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Sen. Mac Harb quits Liberal caucus after audit of housing allowance claims

OTTAWA - Sen. Mac Harb has resigned from the Liberal caucus after an independent audit found he'd improperly claimed $51,500 in Senate housing allowances.

Canadian Press NewsAlert:Man linked to Via terror plot arrested: U.S. authorities

NEW YORK, N.Y. - U.S. authorities say they have arrested a man in connection with an alleged plot to attack a Via Rail train that travels between the U.S. and Canada.

Mandatory sprinklers at retirement, long-term care homes among fire code changes

TORONTO, Cananda - Ontario has become the first province in the country to make it mandatory for all retirement homes and long-term care facilities to have automatic water sprinkler systems.

Calgary woman accused of killing 2 newborns granted bail until her trial resumes

CALGARY - A Calgary judge has granted bail to a woman accused of killing two of her newborns.

Letter suggests Mike Duffy was tipped off about audit that questioned expenses

OTTAWA - A letter written last month by Conservative Sen. Mike Duffy suggests he was tipped off about irregularities in his expense claims by the chairman of the committee that was investigating them.

Former longtime Quebec mayor Gilles Vaillancourt charged in corruption probe

LAVAL, Que. - The powerful longtime mayor of one of Quebec's biggest cities was among dozens of people swept up Thursday in an anti-corruption raid, making him the highest-profile politician charged in the province's ongoing probes.

Audit into senators' dodgy housing allowances to be made public

OTTAWA - Potentially explosive audits into dodgy housing expenses claimed by three senators are expected to be made public today.

Toronto man faces 10 charges after woman car-jacked, robbed, sexually assaulted

TORONTO, Cananda - A man is facing 10 charges, including kidnapping, robbery and sexual assault, after police say a 61-year-old woman was car-jacked while sitting in front of a Toronto coffee shop.

Supreme Court refuses to hear case of killer caught in Mr. Big sting

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear an appeal from a British Columbia man who was nabbed by a so-called Mr. Big police sting in 2008.

High court won't hear appeal against Edmonton anti-fighting bylaw

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear an appeal from a woman who was fined $500 under an Edmonton municipal bylaw that penalizes fighting in a public place.

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