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A western Newfoundland man charged with assaulting and injuring an 80-year-old man in late August has been arrested and charged again twice since then.

Christopher Plummer is set to revive his Tony Award-winning show Barrymore in Toronto in the new year.

The man marketing condominiums at the former Olympic Village in Vancouver's False Creek hopes to sweeten the deal for prospective buyers to spur stagnating sales.

A long-time New Brunswick mental health activist is worried that the province's next government will forgo its obligations to the mentally ill.

A former Calgary police officer was sentenced on Wednesday to a year in jail for downloading child pornography.

New Brunswick's next premier should not shy away from a public debate when its time to review the Official Languages Act in 2012, according to a language law expert.

A man who had to be pulled out of Lake Ontario by police and rushed to hospital following a recreational diving expedition in Oakville has died.

A search is on for a 66-year-old woman who went missing while mushroom picking with a group of people Wednesday in Manitoba's Interlake area.

A St. John's man was given a four-month sentence Thursday in a sexual assault case involving a 10-year-old girl, mistaken identity and a New Year's Eve sleepover.

Newfoundland and Labrador's fuels regulator on Thursday allowed retailers to raise their gas prices by almost two cents per litre.

Montague might have a serial arsonist in its midst, RCMP say.

Saint John's Animal Rescue League and the local SPCA are merging this month as the groups hope their combined efforts will help more animals.

A thief wielded a hatchet overnight to steal money from a St. John's convenience store, police said Thursday.

A serious motor vehicle accident closed Brackley Point Road in Charlottetown for two hours Wednesday.

David Price pitched eight sterling innings for his sixth career win over the Blue Jays and Evan Longoria continued his season-long dominance of Toronto, knocking in the winning run for a 2-1 Tampa Bay decision Wednesday.

Members of the Piapot First Nation in Saskatchewan are celebrating the 135th anniversary of their treaty.

Six of the seven men who allegedly watched on a security camera monitor while two women engaged in sex in a Kamloops, B.C., jail cell have been suspended.

Months before assault victim Dustin LaFortune showed up at a Regina hospital disfigured and emaciated, someone in Calgary made a seven-minute 911 call related to the case that was never acted on, officials confirm.

The Beverly Motel in Edmonton was shut down for 30 days Wednesday following a year-long investigation into complaints about drug trafficking and prostitution that came from the surrounding community.

Educators in Toronto are defending their decision spend $125,000 on a conference at the Air Canada Centre on Wednesday, saying it is vital for professional development and teacher morale.

One of three Ontario men charged in connection with an alleged terrorism plot has been linked to the Pakistan Taliban, according to a news report.

Organizers of a long-weekend fireworks show in Saskatoon say their event will move to an on-shore launch site, following the closure of the Traffic Bridge.

The Canadian government's recent effort to assert its sovereignty in the Arctic has reignited calls for a university to be created in the North.

Liberal Leader Shawn Graham has pledged that 1,000 of the 20,000 new jobs his party has promised will be in Miramichi if the Grits are elected Sept. 27.

A group representing Alberta workers is dismissing workplace safety statistics the province plans to post online.

The City of Ottawa's transportation committee approved a motion to improve a stretch of Carling Avenue on Wednesday.

A St. John's woman says Newfoundland and Labrador is denying her 88-year-old mother the home care she needs.

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty takes a rare foray into monetary policy, urging the Bank of Canada not to hike its key interest rate.