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Quebec construction workers on strike after negotiations break down
MONTREAL – The sounds of hammering, drilling and digging at Quebec’s bustling construction sites were replaced by chants and waving picket signs as workers walked off the job Monday in a general strike. Among the sites paralyzed by the walkout that began at midnight is the construction of Montreal’s superhospitals, which are among the biggest
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F-35-maker signs deal with CAE in anticipation of Canadian program resuming
OTTAWA – The U.S. manufacturer of the oft-maligned F-35 has signed a deal with a leading Canadian maker of flight simulators in anticipation of the Harper government choosing to stick with the controversial stealth fighter program. The agreement between Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and CAE (TSX:CAE) was reached Monday at the Paris Air Show and
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Elections Canada witness accuses Conservative MP of intimidation, bullying
OTTAWA – A witness who is helping Elections Canada unravel a Conservative MP’s 2008 campaign expenses says he has been publicly bullied, discredited and intimidated. Frank Hall, who ran an Ottawa-based polling firm that did work for Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro, has written to both the Commons Speaker and the prime minister saying Del
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Perjury trial sees notorious video of Dziekanski’s fatal Taser confrontation
VANCOUVER – The trial of a Mountie accused of lying to the public inquiry into Robert Dziekanski’s death has watched the notorious video that shows the Polish man stunned repeatedly by an RCMP Taser. Const. Bill Bentley is accused of lying six times to the public inquiry in 2009, and his trial has now started
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Post-secondary students feel stress, anxiety, have suicidal thoughts: survey
Canadian post-secondary students feel stressed, overwhelmed, lonely and some have even considered suicide in the past year, a new study released Monday suggested. More than 30,000 students were surveyed for the report, which sheds light on mental health and other health issues faced by students at Canada’s colleges and universities. Some of the troubling findings
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Nova Scotia politician pleads guilty to fraud in constituency expense scandal
HALIFAX – An Independent politician in the Nova Scotia legislature pleaded guilty Monday to fraud and breach of trust, but said outside court he would like to keep his job as a lawmaker. Trevor Zinck entered the pleas on the fifth day of his trial at Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax, becoming the last
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Canada joining global alliance against online child sexual abuse: Nicholson
TORONTO – Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says Canada is joining the Global Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Online. The alliance, which includes the United States, the European Union and other countries, was started last December to help authorities better identify and assist victims of abuse and prosecute culprits. Nicholson says the goal is to strengthen
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Canadian real estate industry says 2013 sales off to better start than expected
OTTAWA – The number of Canadian homes sold so far this year is slightly higher than projected and it looks as if 2014 will show a rebound, according to a new forecast by the Canadian real estate industry’s main association. The Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday it still expects fewer sales this year than
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More than a dozen charges against Montreal’s mayor
Michael Applebaum is facing 14 charges, including corruption, conspiracy, and abuse of trust. The charges are linked to two real estate projects. Applebaum was taken into custody early this morning.
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives for G8 meetings in Northern Ireland
LOUGH ERNE, United Kingdom – Prime Minister Stephen Harper has arrived in Northern Ireland for the G8 summit. Harper and leaders of the world’s eight wealthiest nations are meeting in the lakeside Lough Erne resort for two days. Topping the agenda will be a way to end the bloody civil war raging in Syria. Harper
