Vancouver mayor 'owns up' to false drug rumours, but evades questions
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson / nationalobserver - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim admitted on Tuesday to originating and spreading disinformation in the city's Chinese media over the winter that progressive Coun. Sean Orr distributed drugs, and offered Orr and city residents an "unreserved" apology. He then abru…
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Durham police issue warning after child murderer released in Oshawa
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — The Durham Regional Police Service is warning residents that a high-risk offender serving a life sentence for first-degree murder has been released into the community under a temporary absence permit.
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Frank Stronach's lawyer suggests final complainant was 'excited' to go home with him
sootoday - TORONTO — A defence lawyer for Frank Stronach suggested Tuesday that a woman went back to his "bachelor pad" after a dinner date decades ago because she was excited that a wealthy man wanted to take her home.
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Witnesses called at Quebec civil trial for Cardinal Ouellet, who is suing accuser for defamation
News Staff / citynews - Cardinal Marc Ouellet is back in Quebec Superior Court as he tries to clear his name in the wake of an allegation of sexual misconduct. Lawyers for Ouellet called several witnesses Tuesday in his defamation suit against a woman who named him in a wider cl…
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2 North York synagogues shot at in late‑night attacks
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - Toronto police are expanding their investigation after gunfire struck two North York synagogues late Monday, leaving both buildings damaged. Officers were first called to Temple Emanu‑El, located at 120 Old Colony Road near Bayview Avenue and Highway 401,…
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Edmonton man wanted in two Toronto-area murders, another suspect ID'd: police
sootoday - Police in Toronto and York region say a 19-year-old suspect from Edmonton is wanted in two separate murders that took place earlier this year. Police say the suspect is facing first-degree murder charges in the killings of two men.
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Bill and Hillary Clinton testimonies about Jeffrey Epstein released
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - U.S. House panel released video on Monday of its questioning of the former president and his wife, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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BC coroner will make Tumbler Ridge announcement amid call for mass shooting inquiry
The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - British Columbia's chief coroner is set to make an announcement about last month's mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, amid calls for a public investigation.
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