'I was so stupid': Victims of grandparent scam in court to see fraudster sent to prisonCalgary man Jason Dear pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000, admitting to taking more than $100,000 from vulnerable seniors after they were told their loved ones had been arrested and needed bail money. (David Bell/CBC - image credit)A Calgary man who stole at least $127,000 from elderly victims in a "grandparent scam" pleaded guilty to nine counts of fraud on Friday. One victim told the court that Dear got her name and her grandson's name from her husband's obituary. "It just made me sick to think I was so stupid to be caught in this scam because I know better," said Shirley. Although he did not admit to making the phone calls, Dear pleaded guilty for his role as the "courier."

LGBT Purge focus of new exhibit at human rights museumNewsDuration 2:36The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has unveiled a new exhibit that tells the lesser-known story of the LGBT Purge of the 1950s to the '90s, during which thousands were quietly targeted and fired from the military, civil service and RCMP for being gay or trans.

California’s utilities regulator on Thursday adopted new rules for community solar projects, despite warnings from clean energy advocates that the move will actually undercut efforts to expand solar power options for low-income customers. Community solar projects are generally small-scale, local solar arrays that can serve renters and homeowners who can’t afford to install their own rooftop solar panels. In the near term, the subsidies and incentives that help promote community solar installation will remain in place, paid for by a recent $250 million grant California received under the federal Solar For All program. While California has been a leader in promoting solar energy and advocating for an electric grid running carbon-free, the state’s efforts to encourage smaller solar projects has been lackluster. “The CPUC’s recent series of decisions threatens to unravel California’s clean energy progress,” said the Solar Energy Industries Association in a statement.

Annapolis Valley celebrates 90th Apple Blossom FestivalNewsDuration 2:22The event is viewed by many as the kickoff to the tourism season in the area. To celebrate its 90-year milestone, three 90-year-olds are serving as festival ambassadors and parade marshals. Paul Palmeter has the story.

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The Breakdown | What’s next for Trump + Great white sharksNewsDuration 19:38The National asks criminal law experts to break down what’s next for former U.S. president Donald Trump after his 34 felony convictions. Plus, why shark watchers off Nova Scotia are going to need a bigger boat.

San Diego International Airport learned Friday it was awarded a $23.5 million federal grant to be used toward financing the replacement of the aging Terminal 1, a project that is currently under construction. San Diego’s grant was among dozens of infrastructure awards totaling $187 million that were made to airports in 34 states, the Federal Aviation Administration announced. It is the single biggest project ever undertaken by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. The first 19 gates in the new terminal, now under construction, are expected to open by late summer of next year. A second phase, with 2,400 additional spaces, is expected to open a year later.

Serial killer Rober Pickton is deadNewsDuration 2:04The 74-year-old B.C. man was in hospital after being the target of what Correctional Service Canada called a "major assault" on May 19 at the maximum-security Port-Cartier Institution in Quebec. Robert Pickton was found guilty of murdering six women, but bragged about killing 49, many of whom were Indigenous women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

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People are stealing golf carts all over OntarioNewsDuration 2:00Golf courses across Ontario are reporting rampant golf cart theft, sometimes losing 10 or 12 vehicles at a time, which is leading some to think it's more than just petty theft.

WARNING: This article contains details about violence against Indigenous women. British Columbia serial killer Robert Pickton has died of injuries sustained in an attack, according Correctional Service Canada (CSC). WATCH | Brutal end for Robert Pickton and his brutal legacy: Serial killer Robert Pickton dead Duration 2:13 Serial killer Robert Pickton has died after a 'major assault,' according to Correctional Service Canada. One of the revelations was how warnings of a potential serial killer made by a Vancouver Police Department (VPD) geographic profiler were dismissed by VPD leadership as inaccurate and inflammatory more than four years before he was arrested in 2002. An aerial view of the Pickton farm in Port Coquitlam, B.C., taken by police during their investigation in 2002.

Relief and happiness as P.E.I. immigration protesters pause dry hunger strikeNewsDuration 3:52Protesters in Charlottetown have stopped their dry hunger strike — at least for now — after government officials told organizers a solution is coming to address their expiring work permits. Organizer Rupinder Pal Singh told CBC News on Friday that they're still protesting 24/7, but are heartened by the fact that the province has promised a fix.

Trump tries to turn conviction into campaign opportunityNewsDuration 2:35Former U.S. president Donald Trump stood before the media on Friday, a day after his historic conviction for falsifying business records in New York. In a 30-minute speech, he denied any wrongdoing, attacked the conviction and blamed Joe Biden, all in a seeming hope to raise money for his election campaign.

teen describes her journey from dance floor to rare disorder to recoveryNewsDuration 2:33Ruby Clory was a competitive dancer, but after being diagnosed with a sudden and rare illness last summer, she spent a month at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. Incredibly, the P.E.I. teenager is now back to dancing. She and her mom Alisha tell us the story, which Ruby will also be recounting during the IWK Telethon on Saturday.

Quebec teen blocked at U.S. border during field trip. His father's Iranian military serviceNewsDuration 3:21An incident at the border that left a Laval, Que., high school student 'devastated' and his father in tears is the latest in a string of difficulties for Iranian Canadians, as the Canadian and American governments grapple with how to take a stance against Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps.