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Crown stays manslaughter charge against former Calgary pastor in son's death
CALGARY - The Crown has stayed a manslaughter charge against a former Calgary pastor who had been accused in his infant son's death. Three-month-old Cyrus Nel died in hospital in August 2015...
Jan 25, 2019
Canada to keep paying for F-35 development as fighter-jet competition ramps up
OTTAWA - Canada is poised to contribute tens of millions of dollars toward further development of the F-35 stealth fighter even as the federal government wrestles with whether to buy the plane or not....
Jan 25, 2019
Liberals have options to help more millennials buy homes, experts say
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have several options as they look for ways to help more millennials buy homes in an era of pricey real estate and rising borrowing costs, housing experts s...
Jan 25, 2019
Quebec government to maintain gun registry deadline, will ease some criteria
Quebec's long gun registry will come into force as scheduled next week, but the public security minister offered concessions Wednesday to gun owners who have been slow to sign up. Genevieve Guilb...
Jan 25, 2019
Liberals' infrastructure program problems detailed in internal documents
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show a focus on small projects bogged down the first phase of the Liberal governments new infrastructure program. An internal analysis obtained by The Canadian Press ...
Jan 25, 2019
Top military judge to face court martial overseen by deputy this summer
OTTAWA - Canada's chief military judge is set to be tried in a court martial this spring that will be overseen by his own deputy. Col. Mario Dutil was charged last year in relation to allegations that...
Jan 25, 2019
'She was loved:' Man gets 15-year sentence in shooting death of Jeanenne Fontaine
WINNIPEG - The best friend of a woman who was shot dead during a botched robbery sang a mourning song and called for an end to the killing of Indigenous women before a judge sentenced one of the ...
Jan 25, 2019
Ottawa to spend $21M to help fire-damaged Waterton Lakes National Park
CALGARY - Ottawa is spending nearly $21 million to help Waterton Lakes National Park park bounce back from a destructive wildfire. The fire in September 2017 scorched about 200 square k...
Jan 25, 2019
RCMP charge Kingston youth with trying to get someone to plant a bomb
KINGSTON, Ont. - The RCMP say they have charged a Kingston youth with terrorism, alleging he tried to get someone to plant a bomb. He's charged with knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity an...
Jan 25, 2019
U.S. airports hit by shutdown-fuelled shortage of air traffic controllers
WASHINGTON - Two of the busiest airports in the United States are reporting flight delays due to a shortage of air-traffic controllers, believed to be a direct result of a federal government shutdown ...
Jan 25, 2019
