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Ex-astronaut Thirsk to help define Canada's place in Mars mission
OTTAWA - The Canadian Space Agency says it wants to hire former astronaut Robert Thirsk to help it figure out how to contribute medical expertise to a human mission to Mars. Thirsk is a medical d...
Dec 30, 2018
'I want to be put back into the air,' the life and death of a BASE jumper
Mike Racicot kept a letter with one request should he die: "I want to be put back into the air." The five-page handwritten missive the elite BASE jumper had left at his home in British ...
Dec 30, 2018
Cabinet OKs plan for Mint to craft special toonies to mark D-Day anniversary
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Mint is creating two commemorative coins to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The Liberal cabinet approved the design of the new toonies, one of which will have mult...
Dec 30, 2018
Liberals hope funding change solves infrastructure spending, cost concerns
OTTAWA - Canada's infrastructure minister says an overhaul of how the government approves funding for projects should solve concerns about construction delays and escalating costs. Internal ...
Dec 30, 2018
'Knee-jerk reaction:' Lawyers worried about proposed changes to trial system
CALGARY - Legal experts say proposed changes to the Criminal Code after a high-profile acquittal in the fatal shooting of an Indigenous man are short-sighted. Key changes in a...
Dec 30, 2018
Jurors as conscripts: Four things to know if you're summoned to serve
Jurors convicted Curtis Healy of first-degree murder this fall after hearing a brutal account of how he raped and beat Dawns Baptiste, a Calgary mother of four, before killing her with a roc...
Dec 30, 2018
Love on borrowed time: Cancer patients find romance despite terminal prognosis
TORONTO - It could have been a meet-cute in a romantic comedy between a man and a "mutant." After weeks of online flirting, Patrick Bardos was en route to meet Anne Marie Cerato for their first date a...
Dec 30, 2018
Vancouver gets first licensed pot shop as B.C. lags behind other provinces
VANCOUVER - A licensed marijuana store is set to open in Vancouver as the number of legal pot shops in British Columbia still lags behind other provinces. Evergreen Cannabis owner Mike Babins said the...
Dec 30, 2018
More rallies held to support pipelines; speaker says convoy coming to Ottawa
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - Speakers at another pro-pipeline rally in Alberta continued their attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday, saying if leaders in Ottawa don't hear their messa...
Dec 29, 2018
Woman hopes to meet recipient of son's heart more than a year after his death
BRAMPTON, Ont. - A Brampton, Ont. woman is hoping to meet the recipient of her son's heart as she seeks closure more than a year after he died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. Sharon Vandrish said ...
Dec 29, 2018
