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Quebec construction exec describes how his car was blown up

MONTREAL - Quebec's corruption inquiry has heard its fair share of explosive allegations. The latest one is about an actual explosion.

Duffy says he's won't quit Senate in first public comments since expense scandal

OTTAWA - Mike Duffy is blowing off any talk of his voluntary resignation from the Senate amid an expense scandal that has reached all the way to the Prime Minister's Office.

Key Tory senator admits to getting advice from Harper's office on Duffy expenses

OTTAWA - The controversy over alleged interference by the Prime Minister's Office into a review of Sen. Mike Duffy's expenses grew Thursday as the Conservative in charge of the probe admitted he got advice from Stephen Harper's team.

Gallows humour, bottled water gets Montrealers through the day in city under advisory

MONTREAL - A huge boil-water advisory, affecting 1.3 million people in Montreal, will be maintained at least until late this evening while frustrated locals find some relief in sarcastic humour about their city.

Water advisory still on in Montreal

MONTREAL - A huge boil-water advisory, affecting 1.3 million people in Montreal, will be maintained at least until late this evening while frustrated locals find some relief in sarcastic humour about their city.

Mount Cashel orphanage survivors reach settlement worth more than $16.5 million

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Survivors of abuse at the Mount Cashel Orphanage in St. John's, N.L. have reached a settlement with the Christian Brothers of Ireland worth more than $16.5 million.

Ottawa threatens 'retaliatory measures' over new U.S. meat labelling regulations

WASHINGTON - A Canada-U.S. trade war is apparently looming as Ottawa threatens "retaliatory measures" against the United States in a continuing dispute over meat labelling.

Car bombs used to enforce corrupt construction system in Quebec, inquiry hears

MONTREAL - A witness at Quebec's corruption inquiry has described how his car was once blown up when he ran afoul of an asphalt cartel.

TV importers accuse border officials of misleading advance tariff rulings

OTTAWA - Importers of popular electronics such as big-screen TVs and MP3 players are ramping up their fight against federal tariff changes, accusing the government of misleading them by offering tariff breaks that it planned to claw back later.

'I want him to suffer,' mother of teen boy says after captor pleads guilty

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The mother of a teenage boy who was kidnapped and sexually assaulted for days says she was overwhelmed to see her son's abuser in court, admitting she wanted him to suffer after hearing him plead guilty to the charges.

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