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TORONTO — Rob Ford’s brother says the ailing Toronto mayor will begin a second round of chemotherapy on Tuesday. Doug Ford says he will back in hospital then for the cancer treatment.

The Great One is going to be a grandfather. Wayne Gretzky’s daughter Paulina announced Tuesday on her Instagram account that she and fiance, pro golfer Dustin Johnson, are expecting their first child.

CALGARY — WestJet Airlines says it will charge a $25 fee for the first checked bag for passengers travelling on economy fares within Canada and also between Canada and the U.S. The new fee will apply to bookings starting Monday for travel as of Oct.

Victoria's Ted Hughes calls for action on underlying problems that lead to a high rate of First Nations children being taken from their parents

TORONTO — A settlement has been reached in Steve Moore’s lawsuit against NHL forward Todd Bertuzzi, more than 10 years after the infamous on-ice attack ended Moore’s career.

Analysis: Opponents scorn him as an intellectual lightweight, but Liberal leader has charisma

Vancouver lawyer Douglas Eyford named Valcourt’s 'special representative'

WINNIPEG — A man who is accused of killing a Winnipeg woman eight years ago laughed as he tried to plead guilty to second-degree murder Monday. Traigo Andretti is already serving a life-sentence for killing and dismembering his wife on Hanson Island.

VANCOUVER — A search has ended off B.C.’s rugged west coast for a rower missing on a solo journey from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy, hundreds of kilometres to the south. RCMP in Prince Rupert have now taken over the case as a missing persons file.

Police announced Monday they had made an arrest in the case of the disappearance of a Calgary boy and his grandparents and that murder charges were pending.