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OTTAWA - The federal director of public prosecutions is officially asking a court to toss out a plea from SNC-Lavalin to spare the company from criminal proceedings. The director's court filing i...

Montreal has been chosen as one of four cities to host United Nations service centres under a proposal that would see the international body consolidate some administrative operations in sel...

OTTAWA - As a federal election approaches, Microsoft is offering advanced online threat-detection tools to Canadian political candidates and parties to shore up their cyberdefences. Microsoft's Accoun...

Some weather records have been falling by the wayside this winter.Prince Albert and the surrounding area has endured cold temperatures not seen in decades. The conditions have likely left many thankfu...

OTTAWA - Foreign hackers have targeted Canadian banks, mining companies and government institutions in recent years to steal valuable secrets and spread malware, a leading cybersecurity anal...

CFL free agency is set to begin at noon ET on Tuesday. Here's a look at some of the top players expected to hit the open market:   QUARTERBACKS Mike Reilly: The 34-year-old led the CFL in passing...

TORONTO - For more than a century, SNC-Lavalin has been viewed with pride in Quebec as it grew from a small firm specializing in hydraulics into a global engineering and construction giant. ...

VANCOUVER - An annual celebration of everything hockey will have extra implications for many Canadian NHL teams this year. Six of the country's seven squads are still in the hunt for playoff spot...

Local police have a new tool to help weed out impaired drivers with the delivery of a new drug testing machine. The Prince Albert Police Service is now in possession of a new Drger DrugTest 5000, a Ke...

A recent story out of Texas in which a vaporizer exploded in a man's hand, sending shrapnel into his body and later causing his death, has a local vape expert speaking out.Jesse Huber, manager at Vita...