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NDP proposes $32.7B deficit in plan with lots of new spending, new revenues
OTTAWA - The NDP is proposing to run a deficit of $32.7 billion next year if they win the federal election, with no plan to return to balance. New Democrats released their platform costing Friday, and...
Oct 11, 2019
How to handle hot-potato election issues at Thanksgiving dinner
TORONTO - Politics will likely be on the table when Nick Difruscio joins his family for Thanksgiving dinner this weekend, and that has the Ryerson University student bracing for heated discussions alo...
Oct 11, 2019
Two-day bail hearing in RCMP secrets case set for next week
OTTAWA - An RCMP employee charged with breaching the official-secrets law will get a chance next week to argue he should be released on bail. A bail hearing is set for Oct. 17 and 18 for Cameron Jay O...
Oct 11, 2019
Bloc on the rise, along with calls for separation in Alberta
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau dismissed any notion that national unity is under threat Wednesday as he and other national leaders made efforts to beat back growing support for the Bloc Quebec...
Oct 11, 2019
'Most critical problem we're facing:' Medical groups urge climate change action
Canada's medical professionals are presenting a solid front during the federal election campaign to urge political parties to take climate change seriously as a public-health issue...
Oct 11, 2019
American man who assaulted, kidnapped Alberta woman sentenced to 18 years
A South Carolina man who kidnapped and sexually assaulted an Alberta woman after luring her south of the border with the promise of a modelling job has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Fred ...
Oct 11, 2019
Charity calls on Ottawa to rescue 25 Canadian kids trapped in Syria
TORONTO - At least 25 "innocent" Canadian children are trapped in a refugee camp not far from where Turkey has launched a military offensive in northeastern Syria, an international charity s...
Oct 11, 2019
Saskatchewan museum looks for help to crack code on mystery safe
REGINA - A Saskatchewan museum is calling on safe crackers to help them unlock a mystery. The Civic Museum of Regina is looking for people to figure out the combination of a historic&nb...
Oct 11, 2019
Judge finds man guilty of murdering a police officer in Abbotsford, B.C.
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man accused of gunning down a police officer in Abbotsford, B.C., sat in the prisoner's box without reacting as a judge read out her verdict of "guilty" in his first-degree m...
Oct 11, 2019
Toronto Syrian restaurant that closed over threats set to reopen today
TORONTO - A popular Syrian restaurant in downtown Toronto is set to reopen today, just days after its owners said a flood of hate messages had forced them to close. Members of the Alsoufi family ...
Oct 11, 2019
