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For the first time in a century, an anglophone has won the keys to the mayor's office in Montreal - a stunning victory inside a city hall that has been shaken by scandal.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the appeal of a B.C. man who tried to circumcise his four-year-old son on his kitchen floor with a carpet-cutting blade. The boy needed surgery to repair the damage from the botched procedure.

The federal government says 10,980 public service jobs have been cut since it introduced its last budget. About 7,500 of those were eliminated through attrition.

Stephen Harper showed little interest in talking about the Parti Québécois government's treatment of the Canadian flag during a visit to Quebec City on Friday.

Alberta imposed a new $463-million pay deal on its physicians Friday - a move the doctors labelled a heavy-handed power play by a health minister uncommitted to fair bargaining.

B.C.'s police complaint commissioner has ordered a review into the inappropriate discipline imposed on a custodial guard accused of mistreating a man at the Vancouver Police jail.

The City of Richmond gets more bang for its buck by keeping the RCMP compared with other policing services it might be considering, says a report by the force. Insp. Ted De Jager said the report, which was prepared by E Division, B.C.

Unsanitary conditions, meal delays, lack of accountability among gripes

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.