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Man appeals to public for information that could ID men who shot his brother

TORONTO — The brother of a man who survived a shooting in Toronto is joining police in appealing for the public's help identifying two suspects in the case. Police say Samuel Taylor was working on his car, parked at the side of a street, around 10 p.

Ontario man loses bid to avoid extradition in child porn distribution case

TORONTO — A man who voluntarily told an Ontario court he had distributed child porn in an effort to avoid facing a related charge in the U.S. has lost another bid to stave off extradition. Brandon William Lane,of Kingston, Ont.

$12M award upheld against Ontario municipality for horrific car crash

TORONTO — A judge made no errors in ruling that a young woman's devastating car crash occurred only because a municipality negligently failed to ensure the road was snow-free, Ontario's top court ruled on Friday In upholding a $12-million award, the
Alberta woman jumps through glass window to safety in South Carolina

Alberta woman jumps through glass window to safety in South Carolina

Police say an Alberta woman lured to the United States with a promise of modelling work was instead held against her will in a trailer and jumped through a plate-glass window to escape. "She sure did," Creed Hashe, chief deputy in Pickens County, S.
Carly Rae Jepsen goes viral with new song 'Cut to the Feeling'

Carly Rae Jepsen goes viral with new song 'Cut to the Feeling'

TORONTO — Carly Rae Jepsen is giving listeners all the right emotions, yet again.

Virtue, Moir and Chan headline Skate Canada International in Regina

OTTAWA — Canada's world ice dance champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and three-time world champion Patrick Chan will open the 2017 Grand Prix season at Skate Canada International.
That's Saint John not St. John's: Sea Dogs shake off branding blunder at MemCup

That's Saint John not St. John's: Sea Dogs shake off branding blunder at MemCup

WINDSOR, Ont. — The Saint John Sea Dogs shook off an embarrassing branding blunder at the Memorial Cup this week, taking it in stride in true Maritime spirit.

Four charged with arson in fire at abandoned farmhouse in Lakeshore, Ont.

LAKESHORE, Ont. — Four people are facing charges following a fire at an abandoned farmhouse in southwestern Ontario. Provincial police say they were called by an area resident after a vehicle was seen leaving the Lakeshore, Ont.

Nortel Canada to start paying billions to creditors; first instalment by July

TORONTO — Nortel Canada's long-suffering creditors will finally begin to receive their share of more than US$4 billion to be distributed under a plan approved in January, eight years after the former technology titan began bankruptcy proceedings.
Curling Canada expands Olympic pre-trials field to 28 to avoid tiebreaker option

Curling Canada expands Olympic pre-trials field to 28 to avoid tiebreaker option

ORLEANS, Ont. — Curling Canada has expanded the field of a pre-trials qualifying event for the Olympic Games. The addition of rinks skipped by Mark Bice of Sarnia, Ont., Jamie Murphy of Halifax, Karla Thompson of Kamloops, B.C.
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