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Feds cut heavy-icebreaker order from Vancouver shipyard
OTTAWA - The federal government has quietly taken construction of the coast guard's next heavy icebreaker away from Vancouver shipyard Seaspan, the latest in a string of upheavals in Canada's multibil...
Jun 14, 2019
Premiers' demands on environment bills an 'unhelpful' threat to unity: Morneau
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals say it's conservative premiers who are putting Canada at risk in a fight over oil and the environment. Finance Minister Bill Morneau says in a letter...
Jun 14, 2019
Navy picks new War College leader after removing president
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Navy has named the first female leader of the U.S. Naval War College after removing the college president who is under investigation. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer announced Fr...
Jun 14, 2019
Legault government trying to adopt secularism bill ahead of summer break
MONTREAL - The Coalition Avenir Quebec government is running out of time and into a battle over what constitutes a religious symbol as it pushes to adopt the secularism bill promised in...
Jun 14, 2019
Liberals push end of Mali peacekeeping mission to August
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces' peacekeeping mission in Mali is going to last a little longer than previously planned - but not as long as the United Nations hoped. Canada's operations in the African na...
Jun 14, 2019
Fans eager to secure Toronto Raptors gear to commemorate historic win
TORONTO - Fans basking in the glory of the Toronto Raptors' historic NBA championship win are lining up to get their hands on team merchandise. People waited to get into several stores ...
Jun 14, 2019
Balance of Power: TRU political studies professor Dr. Robert Hanlon and Kamloops councillor Mike O'Reilly
On this week's episode, Host James Peters discusses Canada's place in the world with Dr. Robert Hanlon from TRU. Dr. Hanlon talks about our tenuous relationship with China, and the Asian superpower's ...
Jun 14, 2019
In Tel Aviv, Neil Patrick Harris says he's no gay icon
TEL AVIV, Israel - This year's official international ambassador to Tel Aviv's Gay Pride Parade says he has no interest in being a gay icon. TV star Neil Patrick Harris arrived in Israel Wednesday alo...
Jun 14, 2019
Quebec Premier apologizes to agronomist who blew whistle on pesticide study
Quebec Premier Francois Legault today apologized to a whistleblower who was fired after going public with concerns about the pesticide industry's influence on public research. Legault s...
Jun 14, 2019
Senate Arctic committee calls recommendations in report a 'wake-up call'
OTTAWA - We the North? Canada's Senate is skeptical. The marketing slogan for Toronto's NBA team may be everywhere these days. But for Sen. Dennis Patterson, who helped write a new report on the Arcti...
Jun 14, 2019
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