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Federal consultations on infrastructure plan point to need for flexibility
OTTAWA – Canadian municipalities want the federal government to change the way it decides how…
No evidence to warrant funding transfer from community to local TV, says group
OTTAWA – Canada’s community TV stations want their money back. The Canadian Association of Community…
Bombardier cuts deliveries of CSeries plane by more than half in latest setback
MONTREAL – Bombardier is slashing deliveries of its new CSeries plane by more than half…
Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak returns to normal life at Toronto high school
TORONTO – Penny Oleksiak is kind of a big deal at her high school. The…
‘She’s our child:’ Family’s tearful plea for help to find missing Manitoba woman
WINNIPEG – The parents of a missing woman from northern Manitoba are begging for help…
Basketball player David Eng to carry Canadian flag at Paralympics
RIO DE JANEIRO – When David Eng made his Paralympic debut 12 years ago in…
LeBlanc vows fight as European Union reviews impact of American lobster
FREDERICTON – Federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the Canadian and American governments will “vigorously”…
Expectations high for proposed national housing strategy, CMHC says
OTTAWA – The Crown corporation overseeing work on a national housing strategy is signalling that…
Winnipeg woman accused of concealing infant remains has fraud charge dropped
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg woman accused of hiding the remains of six infants in a…
Canadian surveillance aircraft feeding ISIL bombing campaign with info
OTTAWA – Despite the withdrawal of Canada’s fighter jets from Iraq and Syria last spring,…
A by-the-numbers look at Canada and the anti-ISIL bombing campaign
OTTAWA – Although the Liberal government withdrew Canada’s CF-18s from Iraq and Syria in the…
Montreal taxi drivers planning to sue city for the right to wear black jeans
MONTREAL – A group of more than 100 Montreal taxi drivers announced Tuesday it will…
A look at the five biggest foreign takeovers by Canadian companies
CALGARY – Enbridge Inc. has struck a deal to acquire Houston-based Spectra Energy in a…
Second suspect arrested in Montreal bank robbery facing 15 charges
MONTREAL – The 45-year-old man arrested for allegedly robbing a bank in Montreal last week…
Merger facts: a look at Enbridge and Spectra Energy as they merge
Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. said Monday it will buy Houston-based Spectra Energy Corp. in a $37-billion…
Tory leadership hopeful Maxime Bernier wants maple syrup restrictions lifted
OTTAWA – The federal government must use its constitutional powers to give Quebec’s maple syrup…
Conservative leadership candidate says test about unified Canadian identity
OTTAWA – Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch says her proposal to vet newcomers for anti-Canadian…
Ex-Quebec deputy premier Normandeau rips up Liberal membership card
QUEBEC – Former Quebec deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau said Tuesday the province’s anti-corruption unit has…
Calgary neighbourhood tells tree planters to make like a tree and leaf
CALGARY – Protests over trees usually happen when they’re being cut down, but some Calgary…
Appeal court reviewing trucker’s acquittal in indigenous woman’s death
EDMONTON – The Alberta Court of Appeal is hearing arguments on whether to overturn a…
Saskatchewan miners briefly stuck underground after small earthquake
ROCANVILLE, Sask. – Some people were shaken awake and some miners stuck underground in southeast…
Calgary case of mother, daughter killed moving forward with preliminary hearing
CALGARY – Both sides say they are ready to move forward in the case of…
Gold-mining CEO puts seven-storey waterfront mansion on market for $10 M
HALIFAX – Toronto has the Bridle Path. In Vancouver, it’s Shaughnessy. Montreal boasts Westmount. In…
Calgary judge in ‘knees together’ case has worked hard to change: mentor
CALGARY – A Manitoba justice says she was initially appalled by the comments a judge…