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Trial hears woman's body buried in home mummified in mixture of cat litter, salt

CALGARY — The Crown says a man accused of killing his wife confessed to undercover officers that he strangled her and buried her body in the basement of the home they shared with their two children.

Apr 19, 2017 9:02 AM Read more >

Not guilty pleas entered for two accused men in B.C. polygamy trial

CRANBROOK, B.C. — The leader of a fundamentalist sect that condones plural marriage stood silently in a British Columbia courtroom Tuesday, hands clasped in front of a pressed black suit, as a B.C.

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Former missing Olympian facing fraud charges to appears in Victoria court

VICTORIA — An investment dealer and former Olympic rower who went missing for nearly 18 months made a brief appearance in a Victoria court Tuesday and had his case adjourned to May 2.

Apr 19, 2017 9:01 AM Read more >

Subway files defamation suit against CBC over reports

TORONTO — Subway has filed a defamation lawsuit against the CBC over reports the sandwich chain alleges have caused it to suffer significant sales losses.

Apr 19, 2017 9:01 AM Read more >

Brookfield-led group to buy all 213 Loblaw gas stations for $540 million

TORONTO — Loblaw is selling all 213 of its gas stations across the country for $540 million to Brookfield Business Partners and its partners. While Brookfield (TSX:BBU.

Apr 19, 2017 8:52 AM Read more >

Rapper Shad's music doc series 'Hip-Hop Evolution' wins Peabody Award

TORONTO — Rapper Shad's docu-series examining the history of hip hop music has been honoured with a Peabody Award.

Apr 19, 2017 8:39 AM Read more >

Tanya Tagaq pushes U.S. band Eskimeaux to change its name

TORONTO — Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq has convinced Brooklyn indie band Eskimeaux to swap out its name for one deemed more culturally sensitive.

Apr 19, 2017 8:38 AM Read more >

Juno Awards set to return to CBC in 2018 after 16 years at CTV

TORONTO — The Juno Awards are returning to the CBC after 16 years at CTV. Organizers behind the country's biggest music awards show say they've struck a new six-year contract with the national broadcaster.

Apr 19, 2017 8:31 AM Read more >

Montreal teams have won 41 Stanley Cups: hockey historian

Montrealers are quick to boast about the Canadiens' record 24 Stanley Cup trophies but some hockey historians lament how few citizens know their city has actually won 41.

Apr 19, 2017 7:00 AM Read more >

Newfoundland man tells alleged thief on Kijiji to bring back his lumber

FLATROCK, N.L. — A Newfoundland man used Kijiji to appeal to an alleged lumber thief to return his goods — or he would go to police with information captured on a hidden camera.

Apr 19, 2017 6:36 AM Read more >