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A man charged with murdering a woman who was found dead in eastern Ontario decades ago told police investigating the cold case that he dumped her body in a river, U.S. court documents show.

MONTREAL — A 27-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a Montreal police officer Wednesday. Quebec prosecutors say Menachem Benaroch appeared in a Montreal court this morning.

TORONTO — Ten years after her son was fatally shot on an empty Toronto streetcar, Sammy Yatim's mother said she's still fighting for justice. Eighteen-year-old Yatim was shot multiple times by Const.

OTTAWA — The man charged with causing an explosion that destroyed several new homes in Ottawa earlier this year is expected to plead guilty next month. Kody Troy Crosby, 35, is scheduled to appear in court on Aug.

FREDERICTON — The torrential rain that washed out roads, bridges and a key rail link in Nova Scotia on the weekend is is being described as another sign that engineers cannot rely on past weather patterns to design infrastructure able to withstand ri

WASHINGTON — A Republican senator welcomed Canada's new defence minister to the portfolio Wednesday with a pointed critique of what he called a "feeble commitment" to defence spending by America's northern neighbour. Sen.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a former construction boss who was convicted of corruption, breach of trust and conspiracy to commit fraud.

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A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has approved the bulk sale of more than 1,200 kilograms of cannabis by a company after the Canada Revenue Agency threatened to destroy it.

OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reorganized his front bench Wednesday in a massive federal cabinet shuffle, he also created a single new job: minister of citizens' services.