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BRIDGEWATER, N.S. — The case of a Nova Scotia police chief facing sex charges involving a 17-year-old girl has been adjourned until next month.

TORONTO — Margaret Atwood has been awarded the German book trade's Peace Prize.

TORONTO — Disenfranchised expat Canadians are questioning whether the Liberal government is deliberately allowing legislation aimed at restoring their voting rights to wither on the vine.

MONTREAL — In a story published June 9 about fraud cases against former SNC-Lavalin executives, The Canadian Press reported that Yanai Elbaz was a former executive of McGill University.

OTTAWA — The amount Canadians owe compared with their income ticked lower in the first quarter but remained near record levels as mortgage debt continued to climb.

VANCOUVER — Norsat International Inc. (TSX:NII), which is subject to a controversial takeover bid from a Chinese firm, says it may accept a better offer from an American investment fund.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police and relatives of a missing Newfoundland woman have taken to social media in a desperate bid to find the young mother last seen last Wednesday.

TORONTO — The Canadian Press distributed a story on Monday based on court documents that mentioned NDP national director Robert Fox citing a conditional discharge Brian Graff received in 1993 for what Fox called a non-violent criminal "stalking" offe

TORONTO — A federal New Democrat has lost his bid to force his way into the race to replace Tom Mulcair as party leader, but the wider ramifications might be the judge's ruling that the inner workings of Canada's political parties are not immune to c

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A feisty homeowner in Abbotsford, B.C., made quick work of what could have been a home invasion. Abbotsford Police Const.