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Exclusive security video obtained by The Fifth Estate reveals the elements of a highly co-ordinated attack that ended with the killing of a prominent Canadian Sikh separatist. Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s death sparked Canada-India diplomatic row. Exclusive security video obtained by The Fifth Estate reveals the elements of a highly co-ordinated …

Then-public safety minister Marco Mendicino’s chief of staff was briefed by the head of the Correctional Service of Canada about Paul Bernardo’s upcoming prison transfer almost two weeks before it happened — but the minister wasn’t told about it until after Bernardo had been moved, says an internal government email. …

More than 2,500 people have signed a petition demanding a public inquiry to determine why the electricity bills of some Nova Scotia Power customers have jumped far more than 6.5 per cent, after the utility instituted a rate hike of that amount on Jan. 1. More than 2,500 people are …

Toronto’s push to address its mounting housing crisis could see it convert parking lots on prime land across the city to build new homes. Plan to transform city-owned parking coming to council later this month. Toronto’s push to address its mounting housing crisis could see it convert parking lots on …

A legal tussle over a dog has cost both sides thousands in legal fees — and plenty of heartache — while highlighting how the law treats pets in estate battles. Former partner appeals ruling that the pet belongs to dead man’s estate. A legal tussle over a dog has cost …

People who care about Calgary’s built environment would like to know if there is anything in the story of Lacey Court to help us understand why this city seems to struggle so much when it comes to keeping nice things. Heritage advocate calls Lacey Court a ‘demolition by neglect,’ while …

A transport truck operator was charged with careless driving Friday after a fiery crash that closed a stretch of westbound Highway 401 lanes in Toronto through the morning rush hour. The driver collided with a guard rail near the Avenue Road exit around 12:30 a.m., according to Ontario Provincial Police. …

Three men have been arrested in connection with the deaths of a pregnant woman and a man, whose bodies were found at a home east of Toronto last year, Durham Regional Police say. At a news conference Friday, more than a year after the Bowmanville, Ont., killings, Det. Sgt. Brad …

When Vicki Gruber was a kid growing up in Stoney Creek, she loved to watch the cargo ships pass from Lake Ontario to the Hamilton Harbour through the Burlington Canal. Now, as Hamilton’s harbour master, she’s in charge of making sure such vessels transit safely. Vicki Gruber was Hamilton’s first …

Residents of the south Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven say they are struggling to process the horrific mass killing of a Sri Lankan family, including a mother, her four young children and a family acquaintance, by a young man who was living with them. 6 people, including 4 children, killed inside …