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TORONTO — Canadians across the country have been reaching into their wallets to donate money to the family of an American soldier whom Omar Khadr is accused of killing in Afghanistan 15 years ago.

Sears Canada's plan to pay out millions in bonuses to keep execs and key staff on board while not paying severance to laid-off workers is being met with shock and disbelief.

TORONTO — James Hinchcliffe wants nothing more than to win his hometown race. And even after a third-place finish last year, the Canadian IndyCar driver said there are still changes to be made to his car before Sunday's Honda Indy Toronto.

HALIFAX — Five Halifax venues have responded to Tragically Hip rocker Gord Downie's call on corporate Canada to do more to promote dialogue and reconciliation with Aboriginal people.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has opened the process to choose the next Supreme Court justice and for the first time, candidates from the North are being specifically invited to apply.

TORONTO — When it was disclosed that comedian Patton Oswalt planned to remarry 15 months after the death of his wife, he was met with a flurry of condemnation on social media.

TORONTO — Viewers anxiously awaiting the return of "Game of Thrones" can get an early start on the action with a lesson in High Valyrian. Language-teaching app Duolingo and American linguist David J.

The family of a First Nations woman who died in police custody in Ontario says her death is part of larger widespread tensions between police and indigenous communities.

HALIFAX — Organizers say a weekend protest calling for a statue of Halifax’s controversial founder to be toppled will proceed as planned, despite objections from some Mi'kmaq leaders.

TORONTO — Timber company Sino-Forest and several of its top executives defrauded investors, misled investigators and "engaged in deceitful or dishonest conduct," the Ontario Securities Commission ruled in one of Canada's largest corporate fraud cases