Canada in contract talks with Saab for radar aircraft, Carney says
Prime Minister Mark Carney tells the CANSEC defence show in Ottawa his government is in talks with the Swedish firm Saab to buy a fleet of GlobalEye radar planes.
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Western premiers conference wraps with promise to co-operate
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Canada implements stricter travel, immigration measures in response to Ebola crisis
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New Brunswick town residents take on potato chipmaker Covered Bridge over ‘sickening’ smell
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Inside a university anatomy lab where researchers study bodies Canadians have donated to science
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Montreal Canadiens support Lane Hutson after costly mistake
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Lawyers for the Cowichan argue case should not be reopened to consider private property rights
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Toronto book bank gives away its two-millionth free book
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Wab Kinew criticizes Danielle Smith over duty to consult First Nations on secession referendum
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Ottawa to halt processing immigration documents for three African countries over Ebola concerns
New measures apply to permanent and temporary resident visas and take effect Wednesday
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Gifted Cree cellist Cris Derksen blazed her own path to Carnegie Hall
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Health Canada to inspect three Grifols private plasma collection sites in Ontario
Locations in Toronto and Cambridge haven’t been inspected since opening last year
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Ontario municipal councillors to face stiffer ethics penalties under new bill
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Abstract illustrator Robert Pasternak blends genres and scale with surreal miniature exhibition in Winnipeg
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In exclusive interview, High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik said CSIS has been politically compromised, an allegation Canada’s Public Safety Minister rejected
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Multi-agency simulation part of planning for worst cases that could include infectious disease outbreaks, extreme heat or mass-casualty events
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FIFA softens demands on World Cup host cities as pushback grows
Toronto and Vancouver avoided having to prioritize FIFA’s commercial partners
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Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister and PM Mark Carney tell Israeli officials there must be an investigation into abuse of aid flotilla participants
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Disability, mental health organizations urge Ottawa to permanently halt MAID for mental illness
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Indian commerce minister visits Ottawa for trade talks
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Sgt. Norman McLennan enlisted with the Royal Canadian Regiment in Quebec in 1905
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We created a ‘fire debt’ by working at all costs to stop forests from burning
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Three activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla who were captured by Israeli forces arrived back in Vancouver on Sunday. They say they were tortured and abused, while the Israeli government has denied mist...
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow to run for re-election
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New Ontario Science Centre to open by 2029, Ford says
It will have a smaller footprint than the old one, but will feature a building on the mainland, renovated pods and an updated IMAX Cinesphere
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Ford government goes to court to fight FOI release of blue licence plate documents
Request was for documents within the civil service, but the government still does not want them made public, arguing they contain confidential advice
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Morning Update: Construction union boss quits during internal probe
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Health Canada urged to inspect three Grifols sites in Ontario amid safety concerns
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Ontario doctor cautioned over MAID complaints can continue practice under supervision, regulator rules
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