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PBO sets budget baseline for campaign vows with tools, deficit projections
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog is predicting years of deficits deeper than the government has laid out. The numbers are in a report the parliamentary budget office says sh...
Jun 21, 2019
Inquiry into murdered Indigenous women loses bid for two disputed RCMP files
OTTAWA - The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women has lost a court bid for access to two RCMP files the Mounties refuse to hand over. The RCMP gave the inquiry more&nb...
Jun 21, 2019
Canada and U.S. agree to expand preclearance options for travellers, goods
OTTAWA - A new agreement between Canada and the United States will soon allow travellers and cargo to pre-clear customs before they leave, allowing an easier movement of people and goods crossing...
Jun 21, 2019
Toronto Raptors happy to grab Dewan Hernandez with second-last pick of draft
TORONTO - Having barely taken a breath after winning his first NBA championship last week, Toronto Raptors general manager Bobby Webster was back to work scouting players ahead of Thursday's ...
Jun 21, 2019
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime upsets top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas
LONDON - Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime has recorded one of the biggest wins of his career. The No. 8 seed from Montreal upset top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 7-5, 6-2 in the qua...
Jun 21, 2019
Tax credits, penalizing big polluters, key to Conservative climate plan
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says his climate plan will be "Canada's best chance" to hit its targets under the Paris climate-change agreement and that it can happen without a carbon...
Jun 21, 2019
Stepmother of Quebec girl who died in April now faces second-degree murder charge
GRANBY, Que. - The stepmother of a seven-year-old Quebec girl who died under troubling circumstances now faces a charge of second-degree murder. The charge was laid today against the woman on her 36th...
Jun 21, 2019
Faulty air conditioner spews smoke into Marion Schilling Elementary
KAMLOOPS - Some tense moments at Marion Schilling Elementary School in Valleyview Friday morning as smoke started to fill the building.The school was evacuated and Kamloops Fire Rescue was called just...
Jun 21, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Surrey RCMP seek public help in locating three-year-old and parents
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., want to find a three-year-old child who has not been seen since Tuesday. Sgt. Shawn Baly says Brycein Toane was last seen in Surrey's Bridgeview neighbourhood...
Jun 21, 2019
Moor relishes leadership role as Toronto FC begins tough summer stretch
TORONTO - It was a special night for Toronto FC veteran Drew Moor when he donned the captain's armband for the team's last game. "I always love wearing the armband," the defender said following a trai...
Jun 21, 2019
