LES COTEAUX, Que. — A man and woman and one of their children are dead after a fire at an apartment building southwest of Montreal early this morning.
Quebec provincial police say two other children were seriously injured in the blaze.
The fire broke out at about 2:30 a.m. in the community of Les Coteaux.
According to a regional fire official, the two adults and three children were unconscious when they were removed and transported to hospital.
The fire was extinguished by 6 a.m.
A 27-year-old Vancouver man has been arrested after two people were assaulted with a hammer in separate attacks. Both incidents occurred within 30 minutes on Sunday night in the eastside of Vancouver.
BURNABY, B.C. — Anti-pipeline protesters are organizing a mass gathering on Burnaby Mountain just before an injunction takes effect ordering activists off the Metro Vancouver conservation site.
The Conservative government has been ticking off boxes recently beside its list of multibillion-dollar, family-friendly promises made during the 2011 election campaign, pledges contingent on a balanced budget.
LONDON, Ont. — Wind turbines are like new neighbours who might drive you to distraction and out of your home because you have no legal way to deal with the situation, a packed Ontario court heard Monday.
Gordie Howe is "not doing well at all" several weeks after suffering a stroke, according to his son Mark. The Hall of Famer known as "Mr. Hockey" had initially been improving better than expected, but that changed recently.
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