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In the news today, July 26

Five stories in the news for Friday, July 26 --- B.C. MURDER SUSPECT THOUGHT NAZI ITEMS WERE 'COOL' A murder suspect who allegedly sent photographs of a swastika armband and a Hitler Yo...

Jul 26, 2019

Secret spy file on Pierre Trudeau was almost spared from destruction: memo

OTTAWA - A secret spy service file on Pierre Trudeau came close to eluding destruction 30 years ago, newly disclosed memos reveal. However, a late October 1988 recommendation&...

Jul 26, 2019

Supreme Court of Canada to rule on military's no-juries justice system

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court is to rule this morning on whether the military's system for trying members charged with civilian offences is constitutional. It is dealing with multiple cases at once,...

Jul 26, 2019

Federal government to release findings of review into Hassan Diab's extradition

OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to release findings today of an independent review of an extradition that resulted in Ottawa professor Hassan Diab spending three years in a ...

Jul 26, 2019

Oilsands mine in public interest despite 'significant adverse' effects: panel

CALGARY - A federal-provincial panel says a proposed northeastern Alberta oilsands mine would be in the public interest, even though it would be likely to significantly harm the environment and I...

Jul 25, 2019

Court orders Elections Canada to review moving voting day over religious worries

OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer is taking a second look at whether voting day this October needs to be moved because it falls on a Jewish holiday after being ordered by a Federal Court ...

Jul 25, 2019

Scheer says Liberals exaggerating over his call to review Canada Food Guide

ST-HYACINTHE, Que. - On a visit to an agricultural fair in a battleground riding east of Montreal Tuesday, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer defended his promise to review the Canada Food Gu...

Jul 25, 2019

Group linked to robocalls and text messages registers as third party

OTTAWA - A third-party organization linked to a series of robocall and text campaigns in Canada is now officially registered as a third party for the upcoming federal election. Canada Strong and ...

Jul 25, 2019

Quebec police believe to have found bodies of missing Quebec businessman and son

MONTREAL - Police say they believe they have found the bodies of a Quebec businessman and his teenage son who went missing two weeks ago in the upper Laurentians. In a tweet today,...

Jul 25, 2019

Lametti swats back at Ontario attorney general over legal aid spending

OTTAWA - The Ontario government's rejection of shared responsibility for legal aid is an "excuse for spending cuts" that will leave many of the province's most vulnerable at greate...

Jul 25, 2019