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09.05.2008
LONGUEUIL, Que - Only hours after confirming his decision to block a controversial foreign takeover of part of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA), federal Industry Minister Jim Prentice announced a major contract Friday between the company and the Canadian Space Agency.
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09.05.2008
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.
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09.05.2008
TRENTON, Ont. - The body of the 83rd Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan has returned home.
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09.05.2008
OTTAWA - The Commons unanimously adopted a resolution Friday urging Myanmar's reclusive military regime to accept international relief teams in the wake of last weekend's catastrophic cyclone.
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09.05.2008
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.
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09.05.2008
FOLEYET, Ont. - A 60-year-old woman has died and several others are sick with flu-like symptoms on a quarantined Via Rail passenger train in northern Ontario, but police said Friday they don't believe there's any connection between the death and the illnesses.
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09.05.2008
TORONTO - The federal government has confirmed its decision to block a controversial foreign takeover of part of Canada's premier space technology firm, saying the proposed deal would not benefit the country.
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09.05.2008
TORONTO - A member of a Toronto-based rapid response team says he is frustrated the team has been unable to secure visas to get into cyclone-ravaged Myanmar - and the UN's decision today to suspend aid shipments will affect his group's backup plan.
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09.05.2008
CFB TRENTON - Paramedics and the family of the latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan will gather at CFB Trenton on Friday afternoon.
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09.05.2008
TORONTO - Personal health information can be disclosed in emergency situations, say two of Canada's privacy commissioners.
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