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Condos, townhomes hottest sellers in Metro Vancouver: real estate board

Condos, townhomes hottest sellers in Metro Vancouver: real estate board

VANCOUVER — Home sales across Metro Vancouver rebounded to near record levels in May but demand is now being driven by condominiums and townhomes, a real estate expert says.
Ontario premier calls Trump's withdrawal from climate change agreement appalling

Ontario premier calls Trump's withdrawal from climate change agreement appalling

TORONTO — Ontario's premier is joining a growing number of politicians condemning Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate-change agreement. Kathleen Wynne says the U.S.
If you ever do this again, we'll turn you in, pastor told killer nurse

If you ever do this again, we'll turn you in, pastor told killer nurse

A pastor prayed over Elizabeth Wettlaufer and told her not to kill again. A lawyer advised the registered nurse to take her murderous secrets to her grave.
Phoenix pay problems spike again amid retroactive labour deals, summer hiring

Phoenix pay problems spike again amid retroactive labour deals, summer hiring

OTTAWA — The federal government's bug-addled public service pay system saw a fresh spike in problems last month, the result of new labour contracts and summer hiring, officials said Friday.

Remains of First World War soldier from New Brunswick identified in France

OTTAWA — The remains of a New Brunswick man who died while fighting to take a French hillside during the First World War have been identified and will be given a proper burial. The Defence Department said in a news release Friday that Sgt.

More tests to see if brothers criminally responsible in Calgary teen sex attack

CALGARY — Two brothers who randomly kidnapped a teenage girl and repeatedly sexually assaulted her will undergo further psychological tests to determine if they are criminally responsible for their actions.

Cab company not liable for driver's alleged sex assault on passenger

TORONTO — A taxi company cannot be held liable for the alleged sexual assault of a passenger by one of its drivers, Ontario's top court ruled on Friday.

N.B. sex offender faces new charge after being placed in special care home

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A convicted sex offender is facing a new sexual assault charge after he was placed in a special care home for people with disabilities. Andrew Michael Douglas, 29, pleaded not guilty in provincial court in Saint John, N.B.

New Halifax passenger ferries to be named for 1917 explosion hero, Mi'kmaq poet

Halifax's two new ferries will be named after a poet laureate of the Mi'kmaq people and a railway dispatcher who in 1917 warned trains of an impending harbour explosion.

Drownings up in southwestern Ontario, provincial police say

LONDON, Ont. — Provincial police in southwestern Ontario say drownings are up in the region. Last year, there were three fatal marine incidents reported over the entire boating season.
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