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HALIFAX — There is growing anger over the acquittal of a Halifax taxi driver charged with sexually assaulting a young woman in his cab, with calls for the judge behind the decision to be removed from the bench.

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Vancouver School Board trustees contributed to a toxic work environment in which staff were bullied, harassed and feared for their job security, an external investigation has found.

EDMONTON — A jury has found an Edmonton man guilty of first-degree murder for stabbing two co-workers to death in a bloody attack at a Loblaws grocery warehouse.

OTTAWA — The White House has delivered welcome news to proponents of the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline project, suggesting it's likely to be exempted from a requirement involving the use of American steel that might have complicated its approval.

ROCK CREEK, B.C. — Residents of about 25 properties have been ordered to stop using their water after a suspected methamphetamine lab was found by police near Rock Creek, B.C.

TORONTO — Premier Kathleen Wynne was put on the hot seat Friday over her new hydro plan, not by reporters or opposition politicians, but by a ratepayer from Sturgeon Falls, Ont.

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SAINT-JEROME, Que. — The second alleged victim to take the stand at Bertrand Charest's sex-assault trial told the court Friday she suffered intense psychological harassment when she joined the national ski team in 1996.

CALGARY — An Alberta woman who drugged and killed her nine-year-old daughter begged the girl's father and her own family and friends for forgiveness at a sentencing hearing Friday.