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Quebec's public inquiry is getting a glimpse into how the Italian Mafia used its muscle to maintain control of the construction industry in Montreal.

For the second time in six months, thieves have stolen hundreds of dollars worth of fuel from a volunteer fire brigade in B.C.'s south Okanagan.

A police raid on an Okanagan house has turned up a two-level confined bunker where more than 4,600 pot plants were being grown. RCMP say the operation was powered half by electricity from the grid and half by a generator.

A new case of E. coli has been linked to the XL Foods beef plant at the centre of an extensive product recall. The Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday that the new case is in Alberta and brings the total number across the country to 18.

The 3,000 residents of this north Okanagan town will soon be served by only one doctor. Back in June, the community had five physicians, but two retired and one moved to Vancouver.

Classified documents found on biographer's computer, official says; FBI role questioned

Two international teams of scientists have identified a rare mutation in a gene linked with inflammation that significantly increases the risk for the most common form of Alzheimer's disease, the first such discovery in at least a decade.

The City of Montreal has released an old report that suggests the municipality knew eight years ago that it was significantly overpaying for construction projects, perhaps by more than 30 per cent.

OTTAWA - A large hushed crowd converged around the National War Memorial in Ottawa on a chilly Sunday as the country paused for a moment to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

CRANBROOK -- People in southeast British Columbia are dying from prescription opioid overdoses at the same rate that they're dying in drunk driving accidents.