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Chris Hadfield's iconic photos from outer space to be available to public
HALIFAX - Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield's famous photos from the International Space Station will soon be available to the public. Hadfield donated more than 13,000 photos to Dalhousie University ...
Apr 09, 2019
Equifax fell short of privacy obligations to Canadians, says privacy commissioner
Equifax contravened Canada's privacy law and fell short of its obligations to Canadians during and after a global data breach in 2017, federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien said Tuesday. M...
Apr 09, 2019
Apology sought from Montreal-area mayor who equated secularism bill to ethnic cleansing
QUEBEC - There are growing calls for a suburban Montreal mayor to apologize for comments last week equating the province's proposed secularism legislation to "ethnic cleansing." Premier Fran...
Apr 09, 2019
Canada still enjoys old NAFTA benefits as new deal awaits ratification: Freeland
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada has kept its privileged access to the U.S. market even as the new North American trade deal hangs in the balance. That was Canada's core...
Apr 09, 2019
Working group needed to examine live performance industry, lawyer tells inquest
TORONTO - The Ontario government should form a working group to examine the processes involved in the live performance industry, including the construction of temporary stages like the one that fatall...
Apr 09, 2019
Rival's exit appears to clear way for Kevin Vickers as N.B. Liberal leader
FREDERICTON - It appears Kevin Vickers, the former House of Commons sergeant-at-arms, is poised to be the next leader of New Brunswick's Liberal party. The only other declared candidate, Rene Ephestio...
Apr 09, 2019
Looters likely scouring sunken treasures off Nova Scotia, experts warn
HALIFAX - Beneath the choppy waves off Nova Scotia's rugged coast are thousands of shipwreck sites sprinkled with lost treasure: centuries-old coins, canons, and perhaps even historic booty stole...
Apr 09, 2019
More scrutiny of defence intelligence operations needed, security committee says
OTTAWA - A national-security watchdog has called for stricter controls on the Canadian military's spying, including the possibility of legislation spelling out when and how defence...
Apr 09, 2019
Suspect in attack on Edmonton policeman looking for lawyer before fall trial
EDMONTON - A man accused of trying to kill a police officer and of running down pedestrians is still without a lawyer six months before his trial. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif faces 12 charges and ...
Apr 09, 2019
Alberta's Notley urges senators to toss tanker ban bill 'in the garbage'
CALGARY - Alberta's two political heavyweights have renewed their challenge to Ottawa over legislation they call a gut punch to the province's oil industry. NDP Leader Rachel Notley and Jaso...
Apr 09, 2019