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Canada's privacy watchdog launched an investigation into the massive Equifax Inc. data breach after hearing from dozens of concerned Canadians as customers in the country have yet to be told whether hackers stole their personal information.

The father of a six-year-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert this week appeared in an Ontario court Saturday and will be transferred back to Quebec. The six-year-old boy vanished from St-Eustache, Que.

Highlights from the news file for Friday, Sept. 15 ——— BAIL CONDITIONS FOR OMAR KHADR REVIEWED: Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr has been denied unsupervised visits with his controversial older sister who has expressed support for al-Qaida.

SOUTH FRONTENAC, Ont. — Provincial police say a pedestrian has died after he was struck by a car in Inverary, Ont., north of Kingston. Police say the incident happened shortly after 9 p.m. Friday, when a white Toyota collided with the pedestrian.

MONTREAL — A six-year-old boy who had gone missing along with his father after the child's mother was found dead in Quebec has been found safe in Ontario, police said Friday. The man and his son disappeared Thursday afternoon.

WINDSOR, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog says it's looking into the death of a 34-year-old man in Windsor, Ont. The Special Investigations Unit says the incident took place on Friday when Windsor police went to a local home.

GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut — It's cool and cloudy as Don Sessions, wearing a toque and a good, solid jacket, hops off an inflatable boat that has ferried him from his cruise ship to shore.

CALGARY — A survey suggests Canadians have a generally positive impression of Muslims but that view doesn't apply to some of the religion's leadership and beliefs.

OTTAWA — MPs aren't officially back in Ottawa until next week, but politics in the dwindling days of the summer reprieve gave us some heavy hints about the season to come.

WASHINGTON — To the neighbourhood gossips, the grand grey Russian building atop the hill was a goldmine. Now it's empty. Amid escalating tensions, the U.S.