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• Nova Scotia tables budget with modest tax cuts,...
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is forecasting a slightly smaller deficit in a spring budget that also offers modest tax cuts. The province’s NDP ...
• Former Canadian soldier guilty in death of...
  HALIFAX _ A military spokeswoman says a court martial judge has found a former Canadian soldier guilty of two charges in the 2007 shooting death ...
• Former reservist testifies in own defence at court...
  HALIFAX — A former Canadian reservist charged in the shooting death of a fellow soldier in Afghanistan testified in his own defence ...
• NDP leader Jack Layton has died
  OTTAWA - Like some political Moses, Jack Layton led his people out of the wilderness, only to die within sight of his own Promised Land. In the ...
• Antigonish Roman Catholic Bishop Raymond Lahey...
  OTTAWA — A Roman Catholic bishop who was caught with 588 images and dozens of videos of child pornography on his laptop and a handheld ...
• Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan happy but cautious...
  SALAVAT, Afghanistan - Word that U.S. soldiers had killed terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden swept through a small Canadian patrol base in ...
• Smartphones and apps replacing thick, heavy books as...
  TORONTO — Thick, heavy travel books used to be among the things many people would lug around on vacation, along with a stack of printouts for ...
• Pictou County native wins prestigious Giller Prize
  TORONTO - The tiny Nova Scotia publisher of the Scotiabank Giller-winning novel “The Sentimentalists” can’t say when the title will be ...
• Nova Scotia premier sets date for byelection in...
  HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s NDP premier has set the date for the byelection in Cumberland South, creating a chance for the interim ...
• Montreal makes Top 10 list of the world’s happiest...
  MONTREAL — Canada has an entry on the list of the 10 happiest places on the planet — no small feat considering the rundown included Happy, Texas, ...
• A visit to Calgary for the Stampede is also a chance...
  CALGARY – When you think of Calgary, what do you think about?An informal poll on Facebook garnered some of the usual responses: “Less culture ...
• New shuttle service goes from St. Catharines to...
  NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. — There’s a new way to get to Niagara-on-the-Lake to take in the Shaw theatre festival or visit the area’s wineries.A ...
• Coastal city mixes French and Italian influence in...
  BONIFACIO, France — It’s the classic dilemma of a hilltop, seaside fortress town.It was built purposely to keep people out, with a towering ...
• Birds and battle tanks heard on celebrated coastal...
  BOSHERSTON, Wales — A footpath winds from the village of Bosherston through a wooded nature reserve to the coast in southwest Wales, skirting ...
• Doctor studies travel-related illness in kids,...
  Parents should get pre-travel health advice before they set out on international trips to reduce the risk of children becoming sick, says a ...
• Blockbuster Video Top 10 game rentals list
  TORONTO — The most popular game rentals according to Blockbuster Video Canada for the period ending June 20. PlayStation 3 1 Red Dead ...
• Semrau said fighter ’98 per cent dead’ before...
  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — An injured Taliban fighter who was allegedly executed by Capt. Robert Semrau following a violent skirmish in Afghanistan ...
• Pregnant Sask woman gives birth after assault; baby...
  CARLYLE, Sask. — A baby girl who was born after her mother was severely assaulted on a Saskatchewan Indian reserve was in critical condition ...
• Grandmother charged with abducting two-year-child in...
  REDCLIFF, Alta. — RCMP say the grandmother of a two-year-old girl who was taken from her home in southern Alberta has been charged with ...
• Year-old baby beluga whale Nala dies at Vancouver...
  VANCOUVER — A beluga calf born to much fanfare last summer at the Vancouver Aquarium has died. Nala was born June 7, 2009, to Aurora, the ...
• Magna would stay on course charted by Stronach with...
  TORONTO — Despite all the brouhaha around Magna International Inc.’s proposal to buy out founder Frank Stronach’s voting control at a huge ...
• Bids for storied Paul Henderson ’72 jersey tops...
  MONTREAL — The clock is ticking down for a unique chance to own a piece of Canadian hockey history, albeit a pricey one. Potential bidders have ...
• Stampeders OL Sheridan announces retirement, but...
  CALGARY — Calgary Stampeders offensive lineman Matt Sheridan announced his retirement from football Monday, but kept the door open for a ...
• Abusive Montreal mother, 44, sentenced to 4 years in...
  MONTREAL — A 44-year-old Montreal woman who brutalized her children over a 12-year period has been sentenced to four years in prison. The woman, ...
• Body pulled from Ottawa River identified as missing...
  PEMBROKE, Ont. — Police confirm that a body pulled from the Ottawa River near Deep River is Lachlan Cranswick, Chalk River scientist who went ...
• Ignatieff proposes ban on oil tankers along B.C.’s...
  VICTORIA — Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is calling for a ban on oil tankers along B.C.’s north coast. During a speech in Victoria Monday, ...
• Stephen Harper to apologize to families of Air India...
  TORONTO — Prime Minister Stephen Harper will reportedly apologize to families of the victims of the 1985 Air India bombing on Wednesday. The ...
• Canadian soldier who just got engaged killed in...
  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — It was his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan and Sgt. James MacNeil had already decided it would be the last. And it ...
• Canadian inflation rate falls to 1.4 per cent in May
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says Canada’s annual inflation rate fell back to 1.4 per cent in May, down from 1.8 per cent in April. The agency ...
• World unions warn G20 leaders ahead of summit to...
  VANCOUVER — International labour organizers say they have a message for world leaders ahead of the G8 and G20 summits: things must change. The ...