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MEAFORD, Ont. — Provincial police say they have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in an alleged sexual assault nearly a decade ago.

CALGARY — TransCanada Corp. is looking to boost its capacity to export natural gas east and south from the rich reserves of Western Canada as dreams of sending the gas to Asia fade further into the distance.

TORONTO — A federal proposal to have lenders shoulder more of the risk for potential mortgage defaults could dampen lending or intensify a decline in house prices, according to internal documents from the Department of Finance.

TORONTO — Police in Toronto are warning the public after several overdoses involving what could be contaminated street drugs.

KINGSTON, Ont. — A man is facing a long list of charges after allegedly stealing a pack of cigarettes. Police in Kingston, Ont.

Ottawa is a city used to fire-breathing politicians wandering the streets. But tens of thousands of people in the nation's capital were treated Friday to the awakening of a beast of a different sort.

MONTREAL — Four men found in a shipping container at the Port of Montreal were granted release from detention on Friday as they await their refugee claim hearings.

OTTAWA — The federal government started the fiscal year with the tiniest of budgetary surpluses, though the black ink is expected to turn very red in the coming months.

KITCHENER, Ont. — The coroner is investigating the death of man who was bitten by his own dog as he was suffering from a medical emergency. Waterloo regional police say they were called to a Kitchener, Ont.

BRANTFORD, Ont. — Police say a man is facing charges after allegedly exposing himself and threatening bystanders with a screwdriver. They say officers went to a Brantford, Ont.