Author convicted over U.S. border stop incident

A Canadian science fiction writer who authorities say refused to comply during an inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in December has been convicted in the case.

Greece’s debt worries weighing down TSX

The Toronto stock market was negative Friday afternoon as uncertainty over the Greek debt crisis again pushed the American currency higher and helped send oil and gold prices lower.

Natives say they’ll end ‘Ring of Fire’ blockade

Northern Development Minister Michael Gravelle is lauding First Nations for ending blockades that prevented mining companies from studying the Ring of Fire chromite deposit in northern Ontario.

Owner of bloodied Montreal boutique arrested

Police say the owner of a Montreal fashion boutique where two men were murdered on Thursday has been arrested. The shop owner hasn’t been formally identified, but police say he is a 41-year-old man.

Annual inflation dips but core prices rise, surprisingly

While Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 1.6 per cent in February, core inflation rose to 2.1 per cent, the first time it has crept over the Bank of Canada’s two per cent target in more than a year.

Three get bail in gang sexual assault case

Three men accused of taking part in gang sexual assaults against four women were granted bail today in a Toronto court. Police say the proceedings are under a publication ban.

2nd cabinet minister apologizes for airport fuss

Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn says he "apologizes to those I could have offended" after he became the second Conservative cabinet minister in less than a week to lose his cool with airport security.

Video released in Convention Centre ATM theft

Police have released video of the spectacular theft of an ATM at the Metro Convention Centre last month.

Husband recalls moments before dying wife was robbed

The husband of a now-dead woman whose jewelry was stolen as she lay in a palliative care ward is shocked by the thieves’ heartlessness.

Ontario parents rally for more child-care funding

A group of parents are pushing strollers and towing toddlers to Queen’s Park to protest provincial government plans to end subsidies to child-care centres across the province

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