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N.S. reservist charged with sexually assaulting another Forces member
OTTAWA - A member of the Canadian Forces has been charged with sexually assaulting another soldier during a training exercise in New Brunswick. National Defence says Cpl. George MacLeod of 36 Combat E...
Oct 06, 2017
Records documenting residential school abuses can one day be destroyed: court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says records detailing the abuse of former residential school students can eventually be destroyed. The unanimous high court ruling Friday brings clarity to an iss...
Oct 06, 2017
Feds could erase debt by 2060, while most provinces face bigger fiscal woes: PBO
OTTAWA - The federal government’s bottom line is on a sustainable path that could see Ottawa eliminate the national debt entirely in about 40 years, a new report from the parliamentary budget of...
Oct 06, 2017
Demise of Energy East exposes deep political divide between energy, environment
OTTAWA - TransCanada’s decision to cancel the Energy East pipeline project exposed deep divisions across the political landscape Thursday, highlighting the ever-present clash between energy deve...
Oct 06, 2017
Morneau expects economic positivity to continue despite weak trade numbers
TORONTO - Finance Minister Bill Morneau expects Canada’s “positive economic situation” to continue for the coming quarters even as the country’s latest export figures exhibit s...
Oct 06, 2017
Morneau's goals for tax proposal tweaks won't come easy, experts say
OTTAWA - Tax experts say Finance Bill Morneau’s plan to adjust his controversial tax proposals is easier said than done. Morneau has tried to calm the anger surrounding the federal government...
Oct 06, 2017
Dutch defence minister quits over artillery training deaths
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Netherlands’ defence minister and the country’s military chief both resigned Tuesday night following a critical report into a 2016 artillery training accident ...
Oct 03, 2017
Born in same hospital, on same day. Now they're married
TAUNTON, Mass. - A couple born on the same day at the same Massachusetts hospital have exchanged vows more than two decades later. The Taunton Gazette reports that Jessica Gomes and Aaron Bairos got m...
Oct 03, 2017
North Korea tension sidelines South's Unification Ministry
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Every day, South Korea’s Unification Ministry sends officials to the border village of Panmunjom to call North Korea at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. For more than 18 months, the...
Oct 03, 2017
Bugs are in the food by design at Bangkok fine-dining bistro
BANGKOK - Ants and beetles in the kitchen? Normally that’d close down a restaurant immediately, but for a unique eatery in Bangkok, bugs in the beef ragu and pests in the pesto are the business ...
Oct 03, 2017