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Quebec premier says latest hateful act against Muslim community 'crossed a line'

Quebec premier says latest hateful act against Muslim community 'crossed a line'

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard says a line has been crossed with the torching of a mosque president's car and that citizens need to come together and clearly take a stand against hate.
Morneau calls nervous Liberal MPs as backlash to small biz tax proposals grows

Morneau calls nervous Liberal MPs as backlash to small biz tax proposals grows

OTTAWA — Bill Morneau is scrambling to calm the fears of nervous Liberal backbenchers who've been inundated with complaints about the finance minister's plan to eliminate loopholes that give some wealthy small business owners an unfair tax advantage.
Judge rejects bid to designate father who killed his 3 children as high risk

Judge rejects bid to designate father who killed his 3 children as high risk

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A man who underwent a psychotic break and murdered his three children as they lay asleep in their beds does not pose enough of a threat to the public to be labelled high risk, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge has found.

Alberta's MacEwan University fooled by phishing emails, scammed of $11.8M

EDMONTON — An Alberta university says it has been defrauded of $11.8 million in a so-called phishing attack, admitting it didn't have safeguards in place as staffers unwittingly paid out millions of dollars online.

B.C. ruling that found ministry failed to protect kids from sex abuse overturned

VANCOUVER — A court ruling that found social workers in British Columbia failed to protect kids from sexual abuse by their father has been overturned after it sparked widespread condemnation of the Children's Ministry and triggered an independent rev

The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories

Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Aug.

Feds have set aside money for interim Super Hornets, but aren't saying how much

OTTAWA — National Defence has an idea of what it will cost to buy and operate 18 Super Hornets on an interim basis and has even set aside money to make the purchase — it just isn't saying how much.
Trudeau offers Trump condolences, assistance with aftermath of hurricane Harvey

Trudeau offers Trump condolences, assistance with aftermath of hurricane Harvey

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump to offer condolences over the deaths and destruction in Texas and Louisiana caused by hurricane Harvey.

Fentanyl screening program in Vancouver expands to overdose prevention sites

VANCOUVER — A pilot project that allows Vancouver drug users to test substances for the deadly opioid fentanyl is being expanded in an effort to reduce overdose deaths.

North Korea threat means time to consider missile defence, says Tory critic

OTTAWA — The time has come for Canada to seriously consider joining the controversial U.S. ballistic missile defence system for North America, says the new Conservative foreign affairs critic.
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