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LaFortune torture suspect to get psychiatric tests

Dustin Paxton must undergo a psychiatric evaluation as he awaits trial on charges of forcible confinement and assault in two separate cases, a Calgary judge says.
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Earl weakens to tropical storm

Earl weakened to a tropical storm from a hurricane late Friday night but was still expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds as it remained on course for the Maritimes.
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Northwest Passage tanker could be stuck for days

It could be days before a fuel tanker carrying 9.5 million litres of diesel is dislodged from a sandbar in the Northwest Passage.
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Sex charges linked to Facebook photos

Police allege a 24-year-old man had illicit sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl in Castlegar, B.C., and posted photos of her on her Facebook site.
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Order of Canada honours conferred

Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean presides over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony in Ottawa, bestowing the honour on four companions, 19 officers and 30 members.
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Shotgun threat over mine intolerable: Hawes

The B.C. government says it won't tolerate threats of violence from a First Nation community over a proposed copper and gold mine near Williams Lake.
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B.C. sues balloon-crash pilot for medical costs

The B.C. government is using a new piece of legislation that allows it to recover medical expenses to sue the pilot and others involved in a fiery balloon crash that killed two people and injured several others.
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Quebec package bomb injures man

A Quebec man is in hospital with injuries to his hands and face after a package left on his doorstep exploded Friday morning.
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Peshdary gets bail as RCMP probe alleged plot

Awso Peshdary, an Ottawa man detained on assault charges while under surveillance during an RCMP anti-terrorism investigation, has been granted bail.
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Expelled student wins suit against Calgary school

A Calgary family has won a lawsuit against a prestigious high school that expelled a student for allegedly having sex at a dance.
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