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Craft beer named as top trend in chefs' survey for third straight year

Craft beer named as top trend in chefs' survey for third straight year

TORONTO — Craft beer and microbrews were chosen by Canadian chefs as the restaurant industry's top trend for a third year in a row. "Craft beer is still trending because it's still growing.

Man who bit off part of fellow mourner’s nose at drunken wake sentenced to jail

PICTOU, N.S. — A Nova Scotia man who bit off part of a fellow mourner’s nose in a drunken brawl at a wake has been sentenced to six months in jail.

Seven cases of measles confirmed in Halifax, risk remains low: health official

HALIFAX — Four more cases of measles have been confirmed by health officials in the Halifax area, bringing the total number of known cases in Nova Scotia to seven.
Vancouver animator Robert Valley's unexpected journey from Kickstarter to Oscars

Vancouver animator Robert Valley's unexpected journey from Kickstarter to Oscars

TORONTO — Vancouver animator Robert Valley has hardly been hurting for work.
Man claims GPS led him into Toronto transit tunnel where car got stuck: TTC

Man claims GPS led him into Toronto transit tunnel where car got stuck: TTC

TORONTO — A man who allegedly drove his SUV into a streetcar tunnel on Thursday, bringing traffic in downtown Toronto to a halt for several hours, reportedly told transit officials he was following his GPS instructions when his vehicle got stuck.

Wearing boots but in the buff, Prince George toddler OK after wandering outside

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The RCMP are thanking a Canada Post employee in British Columbia for helping solve a case involving a nude toddler who had gone missing.

4 patrons injured as car drives into restaurant in Kenora, Ont.

KENORA, Ont. — Provincial police say four people are injured after a car drove into a restaurant in Kenora, Ont. Investigators say the incident occurred shortly after noon on Thursday.

Lawyer, 66, sentenced to 3 1/2 years in $2M Toronto condo fraud case

Toronto police say a 66-year-old woman has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison in condominium fraud case.

Man wanted in 2014 Quebec homicide arrested in Brampton, Ont.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say a suspect wanted in a Quebec homicide has been arrested in Brampton, Ont. Anne Millington-White was fatally shot in 2014 during an altercation between rival gang members in Lachine, Que.

Scammers told man case containing lottery winnings could explode, police say

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Provincial police say they had to close their Peterborough, Ont., detachment for several hours after a man brought in a briefcase he thought contained an explosive device.
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