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Stanley Cup riot prompts ICBC to file civil claim against 46 people

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Crown auto insurer has filed a civil claim against 46 people who have been charged or convicted for taking part in the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver two years ago.

One case of rare brain disease confirmed in B.C.; two other cases now suspected

VANCOUVER - One case of a rare, degenerative brain disease has been confirmed in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, and a health official says two other cases are now suspected.

Trudeau to compensate charities that paid him to help raise money

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is promising to compensate all groups that paid him hefty speaking fees since he became an MP.

Quebec construction workers say they will go on strike after negotiations fail

MONTREAL - Quebec's bustling construction sites were expected to be silent on Monday following the declaration of a general strike by construction unions who are rejecting what they say are attempts to roll back working conditions.

Harper says no reservations about G8 proposal to fight tax havens

DUBLIN - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he has no qualms about a G8 proposal to combat tax havens.

Harper draws line between Russia's Putin and rest of G8 on Syrian conflict

DUBLIN - When leaders of the world's eight wealthiest countries meet in Northern Ireland on Monday, it's pretty clear how Prime Minister Stephen Harper sees the seating arrangements at the leaders' table.

Canada boosts aid to Jordan to help cope with Syrian refugee influx

OTTAWA - Canada is providing $100 million to help Jordan cope with the fallout from the brutal civil war raging in neighbouring Syria.

Federal panel to hear final pitch for and against Northern Gateway pipeline

TERRACE, B.C. - The proponent and opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline will make their final pitches to a federal review panel starting Monday, at the last set of hearings before the panel issues its decision.

Woman charged after drink tossed at embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford

TORONTO - Toronto police have charged a woman who is alleged to have thrown a drink at embattled Mayor Rob Ford.

Feds want to extend blanket of permanent secrecy over 11 new agencies

OTTAWA - The prime minister's national security adviser, federal lawyers who work on terrorism cases and intelligence analysts in the Privy Council Office would be forever forbidden from discussing sensitive aspects of their work under proposed new rules.

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