In the news

• Hydro costs soar 50% since shakeup
• After almost 14 years, six of them spent in a maximum-security prison, Randy Druken finally received $2.1 million and an apology from the government of Newfoundland and Labrador for his wrongful murder conviction in 1993.
• 24 Peel Regional Police officers accused of boozing, beating.
• Senator's illness puts Democrats on edge. Crisis could give Republicans control.