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Soldier denied promotion due to PTSD should have case reviewed: court
A Canadian Armed Forces soldier who was denied a promotion because his post-traumatic stress disorder…
Yellow or blue? Thermal imaging project in Vancouver to identify home heat loss
Vancouver has launched a project to determine if thermal imaging of homes could help residents…
Case of Toronto doctor charged with murder in wife’s death put over
TORONTO – The case of a Toronto neurosurgeon charged in the death of his wife…
Manitoba finance minister says law on public-sector wages will go ahead
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s union leaders have failed to convince Finance Minister Cameron Friesen to back…
Case of Sunwing pilot accused of being impaired in cockpit put over
CALGARY – The case of a Sunwing Airlines pilot charged with being impaired in the…
Veterans Affairs slow to approve assistance for ill, injured ex-soldiers
OTTAWA – Canada’s Veterans Affairs Department has been struggling to process requests for assistance from…
CFIA says no new bovine TB cases, cheques sent to some ranches under quarantine
OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there have been no new cases of…
Canada could be heading towards decades of deficits, federal analysis warns
OTTAWA – Federal numbers released quietly by the Trudeau government late last month are painting…
Freeland sees opportunity for Canada amid rising protectionism, nationalism abroad
MONTREAL – International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland sees a silver lining for Canada in 2017…
Alberta says deal reached to settle dispute with Christian school association
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Alberta’s largest home-schooling agency is back in business but on a…
Child dies in Vancouver home fire; 2 other kids and 3 adults hospitalized
VANCOUVER – A child has died in a house fire on Vancouver’s east side and…
Six stories in the news today, Jan. 6
Six stories in the news for Friday, Jan. 6 ——— PM TO EMBARK ON CROSS-COUNTRY…
Three moose appear at Tim Horton’s drive-thru, keeping officers on run
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Three wayward moose may have been on the prowl for a…
Canada’s MDA to supply NASA with spacecraft platform for asteroid mission
VANCOUVER – NASA has chosen a Canadian company to build a spacecraft platform that will…
Saskatoon’s new art gallery gets nod in article in the New York Times
Saskatoon’s Remai Modern Art Gallery has been named in a New York Times article —…
‘I will fix it,’ struggling ex-soldier said before Nova Scotia murder-suicides
A clearer picture is emerging of the former soldier involved in an apparent murder-suicide in…
List of unemployment rates by Canadian province for month of December
OTTAWA – Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in December. Here are the…
RCMP to face trial in April on labour charges stemming from Moncton shootings
MONCTON, N.B. – More than two months have been set aside for the trial of…
Judge who wore ‘Make America Great Again’ hat in court no longer hearing cases
HAMILTON – An Ontario judge who reportedly wore a hat with a Donald Trump slogan…
Tip from Australia leads to rescue of alleged child porn victim, 4, in Ontario
LONDON, Ont. – Police say a tip from Australia has led to the rescue of…
Trudeau, family and friends spent holidays on Aga Khan’s private Bahamian island
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau, his family and a few friends were guests of the Aga…
Rapper Rod le Stod to help PQ campaign to counter Ottawa’s 150th-birthday bash
MONTREAL – Vowing to bring “a little spice” to Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations, the leader…
Increase in part-time work creates dark underside to rosy jobs numbers
CALGARY – Ryan Wells found work last year in what was a big year for…
Desmonds ‘working to be a family’ as they struggled with former soldier’s PTSD
HALIFAX – Former soldier Lionel Desmond and his wife Shanna were in counselling as the…