British Columbia's efforts to fight money laundering are expected to be front and centre today at a special meeting of federal cabinet ministers and their provincial counterparts to discuss national strategies for stemming the problem.
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Ottawa to launch 'pay experiments' as next step to replace Phoenix pay system
The minister responsible for replacing the federal government's disastrous civil-service pay system says Phoenix will likely be running for several years while a series of pay "experiments" are tested alongside it.
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4:26Delinquency rates rise in Canada as consumers add more debt: Equifax
The report, released Tuesday, revealed the national 90-day non-mortgage delinquency rate rose 3.5 per cent to 1.12 per cent in the first quarter of this year, with seniors leading the way as the delinquency rate for that demographic rose 9.4 per cent year-over-year.
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7:56Roaring Raptors' fans go quiet as Warriors win Game 5 of the NBA Finals
Almost 20,000 rapturous Raptors fans cramming a downtown arena and tens of thousands more across Canada watched in disbelief Monday as the home team lost by a single point to the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of their first NBA Finals.
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Empty offices turned into apartments as Calgary oil woes drag on
When the lease on an Alberta Health Services office in Calgary came due for renegotiation two years ago, the rental market was so bad that trying to keep the tenants wasn’t worth it.
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9:38Trudeau government joins Europe, California in banning single-use plastics
The federal government will announce a plan today to ban harmful single-use plastics like drinking straws as early as 2021.
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B.C. man fined $18,000 after attempting to smuggle protected turtles into Canada
A Vancouver man has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle protected turtles into Canada and was ordered to pay an $18,000 fine.
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Smoke spreads, air quality at 'very high risk' as Alberta wildfires burn
Canada’s oil capital woke up to smoke that made eyes sore and breathing uncomfortable, an earlier-than-usual sign of summer as wildfires burn in the forests north of Calgary.
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Bank of Canada removes legal status from some older bank notes
It’s been nearly two-dozen years since the toonie replaced the $2 bill – now the last nail is going into the red note’s coffin.
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9:36Pascal Siakam has 32 points in Raptors' historic NBA Finals win over Warriors
The 25-year-old from Cameroon scored 32 points to lift the Raptors to a thrilling 118-109 victory over defending champion Golden State Warriors, giving Toronto a 1-0 lead in its NBA Finals debut.
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Eight charged in fake goods probe that led to raid of Toronto's Pacific Mall
Eight people are now facing charges related to the police raid of a Toronto-area mall U.S. authorities have called a “notorious market” of counterfeit luxury goods.
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Saskatchewan lifts personal import limits for alcohol
Saskatchewan residents no longer have limits on how much alcohol they can bring home from other provinces for personal use.
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1:26Toronto Raptors headed to NBA Finals for first time in history
Kawhi Leonard poured in 27 points and hauled down a game-high 17 rebounds to lead the Raptors to a thrilling 100-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks that clinched the Eastern Conference finals series 4-2.
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Some new air passenger rights land mid-July, others delayed until Christmas
New federal regulations will land in mid-July requiring airlines to help and compensate passengers stuck on tarmacs for hours, but air travellers must wait until Christmas to be compensated for cancelled flights.
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1:52Raptors gift Drake with $769,000 custom diamond jacket
The jacket features 235 lab-grown, carbon-neutral diamonds in the shape of Drake’s apparel company OVO’s owl logo.
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Food insecurity grew in Nunavut after federal program to fight hunger, study finds
The study, published Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, found that the ability of northerners to dependably put food on the table declined significantly during the years Nutrition North was being rolled out and has remained down.
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Growing wildfire prompts evacuation of High Level, Alberta
Thousands of people are being told to leave High Level, as well as the Bushe River Reserve, via Highway 58 east of the communities since highways south and west have already been closed due to the blaze.
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Five hurt, driver charged, after fuel truck strikes Air Canada plane at Pearson airport
Five people were taken to hospital with minor injuries and a fuel truck driver was charged after a truck hit a plane on the tarmac at Toronto Pearson airport early Friday morning.
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3:04B.C. says $5B laundered in housing market, pushing prices up 5%
The report by former B.C. deputy attorney general Maureen Maloney estimated that $7.4 billion overall was laundered in B.C. last year, a figure she says is conservative.
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Kawhi Leonard's first New Balance shoe release sells out in minutes
The sneakers went on sale at 7 p.m. ET. According to Twitter users, the shoes were sold out within a few minutes.
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Dirty cash probe finds booming Vancouver-China luxury car trade
Grocery bags full of cash hauled into car dealerships. Gangsters paying for auto leases with proceeds of crime. A thriving grey market in which Chinese buyers pay people to purchase cars in Vancouver and claim millions of dollars in sales tax refunds.
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Millions of calls to federal agencies go unanswered, AG finds
In a new report released in Ottawa today, Sylvain Ricard says callers are facing too many barriers when trying to call the government for services or information.
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Health Canada sets plain-packaging rules for tobacco, to take effect in November
Health Canada says cigarette packs will have to be plain drab brown with standardized layouts and lettering, starting in November.
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0:26Canada's $10 Viola Desmond bill wins world's best bank note
In second place was Switzerland’s 200-franc note, followed by Norway’s 500 kroner, Russia’s 100 ruble and Solomon Islands’ 40 dollar, according to a statement on IBNS’ website.
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Liberals, Trudeau hit new low but poll suggests surging Tory support is soft
The new poll also suggests the Liberals could rebound if the election plays out as a polarized choice between them and the Tories, squeezing out the NDP and Green party.
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2:37Vancouver’s once rollicking casinos hit by dirty money crackdown
When Parq Vancouver, a glimmering waterfront casino, opened amid much to-do in late 2017, few would’ve anticipated that a dirty money crackdown was about to throw the city’s roaring gambling business into turmoil.
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P.E.I. voters elect Tory minority amid Green surge
Voters in P.E.I. have shed their century-old embrace of the Island's two-party system, electing a Tory minority government and handing the upstart Green party official Opposition status for the first time.
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Barack Obama to visit Ottawa in May for Q&A session
Former U.S. president Barack Obama is set to visit the nation's capital next month for a question-and-answer session.
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Commemorative loonie marking 'progress' for LGBTQ2 people unveiled
The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a commemorative loonie Tuesday to mark what it called a key milestone for lesbian, gay, transgender, queer and two-spirited people, with the government saying the coin symbolized progress while highlighting the work that still needs to be done to advance equality.
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Sandbagging efforts in high gear in Quebec, New Brunswick flood zones
More than 600 Canadian soldiers have fanned out across Quebec, filling and stacking sandbags as officials warn that flood waters are likely to keep rising this week due to warming temperatures that contribute to snowmelt and ice movement.