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Armed robber who terrorized store employees gets 25-year prison term
HALIFAX - A man characterized by a judge as a career criminal who terrorized employees in a series of heists at businesses across Nova Scotia was handed a 25-year prison sentence on Monday.
Crisis team at Cape Breton school after death of 18-year-old marathon runner
COXHEATH, N.S. - The sudden death of a Cape Breton teen while competing in her first full marathon on the weekend shouldn't lead people to conclude such exercise is risky for fit young people, an emergency room doctor who knew the girl says.
Global study presented at northern conference finds Arctic Ocean acidifying
An international study suggests greenhouse gases are acidifying the Arctic Ocean at a faster rate than any of the world's southern seas.
Labels on diluted chemo drugs didn't accurately describe contents: Medbuy
TORONTO - Marchese Hospital Solutions should have accounted for the extra saline in bags of diluted chemotherapy drugs that were administered to just over 1,200 cancer patients in two provinces, an Ontario legislative committee heard Monday.
New app, research money announced for vets suffering post-traumatic stress
TORONTO - The roll-out of a new smartphone app and money for a two-year study should go some distance toward helping Canadian veterans and others cope with post-traumatic stress disorder, the federal government announced Monday.
More money likely needed for boreal forest project on Manitoba-Ontario boundary
WINNIPEG - More public money may be needed to promote a vast stretch of boreal forest along the Manitoba-Ontario boundary regardless of whether the area receives international recognition from UNESCO.
Wandering toddler's mom believes spirit of grandmother kept boy safe overnight
SIDNEY, Man. - A Manitoba mother says she'll probably never know what happened during her three-year-old son's 13-hour, overnight disappearance, but she's sure the spirit of the child's great-grandmother must have protected him.
Canadian kids singalong with Chris Hadfield as he prepares to return to Earth
TORONTO - Astronaut Chris Hadfield led a singalong from space Monday, using his last video chat aboard the International Space Station to voice his support for music education.
Buds Buzz: Toronto fans thrilled to have home playoff date after long wait
TORONTO - Chris Jesse proudly put on his Toronto Maple Leafs jersey on Monday, stepped out of his downtown condo building and soaked up the energy that has been building in the hockey-mad city.
Opposition says presidential chopper plan highlights broken procurement system
OTTAWA - Both federal opposition parties say a proposal to convert former U.S. presidential helicopters into search and rescue choppers highlights Canada's badly broken military procurement system.
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