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Call for male-targeted prevention programs to address N.S. domestic violence epidemic

Call for male-targeted prevention programs to address N.S. domestic violence epidemic

HALIFAX — Long before Brenda Tatlock-Burke was killed by her husband in October, there were signs of his controlling and coercive behaviour.
'Sense of closure': Lawyers suggest 6 years for ex-priest who abused Nunavut children

'Sense of closure': Lawyers suggest 6 years for ex-priest who abused Nunavut children

IQALUIT — A former Catholic priest took advantage of an already vulnerable community when he inflicted horrific sexual abuse on several Inuit children decades ago, a Crown prosecutor told a sentencing hearing Friday.
42-year-old woman killed, son arrested in Montreal's first homicide of the year

42-year-old woman killed, son arrested in Montreal's first homicide of the year

MONTREAL — A 42-year-old woman is dead and her 21-year-old son has been arrested in what Montreal police say is the city's first murder of the year.
Quebec man sentenced to 30 years in U.S. prison for selling fake Xanax on dark web

Quebec man sentenced to 30 years in U.S. prison for selling fake Xanax on dark web

A Quebec man has been sentenced to 30 years in United States federal prison for his role in an international drug ring that imported millions of fake Xanax pills into that country. The U.S.
Meet Poppy, an oil spill-sniffing dog and a scientific trailblazer

Meet Poppy, an oil spill-sniffing dog and a scientific trailblazer

Poppy, a six-year-old springer spaniel with floppy brown ears and a tail that never seems to stop wagging, is by all accounts a very good dog. Her white, brown speckled nose has also made her something of a trailblazer.
In the news today: Liberals meet in Ottawa amid leadership race

In the news today: Liberals meet in Ottawa amid leadership race

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Liberal party establishment rallies around Carney, Freeland on deadline day

Liberal party establishment rallies around Carney, Freeland on deadline day

OTTAWA — The Liberal caucus met on Parliament Hill Thursday to plot election strategy but the biggest conversations were largely about who sitting MPs will back in the upcoming vote to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as their leader.
'Sick monster': Ex-priest pleads guilty to indecent assaults of children in Nunavut

'Sick monster': Ex-priest pleads guilty to indecent assaults of children in Nunavut

IQALUIT — A Catholic priest's sexual abuse of Inuit children decades ago in Igloolik, Nvt., transformed a once friendly and trusting hamlet into a place marred by anger and addiction, court heard Thursday.
Freeland says she's abandoning capital gains tax change because of Trump

Freeland says she's abandoning capital gains tax change because of Trump

OTTAWA — Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday that Donald Trump's return to the presidency is the reason she would repeal changes to the capital gains tax she introduced just last year.
Quebec maple syrup producers fear 'major consequences' if Trump tariffs go ahead

Quebec maple syrup producers fear 'major consequences' if Trump tariffs go ahead

MONTREAL — Quebec’s maple syrup producers say they are worried their industry will take a big hit if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports on Feb. 1.