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Rival fighter-jet makers warn procurement rule change for F-35 will hurt Canada
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government's plan to loosen federal procurement rules for the F-35 stealth fighter is sparking public warnings from other fighter-jet makers that it will ultimately hurt Canada. T...
May 31, 2019
Kutcher testifies he knocked on slain woman's door in 2001
LOS ANGELES - Ashton Kutcher testified at a Los Angeles murder trial Wednesday that he went to pick up a 22-year-old fashion-design student to go out for drinks one night 18 years ago and left when sh...
May 31, 2019
Defence lawyer says anti-Semitic attack at Winnipeg cafe was not a hoax
WINNIPEG - A lawyer for one of three family members accused of fabricating an anti-Semitic attack at their cafe says his client firmly denies any suggestion it was staged. "We...
May 31, 2019
Experts call for ban on waste exports after Philippine garbage embarrassment
OTTAWA - One of Canada's foremost experts on the garbage industry says the only way to stop Canadian trash from ending up in foreign ports and landfills is for Canada to ban waste exports altoget...
May 31, 2019
In wake of Merritt layoffs, USW president calls on federal government for help
MERRITT, B.C. - The president of the United Steelworkers Local 1-417 says he's not surprised at this week's news of layoffs at a Merritt sawmill. Aspen Planers announced Thursday it is cutting 50 empl...
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Canada's Bianca Andreescu withdraws from French Open due to shoulder injury
PARIS - Canadian Bianca Andreescu's return from a two-month injury absence was a short one. Andreescu withdrew from the French Open on Wednesday ahead of her second-round match aga...
May 31, 2019
Former MLSE boss Tim Leiweke says Raptors' run is a remarkable story
TORONTO - Tim Leiweke is loving what he sees. And the former MLSE boss will get a firsthand look Sunday when he takes in the Raptors and Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Leiweke calls the Raptors' run "one o...
May 31, 2019
Life sentence appeal by Halifax mall plotter rejected by Nova Scotia court
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's top court has rejected the appeal of the life sentence given to an American woman who plotted a Valentine's Day shooting spree at a Halifax mall in 2015. In a written...
May 31, 2019
Principal: I accidentally plagiarized Ashton Kutcher speech
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. - A West Virginia principal accused of plagiarizing Ashton Kutcher in an address to his school's graduating class says he didn't mean to use someone else's work. The News and Sentin...
May 31, 2019
No icebreakers in federal government's $15.6B plan for new coast-guard ships
OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard's recent struggles in resupplying northern communities and rescuing ice-jammed ferries appear set to continue despite the Trudeau government's plan to invest $15.6 bi...
May 31, 2019
