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Calgary's Naheed Nenshi named top mayor in the world

Calgary's Naheed Nenshi has received an unexpected birthday gift after being named the No. 1 mayor in the world by an international urban research institute. 3 1

Via Rail terror plot suspects 'motivated by Islamic extremism,' trial hears

Two men accused of planning a terrorist attack on a passenger train travelling between Canada and the U.S. were motivated by Islamic extremism and spent months plotting to murder as many people as they could, their trial heard on Monday. 1
Supreme Court to release much-anticipated assisted suicide ruling Friday

The Supreme Court says it will release it much-anticipated ruling on assisted suicide on Friday. 7
Ontario town's 91-year-old volunteer firefighter retires

After more than six decades as a volunteer firefighter in a small Ontario town, Helmer Reddick is finally retiring -- at the age of 91. “Well, I thought it was time for me to quit,” he said. 3 1
Acadia University student dies after suspected meningitis

A first-year student at Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S., has died after a suspected case of meningitis. The death comes less than a week after a high school student in New Brunswick died of the illness, as well. 1 4
'There's some reason I'm alive,' says Montreal woman struck by freight train

A Montreal woman who lost both legs when she was hit by a train in December says she’s facing a long road to recovery, but determined to live a full life. Sarah Jo Stott, 22, was crossing the train tracks in the early morning hours of Dec. 8, 2014 when she was struck by a freight train 1
School bus driver killed, students injured in northern Alberta crash

A school bus driver was killed and several students were injured in a crash with a transport truck in northwestern Alberta on Monday. 4 2
NSA leaker Edward Snowden addresses Toronto school from Russia

U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden addressed hundreds of high school students at a world affairs conference held Monday night at a Toronto private school. 39 1
Crown will not appeal decision to grant Guy Turcotte bail pending new trial

A former doctor charged with killing his children will remain free pending his trial as Quebec's Crown prosecutor's office said Monday it would not appeal the matter further.
Maritimes facing third major snow storm in less than a week

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are now dealing with a winter storm that previously brought bitter cold and heavy snow to parts of Ontario and Quebec. 1 14
No sex-abuse conspiracy existed at Maple Leaf gardens, judge rules

The man at the centre of the Maple Leaf Gardens abuse scandal did not conspire with an alleged accomplice to lure boys into sex acts, an Ontario judge ruled Monday.
RCMP investigate death of boy, 2, from Manitoba First Nation

The RCMP serious crimes unit has been called in to assist tribal police with a toddler's death on a western Manitoba reserve.
Long-form census back on lawmakers' radar

Five years after the federal government scrapped the mandatory, long-form census, business leaders and policy makers are still urging its return, pinning their hopes on a private member's bill making its way through Parliament. 80 1
UPEI hockey team rallies behind family struck by tragedy

The University of P.E.I. men's hockey team has rallied around a local family who lost their father and grandfather to a double homicide last summer, sending them on a hockey-related trip of a lifetime. 3 1
B.C. town in 'shock' after mother, baby pulled from river

The mayor of Courtenay, B.C., says the community is in a "state of shock" after a mother and her seven-month-old baby were pulled from a river.
Murder trial for Dennis Oland, charged in father's death, begins in September

The judge presiding over the murder case against Dennis Oland says up to 1,500 people may be called for jury selection when the trial begins later this year.

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