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CHARLOTTETOWN — A sting by the controversial Creep Catchers vigilante group has led to the arrest of a 31-year-old Charlottetown man. The man set up a meeting with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl on a dating site called Skout, Det. Sgt.

TORONTO — The family of a black teen who lost sight in one eye after a confrontation with a Toronto officer and his brother is calling for an investigation into how two Ontario police forces handled the incident.

OTTAWA — NDP leadership hopeful Charlie Angus is taking a leave from the race following the death of his sister. The longtime New Democrat MP from Ontario announced late Tuesday that Kathleen Angus had passed away after a lengthy illness.

VICTORIA — Government help may be on the way for farmers and ranchers hard hit by wildfires that have charred more than 8,450 square kilometres of timber, range and farmland in British Columbia. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and B.C.

TORONTO — General Motors Co. (TSX: GMM.U) is delisting its shares from the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada effective at the end of November. The company's shares will still be traded in New York.

BURLINGTON, Ont. — An overnight fire that caused extensive damage to a 126-year-old church in Burlington, Ont., is being treated as suspicious. Halton regional police say crews were called to Trinity Baptist Church just after 1:15 a.m. on Wednesday.

TORONTO — An electrical fire at Toronto's landmark CN Tower was extinguished Wednesday morning after firefighters took turns climbing into an antenna mast to deal with smouldering wiring and insulation. The fire broke out around 4 a.m.

RED DEER, Alta. — A central Alberta RCMP officer charged with two counts of sexual assault as well as breach of trust has pleaded not guilty. The plea on behalf of Const. Jason Tress was made by an agent in Red Deer court.

OTTAWA — The federal victims of crime ombudsman is calling for sweeping changes to a federal fund that provides grants to parents who lost children under 18 to death or disappearance as a result of a probable criminal offence.

SAINT-JEAN-DE-MATHA, Que.