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Consider the victims: Crown wants 6 years in prison for Graham James

WINNIPEG - The Crown outlined Wednesday how convicted pedophile and former junior hockey coach Graham James would groom his victims for the sexual abuse to come, then hold them in his sway by threatening to take away the hockey they so dearly loved.

'America's Most Wanted' fugitive nabbed in Montreal after decade on lam

MONTREAL - A convicted child molester who has been on the run from U.S. authorities for a decade, and was featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted," has been captured in Canada.

Harper heads to Arctic to announce adult education funding for aboriginals

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is heading to the Arctic in the dead of winter to add some heft to his promise to boost aboriginal education.

Bob Rae promotes Liberals in Quebec as NDP membership rises in province

MONTREAL - A day after the NDP released record-breaking party membership totals for Quebec, Bob Rae is trying to revive Liberal support in a province it dominated through most of Canada's history.

Twitter co-founder Stone says it's unhealthy to stare at tweets all day

MONTREAL - Twitter co-founder Christopher Isaac "Biz" Stone has a message for those followers who stare at their tweet feed for hours on end.

At start of trial, judge says there's 'no mystery' about who killed 13-year-old

BRAMPTON, Ont. - There is "no mystery" about who killed a 13-year-old girl found stuffed in a garbage bag with 37 knife wounds and 27 blunt-force injuries, an Ontario judge said Wednesday as the trial began.

Environmentalists protest logging of spotted owl habitat in BC's Fraser Valley

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A conservation group says loggers are falling trees in an area of B.C.'s Fraser Valley that's inhabited by the spotted owl, one of Canada’s most endangered species.

Alleged B.C. rave sex assault victim speaks out after charges dropped

VANCOUVER - A B.C. teen who police had said was drugged and repeatedly raped at a rave is speaking with reporters today, along with her father, a day after a charge was stayed against a man accused of attacking her.

Justice minister shoots down criticism of mandatory minimum sentencing legislation

REGINA - Canada's justice minister is standing by mandatory minimum-sentencing legislation despite a warning that such laws don't work.

Nunavut forecasts budget surplus, but says billions needed for infrastructure

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The government of Nunavut says it will reverse two years of deficit budgets to post a small surplus in the coming fiscal year.

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