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No jackpot winner in $59 Million Lotto Max draw
TORONTO - No one has the winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot prize in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, 13 of the 28 MaxMillion prizes of $1-million each were either won or shared. ...
Appeal denied: Top court rejects serial killer Pickton's request for a new trial
VANCOUVER - The families of women Robert Pickton plucked from Vancouver's troubled Downtown Eastside will finally get to bury the remains of their sisters, daughters and mothers, which have until now ...
Honeymooner rescued after fall into Niagara River above Horseshoe Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - A tourist from New Hampshire will be spending the rest of his honeymoon in a cast after falling into the Niagara River just above the Horseshoe Falls. Niagara Parks Police say...
Families of Pickton's victims still struggling for closure, calling for inquiry
VANCOUVER - Ernie Crey knows the police will never be able to say for sure who murdered his sister Dawn, one of more than two dozen women whose remains or DNA were found on serial killer Robert Pickto...
Calgary psychiatrist now faces 21 sex assault charges involving patients
CALGARY - A Calgary psychiatrist who frequently provided expert opinions in court now faces 21 charges of sexual assault, most of which allegedly took place during court-ordered visits. Dr. Aubrey ...
No bail for Montreal woman charged with attempting to murder her daughter
MONTREAL - A woman charged with attempting to murder her daughter in what police have termed an "honour crime" was denied bail Friday. Johra Kaleki had her request rejected by Quebec court Judge Sa...
Kevin Costner returns to music festival where wind killed a woman in 2009
EDMONTON - A year after some of his support crew was injured when a stage collapsed last year at an Alberta country music festival, actor and musician Kevin Costner admits that a ripple of nerves now ...
After hot start, big chill hits Canadian and U.S. economic recoveries
OTTAWA - The economy's great slowdown from the initial fast recovery continued in May with a second consecutive month of underwhelming output that raised more questions about the Bank of Canada's deci...
Ontario man ordered to pay $5,700 in restitution for trying to smuggle reptiles
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - An Ontario man has been handed a conditional sentence after he was caught trying to sneak almost 1,500 reptiles into Canada. Andrew Fruck, 33, of Niagara-on-the-Lake, pleaded...
Former top spy assigned to look into RCMP troubles
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has named Reid Morden, former head of the country's spy agency, to look into management troubles that have roiled the RCMP. Toews says Morden will conduct ...
