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Wounded in gunfight, alleged killer of OPP officer dies in hospital
WINGHAM, Ont. - The retired logger and avid hunter accused of gunning down an Ontario Provincial Police officer earlier this week died Thursday from wounds he received in a gunfight with police, as th...
Man charged with 1st-degree murder of OPP officer dies in hospital, SIU says
WINGHAM, Ont. - The 70-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Ontario Provincial Police officer has died in hospital. Const. Vu Pham was shot and killed Monday after pulli...
Victoria war vets win reprieve from B.C. government eviction
VICTORIA, B.C. - The Liberal government has backed away from plans to turf a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion from its home in a government building near the B.C. legislature. Citizen's Services...
Toronto anesthesiologist charged with sexual assault of three patients
TORONTO - Allegations that a Toronto doctor sexually assaulted three female patients while they were under anesthetic had police making an appeal Thursday for other potential victims to come forward. ...
Federal government asking for public input on random breathalyzer tests
OTTAWA - The federal government is mulling over the idea of allowing random breathalyzer tests. The Justice Department has posted a discussion paper on its website, noting that breath-testing provi...
Marine security trumps privacy as union loses legal bid against screening
OTTAWA - Longshoremen have lost a legal bid to contest marine security regulations they call an unwarranted invasion of their privacy. The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday that it won't h...
US asks for more time to move ahead or drop case against Canadian HGH doctors assistant
The U.S. government is asking a New York court for more time to decide whether to pursue or drop its case against a Canadian doctor's assistant accused of smuggling human growth hormone into the Unite...
Feds refuse to restore funding to First Nations University
OTTAWA - Supporters of First Nations University of Canada say the federal government has turned down their request to restore funding to the troubled institution. Teachers, students, aboriginal lea...
Calgary mother tells court she had no idea her toddler drank methadone
CALGARY - The mother of a toddler who died of a methadone overdose testified Thursday that she would have rushed the child straight to hospital if she had realized the girl had taken the powerful drug...
S.W.Ont. doctor who performed mistaken mastectomies has privileges restored
WINDSOR, Ont. - A doctor who performed mistaken mastectomies at a southwestern Ontario hospital had her privileges restored Thursday, after the hospital imposed conditions it determined would ensure p...
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