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VICTORIA - British Columbia's jails, including Prince George Regional Correctional Centre, are overcrowded, unsafe, tension-filled facilities that fail to prevent inmates from returning to crime when released, concludes an audit by auditor general Ca

MONTREAL - Former Canadiens superstar Guy Lafleur is seeking more than $2 million from the Crown and Montreal police in legal proceedings that began Monday.

PEMBERTON, B.C. - Police say one person is dead and two others have gone missing during an ice climbing expedition near Whistler, B.C. RCMP Sgt.

TORONTO - Three new charges of sexual assault have been laid against fired CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi. During a brief court appearance this morning in Toronto, court heard three new alleged victims have come forward.

CALGARY - Calgary police say seven people were shot, leaving two of them in life-threatening condition, after gunfire broke out early this morning at a New Year's Eve house party. Det.

MONTREAL - Luka Rocco Magnotta's high-profile trial ended Tuesday with the jury finding him guilty of first-degree murder and four other counts in the killing and dismemberment of Jun Lin.

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader and eight of her Wildrose caucus members are joining the government of Premier Jim Prentice.

OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced long-awaited regulations aimed at reducing deadly train collisions at level crossings.

OTTAWA - The White House is extending its thanks to Canada for hosting the meetings that let to the United States and Cuba agreeing to re-establish diplomatic relations and open economic and travel ties.

TORONTO — Former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi plans to plead not guilty to multiple counts of sexual assault, his lawyer said Wednesday. Marie Henein made her comments just moments after Ghomeshi was released on $100,000 bail at a Toronto courthouse.