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Oh no! Here comes the sun: Hot Calgary playground slide too hard on the tush

CALGARY — A popular Calgary playground has been forced to close for improvements because the sun is making metal slides too hot for kids to handle.
Home cooks experiment with making their own mustard, ketchup and pickles

Home cooks experiment with making their own mustard, ketchup and pickles

TORONTO — While there's a huge range of prepared condiments available — and more hitting the market all the time — many home cooks are discovering how easy it is to whip up their own.

Five things to know about how the Conservatives will choose a new leader

OTTAWA — Conservative party members have begun voting to select their new leader, with mail-in ballots now returning to a depot in Toronto ahead of the official vote count on Saturday. Here are five things to know about the process. 1.

A look at the federal Conservative leadership race, by the numbers

OTTAWA — A look at the federal Conservative leadership race, by the numbers. 445: Length, in days, of the leadership contest. 16: Number of people who officially entered.

Parties trade barbs as poll shows Nova Scotia race tightening in final days

Nova Scotia's party leaders were largely off the campaign trail ahead of Thursday night's debate, but the parties duelled by press release as a new poll suggested a tightening race.

Man wins new sex-assault hearing due to trial lawyer's poor performance

TORONTO — A man convicted of sexually assaulting two girls deserves a new hearing because he was blindsided at trial about a statement he had given to police, Ontario's top court has ruled.
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of man convicted of torturing roommate

Supreme Court won't hear appeal of man convicted of torturing roommate

OTTAWA — An Alberta man who tortured and starved his roommate is not getting a chance to appeal his conviction before Canada's top court.

Toronto police release video of Hamilton man's slaying in effort to ID suspects

Toronto police have released surveillance video that captured a Hamilton man's slaying as they appeal for help identifying two homicide suspects. Det. Sgt.

Boy, 12, charged after alleged incident involving pellet gun

MINTO, Ont. — Provincial police say a 12-year-old boy is facing charges after allegedly using a pellet gun to shoot at the window of a moving van. They say the incident took place earlier this week in Palmerston, Ont.
CBC planning to roll out reinvented 'The National' in October

CBC planning to roll out reinvented 'The National' in October

TORONTO — As Peter Mansbridge prepares to bid farewell to "The National," the CBC's flagship news program is looking to possibly enlist multiple hosts for the anchor desk.
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