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KINGSTON, Ont. — Two Quebec men are facing charges after allegedly scamming grocery and convenience stores in Kingston, Ont. Police say they began investigating in January after two men attempted to use fraudulent credit cards at a store.

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — A Saskatchewan woman who along with her husband tried to fake his death has received a six-month conditional sentence that includes four months of house arrest.

Parks Canada is proposing an $86-million bike trail in Jasper National Park that would run from the Jasper townsite to the Columbia Icefields. The agency says it's an opportunity to expand visitor experiences and bring new people to the parks.

Quebec's public security minister says he's ready to act to prevent high-ranking provincial police officers from having second jobs outside the force. Martin Coiteux says he'll modify the law if the police force doesn't move to ban the practice.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it has purchased more than 1,000 hectares of property on the north shore of Lake Superior that is crucial to species such as bald eagles and peregrine falcons.

LONDON, Ont. — Provincial police say an officer has charged the same London, Ont., man with driving while under suspension twice in less than a month. Police say the officer pulled over a truck in Zorra Township, Ont., on Feb.

TORONTO — A man with a marijuana grow-op in his basement has had his drug conviction thrown out because police had no right to enter his home — even though his four-year-old had been found wandering alone near a busy intersection dressed only in a di

TORONTO — Toontje van Lankvelt is retiring from competitive volleyball after 10 years with the Canadian men's team. The native of Rivers, Man.

TORONTO — Police say eight people are in custody and they're seeking three others following the seizure of nearly 40 kilograms of drugs in Toronto and neighbouring York Region.

An Ontario university that stirred up controversy by removing the scales from its primary athletic facility says everyone now has the means of weighing themselves at the centre again.