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Canada's military spies can collect, share info on Canadians, directive says
OTTAWA - Canada's military spies can collect and share information about Canadian citizens - including material gathered by chance - as long as it supports a legitimate investigation, s...
Jun 09, 2019
'Secret Life of Pets 2' bests 'Dark Phoenix' at box office
LOS ANGELES - After nearly 20 years, the current manifestation of X-Men movies is going out with a whimper. Studios on Sunday estimate that "Dark Phoenix" earned a franchise low of $33 million from 3,...
Jun 09, 2019
Study tries to bring human behaviour into climate change projections
Climate change can seem like a problem too vast for everyday people to influence, but research using computer models suggests that public attitudes and social learning can have a measurable impac...
Jun 09, 2019
Nature Conservancy issues plea to help turtles safely cross roads
PELEE ISLAND, Ont. - Why did the turtle cross the road? - It may sound like the opening of a joke, but the Nature Conservancy of Canada is urging motorists to help the slow-moving reptiles get to the ...
Jun 09, 2019
Supreme Court allows suit against St. Joseph's Oratory over abuse allegations
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a bid by Montreal's Saint Joseph's Oratory to be excluded from a sexual assault class action suit. The high court today upheld a Quebec Court of Appea...
Jun 09, 2019
SNC-Lavalin delays jury decision in corruption trial until June 28
MONTREAL - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is pushing back its decision on whether to opt for a trial by jury or by judge alone in a corruption case that has tripped up the engineering giant and ensnared it in...
Jun 09, 2019
Tory changes to assessment bill favour industry over environment, Liberals say
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals say they are reviewing the changes the Senate has made to their environmental-assessment legislation but accuse the Conservatives of bowing to pressure fro...
Jun 09, 2019
'Climate change in action:' Scientist says fires in Alberta linked to climate change
albertaEDMONTON - In May 2016, a wildfire near Fort McMurray forced more than 80,000 people to flee the northern Alberta city, destroyed 2,400 buildings and burned nearly 6,000 square kilometres of fo...
Jun 09, 2019
Canadian general says Islamic State defeated but ideology 'alive and well'
CALGARY - Canada's former commander in Iraq says the Islamic State may have been defeated on the battlefield, but the militant group remains alive and well as an insurgency and could still wield stron...
Jun 09, 2019
Condo developers offer free wine, avocado toast to woo buyers in slowing market
VANCOUVER - It wasn't that long ago that prospective homebuyers in Vancouver would line up for hours to get into condo presale events or face off in heated bidding wars for a chance to ...
Jun 09, 2019
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