National News

LONDON, Ont.

The story behind two New Brunswick men's wrongful convictions for murder contains classic elements of how things can go terribly wrong in Canada's justice system, say the lawyers who fought to prove their innocence.

The one-person play The Runner, which explores the reactions to an Israeli rescue volunteer's decision to save a Palestinian woman accused of violence against a soldier from Israel, will run Jan. 24 to 26 in Vancouver.

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — New York State Police say one person is dead and 11 people are injured after a bus coming from Montreal crashed on Interstate Highway 87 in Lake George, N.Y.

OTTAWA — The plane that flew Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Jamaica for a family vacation broke down earlier this week, prompting the Canadian military to send a second aircraft with a repair crew to the Caribbean island.

SQUAMISH, B.C.

CALGARY — A youth court judge has granted a one-year peace bond to a 15-year-old Calgary boy who was arrested in October as part of an ongoing national security investigation.

OTTAWA — A major shift in U.S. policy about buying medication from Canada has caused fears north of the border about a potential supply crunch.

OTTAWA — Ask Dave Dawson what his mother, Mary Dawson, was most proud of after nearly 50 years spent as a civil servant and Canada's conflict of interest and ethics commissioner, and the answer comes easy.

YELLOWKNIFE — The call came in around mid-afternoon on one of the last days of December. A team of Royal Canadian Air Force members based in Winnipeg was contacted after the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Trenton, Ont.