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Man charged with confining, assaulting boy to plead guilty: lawyer
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. – The lawyer for a man accused of confining and sexually assaulting a teenage boy at a home in rural Nova Scotia says his client will plead guilty today to some charges in the case. Mike Taylor said Wednesday that David James Leblanc will enter guilty pleas to eight out of 16 charges
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Canada and Pacific Alliance trade bloc size each other up for trade prospects
CALI, Colombia – The leaders of Canada and the Pacific Alliance will be sizing each other up today to see if Canada might be a good fit with the nascent Latin American trade bloc. Stephen Harper wants to see if it’s worthwhile engaging in yet another round of talks to free up trade and investment.
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2nd suspect in Bosma killing due in court today to face 1st-degree murder charge
HAMILTON – A second man charged in the death of a Hamilton father who took two men on a test drive is due in court today to face a charge of first-degree murder.
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Search continues for missing Canadian hiker as calls for army help grow
TORONTO – The family and friends of a Canadian missing in Australia’s Snowy Mountains region for more than a week are calling for additional manpower to search for the hiker. The calls came as hopes briefly rose Wednesday of finding Prabhdeep Srawn when “voices” were heard in the search area in the Kosciuszko National Park.
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‘I did not know,’ Harper says about chief of staff’s $90K payment to Duffy
LIMA, Peru – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he did not know about the arrangement that saw his chief of staff, Nigel Wright, cut a personal cheque for $90,000 to Sen. Mike Duffy.
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In low interest rate environment, home affordability remains stable: RBC
OTTAWA – A new analysis from the Royal Bank (TX:RY) finds home ownership in Canada remains largely affordable, even if there are signs of mild financial stress among indebted families. The RBC says its latest affordability report shows household financial conditions relative to home ownership were relatively unchanged in the first quarter of 2013 compared
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Some reserve residents want Saskatchewan chief removed over sex assault
KISBEY, Sask. – There is debate on a small reserve in southeastern Saskatchewan about whether its chief should be removed from his job. Terry McArthur of the Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation has stayed on as leader since he pleaded guilty earlier this month to sexually assaulting a teenage girl. The offence relates to inappropriate
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Canadian dad of ‘hatchet hitchhiker’ stands by son in New Jersey homicide case
NEWARK, N.J. – The Canadian father of the man who gained Internet fame as “Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker” says he hasn’t had much contact with his son over the years. But Gil McGillivary of Hawkesbury, Ontario, says he isn’t giving up on his son, Caleb, as the 24-year-old faces a murder charge in New Jersey.
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NDP asks parliamentary committee to look into appointees’ Tory ties
OTTAWA – The federal New Democrats are asking a parliamentary committee to look into political appointments to the new Social Security Tribunal. New Democrat MP Chris Charlton has put forward a motion asking the human-resources committee to examine the qualifications of several appointees with Conservative ties. The request comes a day after a Canadian Press
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Pressure increases on Conservatives to stay or leave F-35 program
OTTAWA – The Harper government may have “hit the reset button” on the purchase of F-35s, but that doesn’t mean planning for the stealth fighter has been halted. Indeed, Canada is facing a series of deadlines that will increase the pressure to stick with the controversial program or leave it behind. Eight Canadian military officers