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Imperial Tobacco 'shocked' by Health Canada's proposed package regulations

OTTAWA — Imperial Tobacco says Health Canada's proposed plain packaging regulations for cigarettes are confusing and warns it may have to go to court if changes aren't made.

Jun 25, 2018 11:58 AM Read more >

Millard had means, motive and opportunity to kill his father, Crown alleges

TORONTO — A Crown lawyer says a Toronto man accused of killing his father whose death was initially ruled a suicide had the motive, the means and the opportunity to commit the crime.

Jun 25, 2018 11:56 AM Read more >

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer says he's for a single Quebec tax return

QUEBEC — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he's in favour of Quebecers filing a single tax return to be overseen by the Quebec government.

Jun 25, 2018 11:38 AM Read more >

'No rules' for how sex assault victims should behave, military prosecutor says

HALIFAX — A prosecutor told a five-man military panel this morning that suggesting sexual assault victims need to act a certain way after an assault reinforces "archaic sexual myths." Military prosecutor Maj.

Jun 25, 2018 11:26 AM Read more >

Federal government to spend $75 million studying seniors' quality of life

MONCTON, N.B. — New Brunswick is becoming a laboratory for Canadian research on better aging.

Jun 25, 2018 11:17 AM Read more >

Closing arguments underway at second-degree murder trial of Hamilton-area homeowner

HAMILTON — Closing arguments are underway at the trial of a Hamilton-area homeowner charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a man who was allegedly trying to steal his truck.

Jun 25, 2018 11:14 AM Read more >

Suspect in Quebec senior slaying caught on subway camera heading toward Montreal

MONTREAL — Police north of Montreal say they are still on the lookout for the principal suspect in the slaying of 71-year-old woman over the weekend.

Jun 25, 2018 10:42 AM Read more >

Quebec liquor store workers vote in favour of six strike days

MONTREAL — Employees with the Quebec Liquor Corp. have voted in favour of giving its union a mandate for six strike days. Some 91 per cent of employees who voted were in favour of the strike mandate in results made public earlier today.

Jun 25, 2018 9:23 AM Read more >

Culinary workers call for culture shift as #MeToo puts spotlight on harassment

When Tari Shear got her start in the restaurant industry as a hostess, she says enduring sexual harassment was one of the "expectations" of her job.

Jun 25, 2018 9:02 AM Read more >

Pigs make surprise appearance during yoga session in Aldergrove, B.C.

ALDERGROVE, B.C. — Yoga practitioners in Aldergrove, B.C., had some unlikely company during a string of sessions on Sunday.

Jun 25, 2018 8:54 AM Read more >