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Federal government says it will build 17,000 homes, pegs cost at $2 billion

The federal government says it will spend more than $2 billion to build 17,000 homes, including thousands of affordable units. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement today in Kitchener, Ont., alongside Housing Minist...

PM Trudeau talks about plans to create a special team focused on countering Russian propaganda

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled plans to create a special team focused on countering Russian disinformation and propaganda. It's part of a package of new measures designed to support Ukraine and punish Russia for launc...

Canadian, German leaders defend decision to return gas turbine to Russian company

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his government's decision to allow the return of turbines to Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom, as Ukraine renews its calls for Canada to reverse course. Ukraine has called on Trudeau and his government to reverse their decision to exempt Siemens Canada from sanctions against Russia so it can repair six turbines for use in a pipeline that supplies natural gas to Germany. One turbine already repaired at Siemens' Montreal facility has been delivered to Germany and was supposed to go to Gazprom, which operates the pipeline, but the Russian compan...

Family of Saskatoon woman being held in U.S. urges Canada to extradite her home

Family of a Saskatchewan woman being held in custody in the United States say they want her extradited quickly to deal with her charges in Canada. Dawn Walker, who is 48, is facing two charges in Oregon related to identity fraud along with two charges in Saskatoon of child abduction and public mischief. She was arrested Friday when she and her seven-year-old son were found in Oregon City after a two-week search. Police allege Walker was involved in a custody dispute with the boy's father and faked her death and that of her son before illegally entering the US. ...

Top commander defends military's vaccine requirement, says 'tweak' in the works

Canada's top military commander says he's considering changes to the Armed Forces' vaccine requirement. Chief of the Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre says any change will need to balance the military's requirements against various...

N.L. wildfire wort in 6 decades, Harbour Breton facing shortage of food and supplies after being cut off from other communities

The deputy mayor of Harbour Breton, Newfoundland, figures the town's three grocery stores will be out of food in the next day or two. The community of about 1,600 remains cut off due to the worst forest fires the province has see...

National employment numbers for July from Statistics Canada show loss of 31,000 jobs

The latest numbers from Statistics Canada show Canada and BC both continue to report historic low unemployment rates. The jobless rate across the country was pegged at 4.9 per cent last month, unchanged from June, although the da...

Former Supreme Court judge Thomas Cromwell heads Hockey Canada review

Former Supreme Court of Canada judge Thomas Cromwell is leading an independent review of Hockey Canada's governance that begins immediately. There have been calls for a change of leadership at Hockey Canada for the way it handled...

Canadian troops heading to United Kingdom to train Ukrainian forces to fight Russia

Defence Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa and an Ontario company have agreed to deliver armoured vehicles to Ukrainian forces to help their fight against Russian troops. Anand also says Canada is sending up to 225 Canadian Armed Fo...

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Alleged Quebec cop killer was on probation, had history of mental health problems

A Quebec man accused of killing a provincial police officer had a history of mental health issues and had been found not criminally responsible at least five times for past offences.Isaac Brouillard Lessard, 35, was shot dead by p...

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