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Thousands remain in the dark days after fierce storms knocked out power

Thousands remain in the dark days after fierce storms knocked out power

Via Rail plans to resume trains on its Toronto-Ottawa and Toronto-Montreal routes Tuesday, the rail service said days after a CN train derailment forced the cancellation of those trains scheduled for Christmas and Boxing Day.
With trust collapsing in the RCMP, some call for 'broken force' to be rebuilt

With trust collapsing in the RCMP, some call for 'broken force' to be rebuilt

Harry Bond is blunt in his assessment of the RCMP's role on the night his mother and father died in the Nova Scotia mass shooting — and of the force's potential to reform in the future.
Alberta potato crop best in country

Alberta potato crop best in country

Alberta led the way this year, with yields up 8.9 per cent overall to 26.8 million hundredweight, producing 21.8 per cent of Canadian potatoes.
Statistics Canada says job vacancies down in October, lowest level since August 2021

Statistics Canada says job vacancies down in October, lowest level since August 2021

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the number job vacancies fell by 4.8 per cent in October to their lowest level since August 2021. The agency says the number of job vacancies fell by 44,300 to 871,300 in October.
Hockey Canada, women's team finalize one-year athlete agreement

Hockey Canada, women's team finalize one-year athlete agreement

CALGARY — Hockey Canada has reached a one-year athlete agreement with its national women's team. The agreement covers 28 athletes and is retroactive to Oct. 1, 2022, Hockey Canada said Wednesday in a statement.
Did Ottawa get a bad deal on its $7B fighter jets? Here's what experts have to say

Did Ottawa get a bad deal on its $7B fighter jets? Here's what experts have to say

OTTAWA — Experts are warning against drawing conclusions on whether Canada is getting a good deal for the F-35.
No charges for officers who showed 'remarkable courage' in wild B.C. shootout: review

No charges for officers who showed 'remarkable courage' in wild B.C. shootout: review

SAANICH, B.C. — An independent review of a wild and deadly police shootout in the parking lot of a Bank of Montreal branch in Saanich, B.C., has described a series of "dramatic and violent events" that it says unfolded in "mere seconds" on June 28.
IIO finds lethal force justified in shooting deaths of bank robbers; how the gunfight unfolded

IIO finds lethal force justified in shooting deaths of bank robbers; how the gunfight unfolded

B.C.’s police watchdog has cleared officers of any wrongdoing in the shooting deaths of two heavily-armed bank robbers at a Shelbourne Bank of Montreal branch in June.
Eric Akis: For a celebratory treat, go retro with seafood cocktail

Eric Akis: For a celebratory treat, go retro with seafood cocktail

A deluxe mix of chilled seafood decoratively served in a glass fits the bill for a holiday appetizer.
1 woman's story of rape convinced all Weinstein trial jurors

1 woman's story of rape convinced all Weinstein trial jurors

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Most of the jurors at Harvey Weinstein's Los Angeles trial were ready to convict him of crimes related to three of the four women he was charged with raping or sexually assaulting.
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