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HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia mother confronted the former MMA fighter accused of murdering her son Monday, shouting out to him as he was led into a court house after being extradited from Venezuela.

TORONTO — A woman who refused to bring her daughter back to Canada from China despite repeated court orders to do so lost her bid on Monday to overturn her conviction and seven-year prison sentence for child abduction.

ROBERVAL, Que. — Longtime Conservative MP Denis Lebel is quitting politics after nearly 10 years in the House of Commons. The former cabinet minister made the announcement in his Quebec riding of Lac-Saint-Jean on Monday.

TORONTO — Shares in Hudson's Bay Co. (TSX:HBC) soared more than 13 per cent Monday amid news that it's facing investor pressure to unlock value from its real estate assets, even if that means closing its "crown jewel" locations.

TORONTO — Ricky Ray isn't sure what the Toronto Argonauts' identity will be in 2017, but he's certain the team will be prepared for each game it plays under new coach Marc Trestman.

TORONTO — They roared up in motorcycles and climbed out of Ubers, wearing high heels and flip flops, "Make Canada Great Again" hats, brocade blazers and sweatsuits.

Quebec's director of criminal and penal prosecutions says no charges will be laid against longtime provincial politician Pierre Paradis. The former Liberal cabinet minister was facing allegations of a sexual nature.

BOWEN ISLAND, B.C. — It took nearly 11 hours, but a 17-year-old girl from Kelowna, B.C., has completed her gruelling goal of swimming around an island off the coast of Vancouver.

PITTSBURGH — A Canadian who helped save a man from falling down a ravine is among 19 people being honoured with a medal from the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. Robert Conant, who is from the community of Stoney Creek, Ont.

TORONTO — A new park has opened at Ontario Place, five years after the former theme park on Toronto's waterfront was closed to the public. The new Trillium Park is connected to the city by the William G.