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Two Quebec women raped by foster father will sue child protection services: lawyer

Two Quebec women raped by foster father will sue child protection services: lawyer

MONTREAL — Two women who were sexually assaulted by the same foster father 16 years apart plan to sue the regional health authority in Quebec City, their lawyer said Thursday.
Crown prosecutor seeks life sentence for former Saskatchewan Mountie who killed lover

Crown prosecutor seeks life sentence for former Saskatchewan Mountie who killed lover

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Family members of a Saskatchewan man who was shot by his lover told court they will never understand why he was killed by the former Mountie.
Estate of Tupac Shakur sends cease-and-desist letter to Drake over AI vocals

Estate of Tupac Shakur sends cease-and-desist letter to Drake over AI vocals

A lawyer representing the estate of Tupac Shakur sent a cease-and-desist letter to Drake on Wednesday after he used an AI-generated likeness of the late rapper's voice in a diss track.
B.C. civil lawsuit against Sex Pistols guitarist alleges 1980 sexual assault

B.C. civil lawsuit against Sex Pistols guitarist alleges 1980 sexual assault

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Paramount Pictures Corp. and punk rocker Stephen Jones of The Sex Pistols alleging he sexually assaulted her as a teenager while she was a movie extra more than 40 years ago. A B.C.

A look at hockey broadcasting legend Bob Cole's most iconic calls

Bob Cole, the legendary voice of Canadian hockey for over five decades, died Wednesday at 90 in St. John's, N.L.
Canada's auto sector faces an EV renaissance, but local job protection is a concern

Canada's auto sector faces an EV renaissance, but local job protection is a concern

OTTAWA — Canada's auto industry is experiencing a renaissance as it transitions from building gas-powered vehicles to ones that run on batteries, but some are raising the alarm over the protection of local jobs.
TFI International reports lower earnings for first quarter, revenue rises

TFI International reports lower earnings for first quarter, revenue rises

MONTREAL — TFI International Inc. says its net income for the first quarter was US$92.8 million, down from US$111.9 million a year earlier. The Montreal-based transportation and logistics company says revenue totalled US$1.87 billion, up from US$1.
Billions of bottles: Canadian statistics paint grim picture of plastic litter problem

Billions of bottles: Canadian statistics paint grim picture of plastic litter problem

OTTAWA — New Canadian data suggest that over a nine-year period between 2012 and 2020, the equivalent of more than 15 billion plastic bottles and as many as 14 billion plastic grocery bags became litter in Canada's environment.

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,885.38, up 11.66 points): Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. (TSX:CM). Finance. Down 40 cents, or 0.61 per cent, to $64.76 on 14.
S&P/TSX composite ekes out gain, U.S. stock markets fall

S&P/TSX composite ekes out gain, U.S. stock markets fall

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index eked out a gain Thursday thanks to energy and base metals, while U.S. stock markets fell, though they managed to pare back deeper losses from the morning.