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From software to diapers: suppliers face gag orders when dealing with governments

May 09, 2008 - 2:18 pm

OTTAWA - The Defence Department lifted a media gag order Friday on suppliers interested in providing new radar equipment to military airfields across Canada.

But it's only one of a growing number of contracts in which people who want to do business with federal or provincial governments ...

Industry minister says MDA should not sell assets to get foreign contracts

May 09, 2008 - 2:17 pm

LONGUEUIL, Que - Federal Industry Minister Jim Prentice says lack of market access shouldn't be a reason for Canadian companies like MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) to sell their businesses to foreigners.

He made the statement at the Canadian Space Agency on Friday, just ...

Williams defends statement that N.L. breast-cancer inquiry a 'prosecution'

May 09, 2008 - 2:14 pm

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Danny Williams, accused of undermining a judicial inquiry into botched breast-cancer tests, was unrepentant Friday about making controversial comments this week on the tone of the probe.

The province's opposition parties and an independent expert on public ...

Brenda Martin released from prison

May 09, 2008 - 2:08 pm

OTTAWA - Brenda Martin is finally a free woman.

Martin's lawyer says she was released on parole from a Kitchener women's prison Friday.

Guillermo Cruz Rico says Martin and longtime friend Debra Tieleman were en route to Trenton, Ont., to see Martin's mother. Martin, 51, had been held ...

Parliament passes bill requiring foreign aid to focus on ending poverty

May 09, 2008 - 1:31 pm

OTTAWA - The House of Commons has passed a private member's bill which requires that foreign aid be focused solely on relieving poverty and promoting human rights.

Aid groups have welcomed the legislation, saying it will ensure that the fight against global poverty gets the attention it ...

Woman's death, other illnesses on Via train not caused by infectious diseases

May 09, 2008 - 1:30 pm

FOLEYET, Ont. - Ontario's top medical official says the elderly woman who died on a quarantined Via Rail train mostly likely didn't have an infectious disease.

Nor did the passenger who was airlifted to hospital with flu-like symptoms. Dr. David Williams, Ontario's acting chief medical ...

Bloc calls for Bernier security probe amid concerns over biker 'infiltration'

May 09, 2008 - 1:23 pm

OTTAWA - The link between Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier's ex-girlfriend and the Hells Angels is more than enough to warrant a national security probe, says the Bloc Quebecois, noting that organized crime gangs use "infiltration tactics."

The Conservative government continues to ...

Lottery documents released under order detail probe into $21.5-million insider win

May 09, 2008 - 1:18 pm

TORONTO - A retailer who claimed a $21.5-million winning lottery ticket and sparked a two-month internal investigation at Ontario's lottery corporation initially said the ticket belonged to a customer who had left the store, documents released under order of the province's privacy commissioner ...

Mother of BC children found murdered thanks community for support

May 09, 2008 - 1:14 pm

MERRITT, B.C. - The B.C. mother who found her three children murdered in their home has commented publicly for the first time, thanking the local community for their support.

A letter sent to the Merritt Herald said members of the public have shared in the "horrendous tragedy." The letter, ...

Botched 911 call failure by Internet phone provider: investigation

May 09, 2008 - 1:13 pm

CALGARY - An investigation into a botched 911 call that a family believes contributed to their 18-month-old boy's death is blaming the Internet phone provider.

Elijah Luck's family waited in vain for help at their north Calgary home late last month while paramedics were rushing to an old ...

Heart specialist tells Taser inquiry that shock can be deadly

May 09, 2008 - 12:05 am

VANCOUVER - A heart specialist has told a public inquiry in Vancouver into the use of Tasers that a shock from the energy weapon can be deadly.

San Francisco cardiologist Zian Tseng says a Taser shock at a vulnerable period in the heartbeat can produce a fatal rhythm. He says the heart ...

PM confirms last known survivor of WWI to have Canadian citizenship restored

May 09, 2008 - 12:04 am

OTTAWA - The last surviving Canadian veteran of the First World War will become a Canadian again, just in time for his 108th birthday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed Friday.

John Babcock, who has been living in Spokane, Wa., is to be granted Canadian citizenship in recognition of ...

Atlantic premiers gather in N.B. to call on Ottawa for more money

May 09, 2008 - 11:56 am

FREDERICTON - The four Atlantic premiers say it's time for the federal government to kick in some cash for the Atlantic Gateway initiative - and a number of other projects as well.

Newfoundland's Danny Williams, New Brunswick's Shawn Graham, Nova Scotia's Rodney MacDonald and Robert Ghiz ...

Body of 83rd Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan returns to CFB Trenton

May 09, 2008 - 11:37 am

TRENTON, Ont. - The body of the 83rd Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan has returned home.

The remains of Cpl. Michael Starker, 36, were returned to CFB Trenton Friday aboard a military aircraft. Starker was a Calgary-based medic and reservist who died Tuesday in southern Afghanistan ...

Economy creates 19,200 jobs but cracks emerge; jobless rate up to 6.1 per cent

May 09, 2008 - 11:30 am

OTTAWA - The Canadian economic engine is showing signs of sputtering in the face of stiffening headwinds from the U.S. slump and ongoing tight credit conditions.

Two key economic indicators Friday - unemployment and merchandise trade - painted a picture of a somewhat resilient economy that ...

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