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Saskatchewan museum looks for help to crack code on mystery safe

REGINA — A Saskatchewan museum is calling on safe crackers to help them unlock a mystery. The Civic Museum of Regina is looking for people to figure out the combination of a historic safe that's been locked up in its collection for 18 years.

Oct 10, 2019 6:24 PM Read more >

Zero-tolerance policies aimed at stopping bullying not working, say experts

TORONTO — The shocking death of a 14-year-old Ontario boy who was stabbed outside his high school raises questions about the effectiveness of the anti-bullying campaigns that have gained prominence in Canada in recent years, those with expertise in t

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Charity calls on Ottawa to rescue 25 Canadian kids trapped in Syria

TORONTO — At least 25 "innocent" Canadian children are trapped in a refugee camp not far from where Turkey has launched a military offensive in northeastern Syria, an international charity said Thursday as it called on Ottawa to act now to rescue the

Oct 10, 2019 3:29 PM Read more >

Final arguments begin in case of Quebec man charged in slaying of wife, stranger

ST-JEROME, Que. — Ugo Fredette had reached a breaking point the day two people including his ex-wife were killed, and his actions and decisions were fuelled by that break, his lawyer told his jury trial Thursday.

Oct 10, 2019 3:08 PM Read more >

American man who assaulted, kidnapped Alberta woman sentenced to 18 years

A South Carolina man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted an Alberta woman after luring her south of the border with the promise of a modelling job has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Fred Russell Urey, 41, was arrested in May 2017.

Oct 10, 2019 2:57 PM Read more >

'Most critical problem we're facing:' Medical groups urge climate change action

Canada's medical professionals are presenting a solid front during the federal election campaign to urge political parties to take climate change seriously as a public-health issue.

Oct 10, 2019 2:57 PM Read more >

Fredericton abortion clinic to close, citing lack of government funding

Fredericton's only abortion clinic is closing as a "direct result" of the New Brunswick government's failure to fund abortion services in private clinics, the clinic's director said Thursday.

Oct 10, 2019 2:42 PM Read more >

Quebec will appeal court ruling that allowed cannabis plants to be grown at home

QUEBEC — The Quebec government is appealing a court decision last month that invalidated the parts of the province's cannabis law that prohibit home cultivation.

Oct 10, 2019 2:30 PM Read more >

Recommendation to remove Quebec justice from bench reasonable, court rules

TORONTO — A recommendation that a Quebec Superior Court justice be removed from the bench was reasonable, Federal Court ruled on Thursday in a long-running and complex judicial saga.

Oct 10, 2019 2:14 PM Read more >

Climate change threatens crops, water for billions around globe: study

Canadian research is part of an extensive global climate change study that has found billions of the world's poorest people are at risk.

Oct 10, 2019 12:00 PM Read more >