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OTTAWA — Sen. Patrick Brazeau has been acquitted of drunk-driving charges that date back to 2014. The news was confirmed by the court clerk at the courthouse in Gatineau in western Quebec.

OTTAWA — The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are asking the federal government to prod their provincial counterparts to pony up more cash for transit projects.

TORONTO — When Margaret Atwood's daughter was young, the acclaimed author would tell her an alliterative story filled with "P" words while getting the tangles out of her long, curly hair.

TORONTO — How do you spell "empowering?" It's a word Lana Slezic uses often as she describes her new documentary "Bee Nation," which is the opening-night film for the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, kicking off Thursday.

OTTAWA — The military's second-in-command leaked cabinet secrets to a shipbuilding executive as a means of pressuring the Liberal government to approve a $700-million contract, the RCMP alleges in newly disclosed court documents.

TORONTO — A Salford player has been charged with making a racial slur during the Red Devils' win over the Toronto Wolfpack in Sunday's fifth-round Ladbrokes Challenge Cup match.

TORONTO — Indigo Books & Music Inc. says it has reset passwords for a number of its customers' online Indigo accounts after noticing unauthorized access.

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TORONTO — A woman who climbed up a construction crane and onto a dangling pulley in Toronto was rescued Wednesday morning after a dramatic hours-long operation. Here are five things to know about the rescue.