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Newfoundland woman played key role in 1980 Tehran 'Canadian Caper'

She was a modest woman who rarely drew attention to herself, but Mary Catherine O'Flaherty had an incredible story to tell. Almost 40 years ago, the woman from St. John's, N.L.

Jun 22, 2018 3:38 PM Read more >

PM Trudeau appoints new chief justice for Newfoundland and Labrador

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Deborah E. Fry to be the new chief justice of Newfoundland and Labrador. She replaces J. Derek Green, who elected to become a supernumerary judge last December.

Jun 22, 2018 3:37 PM Read more >

Quebec crane operators continue strike despite order to return to work

MONTREAL — Quebec's striking crane operators defied an order to return to work on Friday, as the province's transport minister announced the government's intention make the union pay the costs of the strike.

Jun 22, 2018 3:22 PM Read more >

Crucial Crown evidence ruled out as Dellen Millard's murder trial nears end

TORONTO — A police expert's testimony suggesting that an aviation executive whose death was initially ruled a suicide could not have killed himself was dismissed Friday as biased and unreliable. Det. Const.

Jun 22, 2018 3:20 PM Read more >

Quebec health minister announces pilot project to transfer patients by air

MONTREAL — Quebec's health minister announced on Friday an 18-month pilot project to transfer patients between hospitals by helicopter, in what he said could be a first step towards establishing a more complete air ambulance service in the province.

Jun 22, 2018 3:17 PM Read more >

Man found guilty of first-degree murder in shooting deaths of two store clerks

EDMONTON — A man has been found guilty of first-degree murder and robbery in the deaths of two Edmonton Mac's convenience store workers. Laylin Delorme, 27, is one of three people who were charged in the Dec. 18, 2015, crime.

Jun 22, 2018 3:13 PM Read more >

Lorne Grabher wins $750 from province amid lengthy battle over licence plate

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has to reimburse a retiree for a court skirmish over a report suggesting a licence plate bearing his family name supports sexual violence against women.

Jun 22, 2018 2:56 PM Read more >

Indigenous prof resigns in protest over lack of Aboriginal faculty, curriculum

HALIFAX — An Indigenous professor at Saint Mary's University is resigning in protest over what she calls the Halifax university's failure to "indigenize the academy" and confront the legacy of colonialism.

Jun 22, 2018 2:53 PM Read more >

Applause in Alberta courtroom as charges dropped against man in rural shooting

OKOTOKS, Alta. — A courtroom erupted in cheers and applause Friday as all charges were dropped against a man accused of firing shots at suspected thieves on his rural property in southern Alberta.

Jun 22, 2018 2:50 PM Read more >

Trudeau fined $100 for not disclosing gift of sunglasses from P.E.I. premier

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was forced to pay a $100 fine for violating conflict of interest rules by not disclosing a gift given to him last year by P.E.I. Premier Wade MacLauchlan.

Jun 22, 2018 2:49 PM Read more >