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Wife guilty in electric saw attack

Wife guilty in electric saw attack

A Washington state woman accused of trying to decapitate her sleeping husband with an electric saw was convicted Thursday of attempted murder. Jurors needed only about three hours to reach a verdict in the trial of Renee Bishop-McKean of Everett.
DND tightens the screws on release of information

DND tightens the screws on release of information

Members of the Canadian military have been told to tighten the screws and withhold information, even though it may not be sensitive or a threat to national security.
New Quebec government scraps tuition hikes

New Quebec government scraps tuition hikes

Student leader cheers PQ decree; university funding to be debated
16 Amish convicted of hate crimes

16 Amish convicted of hate crimes

Sixteen Amish men and women were convicted Thursday of hate crimes for a series of hair-and beard-cutting attacks on fellow sect members in a religious dispute that offered a rare and sometimes lurid glimpse into the closed and usually self-regulatin
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Counselling in store after incident on jet
Alberta officials probe five E. coli infections

Alberta officials probe five E. coli infections

No link established to ground-beef recall
B.C. fire bans extended

B.C. fire bans extended

The beautiful end to B.C.'s summer has prompted yet another fire ban, which now means no burning in most of the province.
Building source of legionnaires' disease

Building source of legionnaires' disease

Public health authorities say they have identified the source of Quebec City's outbreak of legionnaires' disease: an office building in the provincial capital. They say samples taken from a cooling tower in a building on St.
Food bank loses status

Food bank loses status

A food bank in West Kelowna has been stripped of its charitable status by the Canada Revenue Agency. The agency says Bette's Single Family and Seniors Food Bank violated numerous sections of the Income Tax Act.
Friend faults military in suicide of soldier

Friend faults military in suicide of soldier

A former soldier says the military failed to keep a close enough eye on a suicidal Afghan vet the day he killed himself. Kirk Lackie testified Wednesday at the Military Police Complaints Commission inquiry into Cpl. Stuart Langridge's death.