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Tim Hortons says about 350 employees lost their jobs this week in layoffs across its organization, focused mainly at its headquarters and regional offices.

Police from three provinces are looking for the same suspect who is believed to have committed eight armed robberies. RCMP from Alberta, B.C.

TORONTO - Tim Hortons is not saying how many employees will lose their jobs at its headquarters and regional offices in a reorganization of its operations announced Tuesday.

TORONTO - A woman from British Columbia is the first person in North America to be diagnosed with H7N9 bird flu, after apparently contracting the virus while travelling in China earlier this month, Canadian health officials said Monday.

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - The skirl of bagpipes is filling the air as a procession of 2,000 police officers snakes its way through the streets of a city just outside Edmonton in honour of a colleague killed in the line of duty. RCMP Const.

MIAMI - Chanel Beckenlehner is hoping to take home the crown at the Miss Universe pageant, but win or lose, she's scored big buzz around the world for an outlandish hockey-themed costume.

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Civil Liberties Association and the John Howard Society of Canada are suing the federal government over the use of solitary confinement for prisoners.

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - RCMP say they have found a man suspected of gunning down two officers at a casino just outside Edmonton early Saturday morning, leaving one of the officers in grave condition.

EDMONTON - Premier Jim Prentice says the impact of Alberta's collapsing petro-economy will be felt not just at home but across Canada.

TORONTO - Target says it will close its stores in Canada - a market it entered only two years ago. The U.S.-based retail company has 133 Canadian locations and 17,600 employees across the country.