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AIRDRIE, Alta. — A Calgary-area man was sent to the RCMP penalty box after he allegedly used a hockey stick as a pretend gun to shoot at passing vehicles.

Hamilton police say a special constable with the force is charged following an alleged assault at a courthouse. They say the incident occurred at the John Sopinka Courthouse in Hamilton. Police did not provide details of the alleged assault.

EDMONTON — Alberta RCMP are investigating the theft of a fleet of brightly coloured powerboats that were last seen being towed on trailers by pickup trucks down a rural prairie highway.

OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says the federal government has no intention of scaling back its push to study all emissions impacts from new pipeline proposals. Carr is commenting a week after Trans Canada Corp.

KAWARTHA LAKES, Ont. — Three people are facing charges after provincial police seized marijuana during a search of a property in Kawartha Lakes, Ont. Investigators say officers seized approximately 3,400 marijuana plants during a raid on Wednesday.

GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut — The man who guided searchers to the wreck of John Franklin's flagship may have one more surprise left up his parka sleeve.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Police say a 22-year-old man and his teenage girlfriend are facing charges following a human trafficking investigation in Peterborough, Ont.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police are hunting for a man they say put a stolen chicken down his pants in Newfoundland. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says the man allegedly took the chicken from a Sobeys grocery store in St.

VANCOUVER — The association representing realtors in British Columbia says home sales remained healthy across the province in August, but it expects to see a change over the coming months. The B.C.

Seven stories in the news for Thursday, Sept.