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Toronto couple in shock as planters with human remains found at their home
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Teen fulfills his dying wish: To marry 'the love of my life'
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Saskatchewan farmer pleads not guilty in Colten Boushie death
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What we know about Bruce McArthur’s alleged victims
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Opinion: Doug Ford cannot lose, and Toronto cannot win
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![In this photo dated Jan. 25, 2018, a group of unidentified foreigners are seen at the party police raided in Siem Reap.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIlv3F.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "In this photo dated Jan. 25, 2018, a group of unidentified foreigners are seen at the party police r... - Cambodian National Police via AP")
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Abused California sibling went to college, didn't seek help
The community college student with a page-boy haircut was quiet, never drew attention to himself and earned A's semester after semester.Despite ample opportunities, he apparently never divulged the sickening truth that his home was a veritable torture chamber.Authorities say...
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![FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2018 file photo, Louise Anna Turpin, far left, with attorney Jeff Moore, second from left, and her husband David Allen Turpin, listen to attorney, David Macher, as they appear in court for their arraignment in Riverside, Calif. The community college student with a page-boy haircut was quiet and never drew attention to himself and scored A's semester after semester. Despite ample opportunity, he apparently never divulged the sickening truth that the home he returned to after classes was a veritable torture chamber. Authorities say the man, now about 26, was the eldest boy among 13 siblings who were held captive in their Southern California home by their parents, David and Louise Turpin. (Frederic J. Brown/Pool Photo via AP, File)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIq2DJ.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=2250&y=1161"} "FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2018 file photo, Louise Anna Turpin, far left, with attorney Jeff Moore, sec... - The Associated Press")
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Girl killed because of underage sex: Crown
WINNIPEG - The voice of a slain 15-year-old girl echoed through a courtroom Monday more than three years after her death renewed calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women. "Hey, um, I'd like to report a blue truck that was stolen earlier today," Tina Fontaine said in a 911 call played at the trial of the man accused of killing her. She was told to call the police non-emergency line. "That was Tina," Thelma Favel, the ...
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![The uncertainty over Melania Trump’s appearance at the State of the Union address on Tuesday was in contrast to her willingness to show up and support her husband, President Trump, in the past.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIqeYK.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=1125&y=562"} "The uncertainty over Melania Trump’s appearance at the State of the Union address on Tuesday was in ... - Doug Mills/The New York Times")
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Police say Toronto man faces five first-degree murder charges
A Toronto man is facing three more first-degree murder charges, after being charged in the presumed deaths of two men reported missing from the city’s gay village. Police say it’s fair to call Bruce McArthur an alleged serial killer.
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Colin Martin's U.S. arrest warrant finally executed
It took more than eight years, but B.C. resident Colin Hugh Martin was finally formally arrested this month on drug smuggling charges sworn against him in the U.S. in 2009. Martin was escorted to the border and handed over to U.S. agents in mid-January, after losing a last-ditch attempt to prevent his extradition at the […]
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'60s Scoop survivor sues federal, provincial governments
Robert Doucette, a ’60s Scoop Survivor, has filed a statement of claim against the Government of Saskatchewan and the Government of Canada over the exclusion of Metis survivors from the settlement agreement. Doucette, a former Metis Nation-Saskatchewan president, spoke to media after making the filing in the Court of Queen’s Bench in Saskatoon on Monday. […]
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Ex-detectives testify about U.S. force's robberies, extortions
Two former Baltimore detectives testified Monday about a series of brazen robberies and other illegal activities by a rogue police unit as the second week of a high-profile racketeering trial got underway.Indicted ex-detectives Jemell Rayam and Evodio Hendrix, who each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, took the stand in U.S. District Court in Baltimore clad in jail jumpsuits. They are among six former policemen who have pleaded guilty and among four who are cooperating with the government during the trial of two detectives fighting corruption...
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House Republicans vote to release secret memo on Russia probe
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, apparently disregarding Justice Department warnings that their actions would be “extraordinarily reckless,” voted Monday evening to release a contentious secret memorandum said to accuse the department and the F.B.I. of misusing their authority to obtain a secret surveillance order on a former Trump campaign associate.
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President says Poland did not take part in the Holocaust
Poland's president said Monday that there was no institutionalized participation by Poland or its people in the Holocaust, but acknowledges that individual Poles took "wicked" actions against Jewish neighbors.President Andrzej Duda said that he would never allow Poland and Poles in general to be...
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Spicer regrets that he ‘brought embarrassment to myself and my family’ press secretary
"It's not just on you. It's now going in and having to tell the president of the United States, 'Hey, I embarrassed myself, your administration and in some cases, I think did something the American people are not pleased with,'" Spicer explained.
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![The Nazis plundered an estimated 20% of European art from Jewish collectors and other individuals and organizations in occupied countries. To this day, hundreds of thousands of artworks, which include Old Master paintings and the exquisite 'Eighth Wonder of the World', have never been recovered. We look at 10 of the most important treasures that are still missing.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBI9tHm.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=670&y=812"} "The Nazis plundered an estimated 20% of European art from Jewish collectors and other individuals an... - Andrey Andreevich Zest/Wikimedia Commons")
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RCMP looking for more tips on 'human cause' of 2017 Elephant Hill fire
Four months after it was declared contained, the actual cause of Elephant Hill fire, which burned dozens of homes in the Ashcroft area last summer, is still under investigation. Monday, the RCMP said that the investigation continues into the fire, which was originally known as the Ashcroft Reserve fire. It started July 7 southwest of […]
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Alberta's new Opposition leader sworn in
EDMONTON - Alberta's new Opposition leader has officially been sworn in during a ceremony at the provincial legislature. Jason Kenney, leader of the United Conservative Party, won a byelection last month to become the legislature member for the constituency of Calgary Lougheed. The seat became available when United Conservative MLA Dave Rodney stepped down to allow Kenney to run. Kenney, a former federal cabinet minister, won the leadership of ...
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News-at-a-glance: Morneau deluged with messages over taxes
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Jan. 29 ——— VICTIMS' REMAINS FOUND IN PLANTER BOXES, TORONTO POLICE SAY: A self-employed landscaper now facing five counts of first-degree murder allegedly dismembered some of his male victims and buried their remains at the bottom of large planter boxes. Toronto police, calling the accused and alleged serial killer, said Monday that more victims may yet be identified in what they called an unprecedented ...
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Scott Moe says Saskatchewan will fight carbon tax imposition
New Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe says he will not impose a carbon tax in the province, despite the federal government’s insistence. Moe was chosen as Brad Wall’s successor and as the province’s next premier on Saturday.
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![FILE photo: Donald Trump Jr. campaigns for his father Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in Gilbert, Ariz.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIn5g2.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=1373&y=1011"} "Donald Trump Jr. - AP Photo/Matt York")
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![Potential risks with Trump’s offshore drilling plan]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIoDeZ.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "Potential risks with Trump’s offshore drilling plan - Provided by CBC")
![]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIpl11.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=607&y=267"} "Toronto police recovered body parts of 'at least' three victims inside planters at a home on Mallory... - CBC")
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![In this Saturday Jan. 27, 2018, photo, 329 refugees and migrants, mostly from Eritrea and Bangladesh, wait to be rescued by aid workers after leaving Libya trying to reach European soil aboard an overcrowded wooden boat, 45 miles north of Al-Khums, Libya. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIplka.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=1735&y=956"} "In this Saturday Jan. 27, 2018, photo, 329 refugees and migrants, mostly from Eritrea and Bangladesh... - The Associated Press")
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Mental health services lacking for the Indigenous
A lack of mental health services is a contributing factor to domestic abuse cases in remote Indigenous communities. CBC News is hearing from people at the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls hearing in Yellowknife, who say their loved ones might still be alive if they'd had proper mental health services
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![Just before the vigil got underway, people gathered outside the Quebec City mosque with a banner that read, 'Together against hate and racism.']({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIqoG9.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "Just before the vigil got underway, people gathered outside the Quebec City mosque with a banner tha... - CBC")
![Image: Cape Town DroughtThese tree trunks were submerged when the Theewaterskloof Dam in Villiersdorp, South Africa, was full.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIoKXG.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "Image: Cape Town DroughtThese tree trunks were submerged when the Theewaterskloof Dam in Villiersdor... - Provided by NBCU News Group, a division of NBCUniversal Media LLC")
![Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein at a hearing in December. Mr. Rosenstein is said to have approved an application for surveillance of a former Trump associate.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBImTJE.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=1396&y=1358"} "Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein at a hearing in December. Mr. Rosenstein is said to have a... - Pete Marovich for The New York Times")
![<p><strong>• U.S. President Donald Trump was lambasted on social media after releasing a White House handout purportedly showing him working during the government shutdown. </strong></p><p><strong>• Online commenters pointed out Trump's stiff posture and empty desk.</strong></p><p><strong>• Trump's desk has been busier in the past, but his workspace lacks the family photos that previous presidents often showcased.</strong></p><p><br>Your desk can shine a light on some of your <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/what-your-desk-says-about-personality-2016-8?utm_source=msn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=msn-slideshow&utm_campaign=bodyurl">work habits and personality traits</a>.</p><p>So it's not surprising that a recent photo of U.S. President Donald Trump spawned a number of reactions on social media. The White House handout depicts Trump sitting at the Oval Office's Resolute desk. The surface of the desk is mostly clear, aside from a phone. Trump appears to be leaning forward in his chair listening to a phone call, while wearing a white "Make America Great Again" hat.</p><p>Some Twitter users speculated whether or not the POTUS was getting much done at all, pointing out his stiff posture and empty desk.</p><p>"<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Home-Rule-Households-Expansion-Eighteenth-Century/dp/0300154135">Home Rule: Households, Manhood, and National Expansion on the Eighteenth-Century Kentucky Frontier</a>" author and Western Carolina University history professor Honor Sachs even took to Twitter to compare Trump's workspace with that of previous presidents.</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hey, all you People Who Know Desks: Does this look like the desk of somebody who works? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/desktwitter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#desktwitter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/iknowyouareoutthere?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#iknowyouareoutthere</a> <a href="https://t.co/hrKMeN1ZAo">https://t.co/hrKMeN1ZAo</a></p>— honor sachs (@drhonor) <a href="https://twitter.com/drhonor/status/954914849024303104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"><p></p></script><p></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/drhonor/status/954914849024303104">Her tweet thread spanned</a> Barack Obama's tidy work zone to Teddy Roosevelt's paper-strewn desk.</p><p>Business Insider also found some photos of past president's desks. Of course, these photos aren't necessarily definitive portrayals of their typical workspaces. It's relatively easy to move objects around and clear things away when it comes time to sign a bill or pose for a photo op.</p><p>But it's clear that Trump's White House workplace set up lacks one element adopted by many past presidents: prominently featured family photographs.</p><p>Here's a look at some of the desks of previous U.S. presidents:</p>]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAv2lyc.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=395&y=444"} "• US President Donald Trump was lambasted on social media after releasing a White House handout purp... - The White House")
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Cousin of Colten Boushie calls jury selection ‘frustrating’
A cousin of slain Indigenous man Colten Boushie says she's upset but not surprised an apparent all-white jury was selected Monday at the murder trial of Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley. Boushie was fatally shot in August 2016.
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May taps lawyer to probe bullying claims
OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she asked for an independent investigation into allegations she harassed and verbally abused former staff in a bid to prove that she's done nothing wrong. The Green party on Monday hired Toronto lawyer Sheila Block to undertake the investigation after three former staff told The Toronto Star and The Hill Times that May was a bully. The allegations come from a former interim party executive director, ...
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![<p><strong>Chosen by Melanie Dunea, American portrait photographer</strong>'In the late '80s, I moved to Paris in the hopes of becoming the next Henri Cartier-Bresson [the influential French photographer]. I loved his work and thought that by eating, breathing, and living in Paris, I, too, could become a photographic storyteller. In Paris, young and alone, I found myself walking and walking, always taking pictures. I never felt lonely; beauty was everywhere. I happened upon this photograph by Paul Almasy. What a moment! What's the story? Who are the dancers?' (The Olympics used to look WAY different–and <a href="https://www.rd.com/culture/old-olympics-photos/1" target="_blank">these rare, vintage photos are proof</a>.)</p>]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAuSr24.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=191&y=369"} "Chosen by Melanie Dunea, American portrait photographer'In the late '80s, I moved to Paris in the ho... - Paul Almásy")
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Inmates lose court challenge of pay cuts
OTTAWA - Federal prisoners have lost a court bid to overturn pay cuts ushered in by the former Conservative government. Several inmates complained that their wages — a maximum of $6.90 a day — were slashed by 30 per cent in 2013 to help offset costs of room and board and telephone use. The prisoners say their income is unfair and insufficient to cover the cost of essential health and personal care items. In the Federal Court of Canada, the inmates ...
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![FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. listen. Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP, File)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIl7ra.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=2241&y=1040"} "FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congre... - The Associated Press")
![Grevin Montreal museum Managing Director Kathleen Payette poses for a selfie next to a wax sculpture of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a ceremony at the museum in Montreal.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBHrID7.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=497&y=295"} "Grevin Montreal museum Managing Director Kathleen Payette poses for a selfie next to a wax sculpture... - (Graham Hughes/CP)")
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Former Young Canadians worker to plead guilty
CALGARY - Court has heard that a former longtime employee of a Calgary young people's performance group who is on trial for sex offences will plead guilty. His lawyer told court Philip Heerema will enter a guilty plea on Tuesday. Heerema, who is 55, faces 20 charges that include sexual assault, sexual exploitation, child pornography and luring. The alleged encounters are believed to have occurred while Heerema was at The Young Canadians School ...
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Alberta introduces opioid awareness campaign
CALGARY - Alberta Health Services has introduced a new provincewide opioid awareness campaign. It includes advertising on light-rail transit trains in Edmonton and Calgary, billboards, radio spots and posters at post-secondary campuses, in restaurants and in bars. Associate Health Minister Brandy Payne says the campaign hopes to increase awareness of the supports available that could help save lives otherwise lost to fentanyl and other opioids. ...
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![Classmates of Kian delos Santos light candles at his wake in August 2017]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIoo4I.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=577&y=214"} "Classmates of Kian delos Santos light candles at his wake in August 2017 - Provided by AFP")
![FILE: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., enters the House Intelligence Committee area on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIjvEo.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=2882&y=1047"} "President Trump speaks during a working session with mayors in the East Room of the White House on J... - Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images")
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Great Canadian Photo Contest: December’s finalists
At 150, Canada merits the best possible photo album, and Maclean’s wants to capture the country in all its cultural and geographic glory. For each month of 2017, we’ll ask readers to submit photos based on a particular theme. We’ll publish the winning photos in our weekly tablet edition, and online every month. At the end of the year, a gallery show will exhibit all the winning work, and we will announce the single best photo of the year. You take the photos, and we’ll provide a national frame! For our December photo contest, we asked photographers to capture the best of fall colours. Below are the top 10 submissions. You can vote for your favourite on Facebook. Judging The Maclean’s photo department will narrow down the submissions to 10 finalists each month. From there, one photographer will win the editor’s choice award. Another photographer will win the readers’ choice award. Readers will vote online by liking a photo on Facebook. Prizes Each month, cash prizes will be awarded to the editor’s choice and readers’ choice winners. The winning photos will be published in the tablet edition of Maclean’s. At the end of the year, Maclean’s will exhibit all the winning photos in a gallery show and invite the photographers to attend. How to submitClick here for more on how to submit your photos. Photographers, good luck—and Canada, smile! Contest closes December 31, 2017 at 11:59 pm ET. Open to Canadian residents (excluding Quebec), over age of majority. Contest consists of 12 individual monthly entry periods. Two winners will be determined per monthly entry period, based on the application of judging criteria and a public voting process. Each prize consists of $250. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received per monthly entry period, on the application of judging criteria, and on the number of eligible votes received by each entry that is short-listed by the judges. Math question must be correctly answered to win. Details and full contest rules available at macleans.ca/photo-contest-rules The post Joël Lightbound: The quick study appeared first on Macleans.ca.
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![We saw this crazy sunny bright spot and knew a silhouette pic had to happen. Taken at the family cottage on the shores of Lake Erie, near Selkirk Provincial Park, the bright sun (and freezing cold air) gave the kids the perfect chance to blow off some post-Christmas steam. These are the 5 Mitchell cousins on Boxing Day 2017, ranging in age from 2-10 years old. They are the best of friends, and this photo represents their outlook on life: Jumping up high, even when the temps are unseasonably low!]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAuN3M0.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "We saw this crazy sunny bright spot and knew a silhouette pic had to happen. Taken at the family cot... - Used with permission of / © Rogers Media Inc. 2018")
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Ex-hostage Joshua Boyle to seek further psych assessment: Lawyer
Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon says former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle will undergo a comprehensive psychiatric assessment, though he says an initial evaluation found Boyle is fit to stand trial. Boyle is facing a string of assault charges.
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‘Crisis’ of harassment on Parliament Hill, minister warns
OTTAWA—There is a “crisis” of harassment on Parliament Hill, a place “ripe” for abuse by power imbalances that leave young women vulnerable to harassment and powerless to complain, Labour Minister Patty Hajdu says.MPs of all stripes launched a powerful call for action Monday to end sexual harassment and abuse they say has gone on too long in political circles, behaviour often ignored and glossed over. Hajdu underscored the revelations of misconduct in political circles in recent weeks as debate...
![Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Patty Hajdu said new federal legislation is meant to create a comprehensive system for preventing and dealing with incidents of harassment and sexual violence.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIq0wl.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=605&y=204"} "Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Patty Hajdu said new federal legislation is... - Justin Tang")
!['Armed and dangerous' suspect sought, 3 others arrested in Didsbury kidnapping]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIqb7y.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=480&y=227"} "'Armed and dangerous' suspect sought, 3 others arrested in Didsbury kidnapping - RCMP")
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Trump seeks reset with State of the Union
Beset by poor poll numbers and the grind of the Russia investigation, President Donald Trump will look to reset his term with his first State of the Union address, arguing that his tax cut and economic policies will benefit all Americans. The theme of his Tuesday night address to Congress and the country is "Building a safe, strong and proud America," and the president...
![FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. listen. Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP, File)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIjpKZ.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=2241&y=1040"} "FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congre... - The Associated Press")
![American Civil Rights and religious leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968) gestures emphatically during a speech at a Chicago Freedom Movement rally in Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, July 10, 1966. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBy1dKX.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "Dr Martin Luther King Jr. - Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images")
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No place in politics for assault: Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer promised a more modern approach Monday to how the federal party deals with sexual misconduct, but left unanswered lingering questions about how a former MP was allowed to stand for election in 2015 while he was the subject of similar allegations. "I cannot speak to decisions made by past campaign teams, but if the party was made aware of a sexual assault allegation today, the individual involved would be ...
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Casino mogul Steve Wynn resigns as top GOP finance chairman
WASHINGTON - Casino mogul Steve Wynn resigned Saturday as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee amid allegations of sexual harassment and assault. Wynn has been a prolific Republican donor and led the RNC's fundraising efforts during President Donald Trump's first year, helping the committee rake in more than $130 million. "Today I accepted Steve Wynn's resignation as Republican National Committee finance chair," said RNC chairwoman ...
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Wayward seal recovering after hit by car
HALIFAX - A wayward seal pup that was struck by a car after wandering onto a road two times in Cape Breton is munching on fish and recovering at a wildlife shelter outside Halifax. Hope Swinimer of Hope for Wildlife said Monday that the young hooded seal arrived at her facility in Seaforth late Saturday after being spotted by a driver near Sydney and then loaded into a police car for a short drive to a wildlife volunteer, who delivered it to Swinimer's ...
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Displaced Puerto Ricans seek refuge in Florida
Across the United States, state and local officials are scrambling to manage an influx of Puerto Ricans, a migration that is impacting education budgets, housing, demographics and voter rolls in communities where these newcomers are landing.
Reuters News
![Puerto Rican Debora Oquendo, 43, makes a phone call to a doctor for her 10-month-old daughter in a hotel room where she lives, in Orlando, Florida. Oquendo and her baby girl Genesis Rivera share a hotel room in Orlando, temporarily paid for by Federal Emergency Management Agency. They fled Puerto Rico in October after Hurricane Maria destroyed their house. Oquendo, who found a part-time job that pays minimum wage, fears they will be homeless when that assistance runs out this month. "I don't have enough money to move to another place," Oquendo said. "I feel alone, and I'm afraid."]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAuBHAT.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=2944&y=967"} "Puerto Rican Debora Oquendo, 43, makes a phone call to a doctor for her 10-month-old daughter in a h... - REUTERS/Alvin Baez")
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France sees worst rains in 50 years, floods peak in Paris
Floodwaters reached a peak in Paris on Monday and were threatening towns downstream along the rain-engorged Seine River as it winds through Normandy toward the English Channel.Rivers swollen by France's heaviest rains in 50 years have engulfed romantic quays in Paris, swallowed up gardens and roads, halted riverboat cruises — and raised concerns about climate change.The national weather service Meteo France said Monday that January has seen nearly double normal rainfall...
![The banks of river Seine are flooded in Paris, France, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Floodwaters have reached a peak in Paris and are now threatening towns downstream along the rain-engorged Seine River. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIpEkx.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "The banks of river Seine are flooded in Paris, France, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Floodwaters have reach... - The Associated Press")
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Nutella "riots" in France over cheap chocolate spread
Brawls have broken out in French supermarkets as shoppers scrambled for cheap Nutella Videos online show hysteria as people tried to buy 950g jars on sale for the equivalent of $5 off In one video, customers are seen pushing and shouting And police had to intervene in a fight in one town Sales went smoothly in other grocery stores Video provided by Wibbitz - EN
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Edmonton police not naming man stabbed to death in random attack
Edmonton city police are not releasing the name of a man who was randomly stabbed in a fatal attack on a city street last week in what a defence lawyer says appears to be a more stringent application of the department’s new policies around naming homicide victims.
Edmonton Journal News
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Gold treasure recovered from 1857 shipwreck to make debut
More than $50 million worth of gold bars, coins and dust that's been described as the greatest lost treasure in U.S. history is about to make its public debut in California after sitting at the bottom of the ocean for more than 150 years.
![FILE- This 1989 file photo shows gold bars and coins from the S.S. Central America, a mail steamship, sunk in a hurricane in 1857, about 160 miles off the North Carolina coast. More than $50 million worth of gold bars, coins and dust that has sat at the bottom of the ocean since the ship it was on sunk in 1857 is about to go on public display in California. The gold was recovered in 2014 from the wreckage of the S.S. Central America steamship and is now sitting in a makeshift laboratory just south of Los Angeles. (AP Photo, File)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBImRBh.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=1090&y=1180"} "FILE- This 1989 file photo shows gold bars and coins from the S.S. Central America, a mail steamship... - The Associated Press")
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Labour minister defends requirements for summer jobs grants
Labour Minister Patty Hajdu says a new federal funding policy for a youth summer jobs program relates to “core activities,” not beliefs. Religious groups have criticized a requirement for them to pledge respect for abortion rights.
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![Once the emerald ash borer invades a tree, there is no way to remove it. The cost associated with dealing with it in Winnipeg is expected to be $105 million over 10 years.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIpb6u.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "Once the emerald ash borer invades a tree, there is no way to remove it. The cost associated with de... - CBC")
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![Outgoing Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, left, lifts the arm of Scott Moe who won the party leadership and becomes the new Saskatchewan Premier during the Saskatchewan Party Leadership Convention in Saskatoon, Saturday, January 27, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIn2Lu.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=397&y=243"} "Outgoing Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, left, lifts the arm of Scott Moe who won the party leadersh... - Used with permission of / © Rogers Media Inc. 2018.")
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Wayward seal recovering after hit by car
HALIFAX - A wayward seal pup that was struck by a car after wandering onto a road two times in Cape Breton is munching on fish and recovering at a wildlife shelter outside Halifax. Hope Swinimer of Hope for Wildlife said Monday that the young hooded seal arrived at her facility in Seaforth late Saturday after being spotted by a driver near Sydney and then loaded into a police car for a short drive to a wildlife volunteer, who delivered it to Swinimer's ...
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Toronto hitman charged in West Coast shootings
Two men sentenced to life in prison for a gangland slaying in Toronto’s Little Italy have now been charged in connection with a pair of 2012 underworld killings in British Columbia.Last spring, Dean Michael Wiwchar, 32, and Rahbih (Robby) Alkhalil, 30, were convicted of first-degree murder of the June 2012 shooting death of John Raposo on College St. Their trial heard that Wiwchar was the hitman who killed Raposo.The new charges relate to the slayings of West Coast gang leaders carried out before and after...
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Canada Post to end community mailbox conversions
The government is ditching a plan to convert home mail delivery to community mailboxes But nearly a million families who already lost door-to-door delivery won't get it back It means Canada Post won't save the estimated $350 million per year from cutting door-to-door delivery at other addresses The government will look at how to enhance accessibility for seniors and people with mobility issues who lost home delivery. The federal Liberals are cancelling the program, which was launched by the former Conservative government Video provided by Wibbitz - EN
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Canadians charged after 'pornographic dance'
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Two Canadians are among 10 foreigners charged in Cambodia with producing pornographic pictures, after they were arrested at a party where they were dancing and rolling around on the floor with clothes on. According to a media release by Cambodian national police, the two Canadian nationals facing charges are 20-year-old Kazoleas Edensaran and 25-year-old Jessica Drolet. Police say they raided a rented villa near the country's ...
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![Elad Dvash-Banks, left, and his husband, Andrew, right, with their twin boys Ethan and Aiden at home in Los Angeles on January 26, 2018. The brothers were born minutes apart 16 months ago in Canada, but only Aiden received U.S. citizenship.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBImKzs.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=1244&y=728"} "Elad Dvash-Banks, left, and his husband, Andrew, right, with their twin boys Ethan and Aiden at home... - Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/TNS")
![Donald F. McGahn II, the White House counsel, has kept a low profile, concentrating on judicial picks and efforts to cut regulations.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIi5Eh.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=1364&y=309"} "Donald F. McGahn II, the White House counsel, has kept a low profile, concentrating on judicial pick... - Brendan McDermid/Reuters")
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Morneau asked about U.S. reaction to Trudeau’s Davos speech
Finance Minister Bill Morneau was asked Wednesday about comments made by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who said the prime minister used his World Economic Forum speech to pressure the U.S. in the NAFTA renegotiations.
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![<li>Subject Matter: Formalin-fixed whole mount of a spiral nematode, multiple exposure</li><li>Magnification: 160x</li><li>Technique: Darkfield</li><p>This image is another great example of dark field photography, clearly showing a bright-coloured sample with a dark background. This particular image is of a spiral nematode, one of the most common parasitic nematodes of plants, found in corn, bananas and soy beans.</p>]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBHRwJL.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "Subject Matter: Formalin-fixed whole mount of a spiral nematode, multiple exposureMagnification: 160... - Dr. Jonathan Eisenback/Nikon Small World")
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Ontario transit agency Metrolinx targeted by North Korean cyberattack
Ontario transit agency Metrolinx says it was the target of a cyberattack from North Korea It says no personal information was compromised and the systems that run its trains and buses were not affected Metrolinx manages transportation services for the Toronto and Hamilton area North Korea has been accused in other hacks, including one that crippled parts of Britain's health care system North Korea has denied involvement in both cases Video provided by Wibbitz - EN
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![A three-judge panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld 2014 convictions against a Toronto man on drug and gun charges, but a split decision means he has a right to appeal to the Supreme Court without first seeking permission.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBImLDo.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "A three-judge panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld 2014 convictions against a Toronto man on ... - Provided by Toronto Star")
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![WASHINGTON - APRIL 14: U.S. President Barack Obama runs with his family's new dog, a Portuguese water dog named Bo, on the South Lawn of the White House April 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. The six-month-old puppy is a gift from Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) who owns several Portuguese water dogs himself. This breed of dog is considered a good pet for children who have allergies, as Malia does. (Photo by )]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBHeOXo.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "i - Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images")
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Federal government sees urgency for marijuana research
Federal MP Bill Blair says studying the effects of legalized recreational marijuana will help to understand the impact of the country's new pot laws. The government announced on Wednesday $1.4 million for research into cannabis.
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Documents reveal hunting culture among conservation officers
After repeatedly denying the existence of such documents, the B.C. government has finally complied with a freedom-of-information request revealing a strong hunting culture within the conservation officer service. The person who successfully navigated the bureaucracy where others couldn’t and who refused to take no for an answer is Bryce Casavant, the former conservation officer who […]
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'Serial stowaway' arrested again
A woman arrested earlier this month for sneaking onto a plane and flying to London was arrested again early Sunday and later appeared in court after police spotted her at O'Hare International Airport, authorities said. Marilyn Hartman, 66, was barred by a Cook County judge from entering the airport after she was charged earlier this month with felony theft for allegedly sneaking onto a British Airways jet at O'Hare and flying to the United Kingdom...
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![In this January 2018 photo provided by the Chicago Police Department, Marilyn Hartman poses for a photo in Chicago.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBIljq1.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=295&y=149"} "In this January 2018 photo provided by the Chicago Police Department, Marilyn Hartman poses for a ph... - Chicago Police Department")
![President Donald Trump listens during a dinner with European business leaders at the World Economic Forum, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Davos. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAvbTPj.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=2026&y=1213"} "President Donald Trump listens during a dinner with European business leaders at the World Economic ... - The Associated Press")
![<p> Between testing <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-successfully-fires-missile-can-reach-anywhere-in-us-2017-11?utm_source=msn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=msn-slideshow&utm_campaign=bodyurl">ballistic missiles</a> and eating <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-spends-most-his-time-eating-cheese-and-plotting-629029">extravagant amounts of cheese</a>, North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has made plenty of pretty outrageous statements about the United States and life in the Hermit Kingdom.</p><p> His taunts and tit-for-tat exchanges with President Donald Trump in particular have at times shifted the needle from crazy to dangerous, with the two leaders engaging in a heated back-and-forth over the possibility of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-nuclear-button-north-korea-threat-2018-1?utm_source=msn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=msn-slideshow&utm_campaign=bodyurl">nuclear war</a>.</p><p> Here are nine of the most bewildering things Kim Jong Un has said since he assumed power after his father passed away in 2011:</p>]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBI0Mwq.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg&x=1053&y=527"} "Between testing ballistic missiles and eating extravagant amounts of cheese, North Korea's Supreme L... - Reuters/KCNA")
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Teen’s suicide raises questions about child welfare system
The suicide death of a 15-year-old Indigenous teen who was under the care of child and family services is raising questions about the child welfare system in Manitoba. The province has one of the highest per-capita rates of children in care compares with other provinces — and almost 90 per cent of kids in care in the province are Indigenous.
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Inquest to probe death of epileptic man in Winnipeg Remand Centre
WINNIPEG - Errol Greene's widow says she listened on the phone as her husband, an epileptic, suffered a seizure while telling her he was being denied medication inside the Winnipeg Remand Centre. Greene let the phone drop, fell to the floor, and later died in hospital. His widow, Rochelle Pranteau, is hoping an inquest scheduled to start Monday will find out what happened and prevent other deaths. "I want justice for other families going through ...
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![<li><strong>Sears is closing 166 stores this year, after closing nearly 400 stores last year. </strong></li><li><strong>The upcoming round of closures will leave Sears with fewer than 940 total stores, down from 3,510 six years ago.</strong></li><li><strong>We visited a Sears store in Glen Allen, Virginia and found empty shelves, broken merchandise displays, torn and stained carpet, evidence of water damage, and active ceiling leaks.</strong></li><p><br> Sears is closing hundreds of stores amid a years-long downward spiral in sales and customer traffic.</p><p> The company said Thursday that it's closing another 103 Sears and Kmart stores by April, on top of the 63 stores that it's closing at the end of this month. The company shuttered nearly 400 stores last year.</p><p> The upcoming round of closures will leave Sears with fewer than 940 total stores, down from 3,510 six years ago.</p><p> Sears says it's <a href="http://blog.searsholdings.com/eddie-lampert/transformation-update/"> in the process of a transformation</a> that will lead the company back to profitability.</p><p> But conditions inside some of Sears' stores tell a different story.</p><p> We visited a Sears store in Glen Allen, Virginia in July and found empty shelves, broken merchandise displays, torn and stained carpet, evidence of water damage, active ceiling leaks, and curtains hanging from the ceiling that hid empty parts of the store. </p><p> Here's what we saw.</p>]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBHVbwz.img?h=174&w=300&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "Sears is closing 166 stores this year, after closing nearly 400 stores last year. The upcoming round... - Business Insider/Hayley Peterson")
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Toronto organist charged with sexual assault
An organist at several GTA churches has been charged with sexual assault, Toronto police said Sunday.Police said a 19-year-old man told them he was sexually assaulted on Dec. 2 and 3 after going to a home near Dufferin St. and Glencairn Ave. to practise singing for a choir.Michael Taylor, 68, was arrested Friday. He was charged with two counts of sexual assault.Police said Taylor is an organist at a number of churches in Toronto...
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