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Charest going for hefty fines in bid to end student crisis in Quebec

Quebec Premier Jean Charest applauds after Education Minister Michelle Courchesne, centre, spoke during question period Thursday, May 17, 2012 at the legislature in Quebec City. Facing the most sustained student protest in Canadian history, Quebec's provincial government weighed emergency legislation Thursday aimed at ending rallies and demonstrations against rising tuition costs.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Clement Allard

QUEBEC - The Quebec government is aiming for the pocketbook to help stamp out the stormy student crisis that is rocking the province.

FILE - In this July 23, 2011 file photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, Lai Changxing, center, signs a warrant issued for his arrest as he arrives at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. Lai once called China's most-wanted fugitive was sentenced to life in prison for smuggling on Friday, May 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhang Jianxin, File) NO SALES

China sentences fugitive who sought refuge in Canada to life in prison

BEIJING, China - The man once considered China's most-wanted fugitive was sentenced to life in priso...

Construction magnate Paolo Catania leaves Quebec Provincial Police headquarters after being arrested by the anti-corruption unit Thursday, May 17, 2012 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Montreal mayor's ex-inner circle among nine arrested in corruption sweep

MONTREAL - Police arrested nine people in a massive anti-corruption sweep that nabbed several former...

Bus passenger beheader wins right to escorted trips into community

A man who beheaded and cannibalized a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba has won his bi...

Senior police to face G20-related charges, source says

TORONTO - Several senior Toronto police officers are likely to face misconduct charges related to th...

A sign held up during a demonstration Wednesday;May 16;2012 in Montreal by people opposed to the Quebec government's planned tuition fee increases and other measures. It reads: It stinks of fascism.

Emergency bill aimed at restoring order in Quebec to be debated tonight

The Quebec government will table emergency legislation tonight in an effort to stamp out a turbulent...

A sex exhibit at the Canada Museum of Science and Technology has many in Ottawa hot and bothered.

A racy sex exhibit leaves Ottawa hot under the collar

An award-winning sex exhibit has raised a firestorm in the nation’s capital for being too explicit f...

Toronto Board of Trade staged a job fair for former employees of JetsGo. It was held near the airport at the Toronto Board of Trade Centre on Dixon Rd. Job hunters are leaving as others are arriving.

Tories under pressure to clarify EI changes

The Conservative government is under pressure to detail the specific changes it will make to employm...

Conservative MP Vellacott calls for law to protect fetuses from bullying

OTTAWA - A Conservative MP says anti-bullying initiatives across the country should also protect fet...

Trio of ministers makes surprise appearance at environment hearings

Three cabinet ministers made a surprise appearance at the subcommittee looking into the environment ...

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It's Ottawa's version of a sex scandal. The nation's capital is hot and bothered after a museum opens a racy exhibit meant to educate teens about sex.

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The Tories are under pressure to come clean on how they'll change employment insurance amidst rampant speculation that workers could be forced into jobs they don’t want.

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Tourists won't be able to buy marijuana in the Netherlands' cannabis coffee cafes anymore because of a new law. Stuart Greer reports.

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Selling Hope: In the world of medicine, stem cell treatments are the future. The science is still in its infancy, with the treatments neither proven to be safe nor effective. Still, hundreds of clinics around the world are already offering stem cell treatments for a variety of medical conditions. 

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