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U.S. border policies could drive foreign visitors to Canada, WestJet CEO says
CALGARY – The head of WestJet Airlines says he sees a possible silver lining with…
Canada posts second consecutive trade surplus, first time since September 2014
OTTAWA – The country posted back-to-back monthly trade surpluses for the first time since September…
Canadian man who strangled high school sweetheart in Ohio gets life
TORONTO – A Canadian-American man who fled from Ohio to Quebec after strangling his high…
Scientists propose vast network of wildlife cameras to track animal movement
Wildlife, get ready for your close-up. Biologists are proposing a vast network of interconnected remote…
Only 18,000 eligible for Newfoundland first nation band: ‘It’s discriminatory’
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The creation of a unique Newfoundland aboriginal band meant to help…
B.C. man uses his Zamboni to clear snow from the road in front of aunt’s house
CENTRAL SAANICH, B.C. – When he climbed on his Zamboni after a snowstorm Monday night…
Calgary triple-murder trial hears DNA from three victims found at suspect’s farm
CALGARY – DNA evidence was found on a hacksaw, meat hooks, rubber boots and in…
Defence minister hints at new money for military after meeting U.S. counterpart
OTTAWA – Canada’s defence minister is hinting at new money for the military following a…
Charges stayed in emergency landing in Iqaluit due to unruly passenger
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Charges resulting from an emergency landing of a Russian flight in Iqaluit…
Former players say high school coach made them play strip basketball
REGINA – A professional misconduct hearing has begun into accusations that a teacher mistreated the…
Saskatchewan-raised pilot makes space agency’s short list for astronauts
BRUNO, Sask. – A Royal Canadian Air Force pilot with Saskatchewan roots could be headed…
Four stories in the news today, Feb. 8
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, Feb. 8 ——— BOMBARDIER WELCOMES FEDERAL MONEY Bombardier…
Trudeau confers with European leaders on Trump, Freeland to meet Tillerson
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government has been conferring with jittery European allies about how to…
Census 2016: Fertility rate pushes Nunavut to top spot in population growth rate
OTTAWA – Quick: which region of Canada came out on top as the country’s fastest…
Wreckers demolish Newfoundland home where five-year-old girl was found dead
CARBONEAR, N.L. – The house where a five-year-old Newfoundland girl was found after allegedly being…
Census 2016: Canada’s big cities home to big share of 35 million Canadians
OTTAWA – Colin Basran is having growing pains. In some ways a victim of his…
Cape Breton among Atlantic areas hoping to stanch the human exodus
HALIFAX – George MacDonald has seen it play out generation after generation, the timeworn ritual…
Overpayments to civil servants nothing new, but money will be repaid: DM
OTTAWA – The federal government will get back all of the money it has overpaid…
Kevin O’Leary finds a new premier to target: Nova Scotia’s Stephen McNeil
HALIFAX – Kevin O’Leary — who drummed up headlines last month when he targeted Ontario’s…
Ontario man threatens family with hammer in dispute over garbage, police allege
KINGSTON, Ont. – Children fled into the freezing rain without shoes or coats after their…
Woman accused of stabbing stranger in Toronto set to go to trial Jan. 8, 2018
TORONTO – A woman charged in an apparently unprovoked fatal stabbing in Toronto’s financial district…
Quebec opposition parties critical of Ottawa’s aid response to Bombardier
QUEBEC – The federal response to Bombardier’s request for financial assistance is yet another sign…
Brazil files WTO complaint after federal government’s aid for Bombardier
MONTREAL – The federal government all but dared any country to launch a trade challenge…
The B Bomb: new federal cash for Bombardier reignites political tensions
OTTAWA – From the West came the calls of a double standard: why are the…