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Election concerns follow MP

Election concerns follow MP

Tories under fire for staffing of Canadian mission to monitor election in Ukraine
Amorous elk banished after forbidden love

Amorous elk banished after forbidden love

Some-where east of this Cariboo community wanders an enormous bull elk, stripped of its crown of six-point antlers and a misplaced attraction for one of Greg Messner's cows.
Bureaucrat admits taking $600,000 in kickbacks

Bureaucrat admits taking $600,000 in kickbacks

A retired city of Montreal engineer says he collected kickbacks in cash worth more than $600,000 from construction companies over about 20 years.
Family of guard shot at border thankful for public's support

Family of guard shot at border thankful for public's support

Cards, flowers, letters and other messages of support have been pouring in for the family of a guard shot in her booth at a busy Canada-U.S. border crossing and the guard's family says they are very grateful.
MacKay To Give official send-off to Canada's first military satellite

MacKay To Give official send-off to Canada's first military satellite

Defence Minister Peter MacKay will give Sapphire, Canada's first military satellite, the official send-off today at the David Florida Laboratory, where it underwent final tests before a planned launch in December.
Jamaican's court antics anger judge

Jamaican's court antics anger judge

A chronic Canadian border jumper has admitted to his latest failed attempt to enter the country and drawn the ire of a Manitoba judge for his behaviour during the process.
Arctic icebreakers' costs could rise sharply

Arctic icebreakers' costs could rise sharply

Canada's new Arctic patrol ships will cost more to maintain if National Defence signs a long-term service contract for the mini-icebreakers while the boats are under construction.
New corona virus linked to SARS possibly connected to bats: study

New corona virus linked to SARS possibly connected to bats: study

The novel coronavirus found in the Middle East earlier this year probably came to humans from bats. But whether it travelled through another species before infecting people is unclear, a new report suggests.
People with business licences collected $20M welfare: audit

People with business licences collected $20M welfare: audit

Toronto's auditor general has found that $20 million of welfare was collected by people with business licences in the city.
Quebec's language law targets daycares

Quebec's language law targets daycares

Immigrants to Quebec who want to send their children to daycare will soon have to find a French-language centre, says the province's family minister.