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Donation bin-related deaths prompt manufacturer to stop production
TORONTO - The manufacturer of clothing donation bins used by charities across Canada said Tuesday it has stopped producing the metal containers, which were involved in at least two recent deaths, ...
Jan 9, 2019
Observers raise concerns about RCMP tactical unit used in B.C. pipeline arrests
The use of heavily armed RCMP officers to enforce a court injunction and breach an Indigenous blockade along a remote northern British Columbia logging road Monday was unnecessary given the circumstan...
Jan 9, 2019
Plaintiff in assisted-death case says he wants an end to suffering
MONTREAL - Afflicted with an incurable degenerative condition, Jean Truchon says he considered all possibilities to end his life, including starvation, drowning and a lethal overdose. He ruled them ou...
Jan 9, 2019
Protests and marches sparked by RCMP arrest at B.C. pipeline protest camp
The arrest of 14 people at an Indigenous blockade in a remote area of northern British Columbia became a flash point Tuesday that sparked protests across the country. Protest...
Jan 9, 2019
Liberals told to rethink child care policy to claim to be 'feminist government'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's efforts to run a feminist government should take an extra step to create a universal daycare system, and prevent the funding from being lost in ...
Jan 9, 2019
High-profile death of cousin sparked slain woman's meth use: trial
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg court has heard a woman started using methamphetamine after her teenage cousin's body was found in the Red River before she herself was killed in what the Crown says&nb...
Jan 9, 2019
Disappointment emerges as Canada's Mali mission nears halfway mark
OTTAWA - Nearly halfway through Canada's 12-month mission in Mali, questions and disappointment are emerging over what some experts see as the Trudeau government's lack of interest in the country -&nb...
Jan 9, 2019
Pipeline protesters delay Trudeau speech to First Nations with drums, chants
OTTAWA - Dozens of pipeline protesters delayed an appearance by the prime minister in Ottawa on Tuesday afternoon, drumming and chanting in a government building where Justin Trude...
Jan 9, 2019
Canadian officials meet with detainee Michael Spavor in China for second time
OTTAWA - Canadian diplomats visited detained entrepreneur Michael Spavor on Tuesday, their second meeting since he was arrested in China last month for allegedly endangering nation...
Jan 9, 2019
Attawapiskat band Midnight Shine covers Neil Young's 'Heart of Gold,' partly in Cree
Indigenous rockers Midnight Shine have added fresh glitter to Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" with new version that features a verse in Mushkegowuk Cree. The Attawapiskat band&nb...
Jan 9, 2019
