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Five years on, still no accountability for teen's prison death, mom says

Five years on, still no accountability for teen's prison death, mom says

TORONTO - The mother of a teenager who strangled herself in prison says no one has been held accountable for the death. Testifying today at a Toronto inquest, Coralee Smith says nothing has changed for inmates.
Body of tourist from Vancouver found wedged in rooftop water tank of Los Angeles hotel

Body of tourist from Vancouver found wedged in rooftop water tank of Los Angeles hotel

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Canadian tourist Elisa Lam had been missing for about two weeks when officials at the historic Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles found her body in a water cistern on the hotel roof.
Body of Vancouver woman found wedged in rooftop water tank of Los Angeles hotel

Body of Vancouver woman found wedged in rooftop water tank of Los Angeles hotel

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - British tourist Michael Baugh and his wife said water had only dribbled out of the taps at the downtown Cecil Hotel for days.
Jail or reprimand? Military judge to decide fate of convicted Calgary reservist

Jail or reprimand? Military judge to decide fate of convicted Calgary reservist

CALGARY - A veteran Canadian Forces reservist convicted in a deadly training accident in Afghanistan is to learn his fate today when a military judge sentences him. Cmdr. Peter Lamont could send Maj.
Police squads bracing for personnel cuts after federal program expires

Police squads bracing for personnel cuts after federal program expires

MONTREAL - The windup of a federal program that was aimed at putting more cops on the street is threatening anti-gang squads and aboriginal police and could stretch existing police resources across the country, law enforcement officials say.
English rights activists worried about new Quebec language law

English rights activists worried about new Quebec language law

MONTREAL - English-rights activists in Quebec are raising concerns about a proposed new language law they say infringes on their rights.
Author of report on cyberbullying pressing Nova Scotia to take action

Author of report on cyberbullying pressing Nova Scotia to take action

HALIFAX - Almost a year after a cyberbullying task force issued a report with 85 recommendations for the Nova Scotia government, the author of the study says the province has lost its enthusiasm for combatting an insidious problem.
NDP accuses Liberals of spending $16.4M on partisan government ads

NDP accuses Liberals of spending $16.4M on partisan government ads

The first question period of the last legislative session before the spring election in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ amounted to a debate over which party was the more profligate spender in the race for voters' attention.
Toronto school asks police to investigate after it was targeted by racist prank

Toronto school asks police to investigate after it was targeted by racist prank

TORONTO - A Toronto high school has requested help from the city's police force to get to the bottom of a racially motivated prank that's provoked outrage in the country's online community.
Housing flap plaguing Duffy, Wallin raises questions about Senate eligibility

Housing flap plaguing Duffy, Wallin raises questions about Senate eligibility

OTTAWA - Controversy over Mike Duffy's Senate housing allowance has mushroomed into a bigger question — whether he's entitled to sit in the Senate at all — that now threatens to ensnare colleague Pamela Wallin.