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MONTREAL — Rail safety advocates are using virtual reality to highlight just how dangerous it can be to cross or trespass near train tracks.

Highlights from the news file for Monday, April 24 ——— CROWN SAYS SOME RCMP DEATHS POSSIBLY PREVENTABLE: Some of the Mounties killed in a 2014 shooting rampage in Moncton, N.B.

HALIFAX — Accused murderer William Sandeson was polite and co-operative when first questioned by investigators, a Halifax officer testified Monday as the jury was shown a video of the medical student's initial police interview. RCMP Sgt.

OTTAWA — Ensuring the security of Israel is a core component of Canada's Middle East strategy, including the fight against the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, says Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland.

Ontario is launching a basic income pilot project this spring, aimed at providing financial stability for low-income residents during a time of precarious work and a changing economy.

TORONTO — Ontario's New Democrats are promising to bring in a $475-million pharmacare plan if they win the election next year, which they say could be introduced without program cuts or new taxes — although they're not ruling them out.

MONTREAL — Initially, Nathalie Langlais thought her winning lottery ticket was worth $55. Then she saw three more zeros on her smartphone.

TORONTO — Lawyers in Ontario should have their fees for referring clients to another lawyer capped at a maximum of $25,000, a report released on Monday recommends.

MONCTON, N.B. — Some of the Mounties killed in a 2014 shooting rampage in Moncton might have survived had the RCMP complied with labour laws, a Crown prosecutor told a judge Monday.

TORONTO — Canada's provinces, municipalities and Canadians themselves are only now really starting to come to grips with the pending legalization of marijuana, a forum heard Monday.