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Five Eyes spies, ministers to discuss digital terror tactics at Ottawa meeting

Five Eyes spies, ministers to discuss digital terror tactics at Ottawa meeting

OTTAWA — The ability of terrorists to shield their communications from police and spies will be a focus for the Five Eyes intelligence alliance at a closed-door meeting in Ottawa this month.
U.S. dairy lobby submits its demands for NAFTA

U.S. dairy lobby submits its demands for NAFTA

WASHINGTON — The U.S. dairy industry has submitted its demands for the upcoming renegotiation of NAFTA, pushing for freer trade in dairy overall and more specifically for a reversal of new Canadian rules on milk-derived products.

Transport truck carrying toxic chemical rolls over on QEW in St. Catharines, Ont.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont.

'Mushy middle' department stores feel the squeeze as luxury and discount expand

TORONTO — The financial woes of Sears Canada and Hudson's Bay have highlighted a painful trend for the department stores that once dominated Canada's retail landscape — it's best to avoid the "mushy middle.
'He told me she was in heaven:' Father testifies at son's triple-murder trial

'He told me she was in heaven:' Father testifies at son's triple-murder trial

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The father of a man charged with killing three people including a two-year-old girl says his son told him she was in heaven. Derek Saretzky, 24, is on trial in Lethbridge, Alta.

Two children injured after being set on fire in northern Saskatchewan

LA RONGE, Sask. — An emergency official says two children were injured in northern Saskatchewan when they were doused with gasoline and set on fire, but Mounties say a third child involved is too young to charge.
Cop who killed teen says judge was wrong to exclude 'suicide by cop' evidence

Cop who killed teen says judge was wrong to exclude 'suicide by cop' evidence

TORONTO — A Toronto police officer who gunned down a troubled teen on an empty streetcar four years ago says the judge overseeing his trial was wrong to exclude evidence meant to suggest the 18-year-old was trying to commit "suicide by cop." Const.
Incidents targeting Muslims drove rise in hate crimes in 2015: StatsCan

Incidents targeting Muslims drove rise in hate crimes in 2015: StatsCan

OTTAWA — Canadians are in denial about hate crimes, advocates said Tuesday, as Statistics Canada released new figures documenting a spike in police-reported incidents in 2015.
Man who lost fingers to frostbite in trek to Canada gets refugee status

Man who lost fingers to frostbite in trek to Canada gets refugee status

WINNIPEG — More than five months after he almost froze to death walking across the Canada-United States border, eventually losing his fingers to frostbite, Razak Iyal was granted refugee status Tuesday.

Calgary police looking for person who filmed up women's skirts, posted tweets

Calgary police have launched a voyeurism investigation after dozens of women were filmed without their knowledge and posted onto a Twitter account called "Canada Creep.
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