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Ottawa eyeing U.S.-made surveillance planes for Canadian Armed Forces

Ottawa eyeing U.S.-made surveillance planes for Canadian Armed Forces

OTTAWA — Canada is looking at buying a fleet of military surveillance aircraft from U.S. aerospace giant Boeing without a competition. The federal Procurement Department says Canada has submitted a letter to the U.S.
Watchdog couldn't probe charity bias allegations 'deeply enough' due to lack of info

Watchdog couldn't probe charity bias allegations 'deeply enough' due to lack of info

OTTAWA — The federal taxpayers' ombudsperson is recommending better unconscious bias training for employees of the Canada Revenue Agency's charities directorate.
Grocery money, clean tech tax breaks expected in federal budget Tuesday

Grocery money, clean tech tax breaks expected in federal budget Tuesday

Canada's most recent Food Price Report predicted grocery bills for a family of four will be about $1,065 more this year.
A look at some of the seven victims who perished in Old Montreal fire

A look at some of the seven victims who perished in Old Montreal fire

Montreal police said seven people perished in a fire that swept through an Old Montreal building on the morning of March 16. Victims are from Ontario, Quebec and the United States.
Two final bodies pulled from rubble after Old Montreal fire, five bodies identified

Two final bodies pulled from rubble after Old Montreal fire, five bodies identified

MONTREAL — The bodies of the final two missing victims of a fire in Old Montreal were pulled from the rubble on Monday, as investigators shifted their attention to uncovering the causes of the deadly blaze.
Disorganized foreign-aid reporting means Ottawa can't track feminist outcomes: audit

Disorganized foreign-aid reporting means Ottawa can't track feminist outcomes: audit

OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada has no sense of whether development aid meant to help women and girls abroad is actually advancing gender equity, according to an audit tabled in Parliament on Monday morning.
Canada extends, shrinks anti-ISIL 'Operation Impact' mission in the Middle East

Canada extends, shrinks anti-ISIL 'Operation Impact' mission in the Middle East

OTTAWA — Canada is extending a scaled-down version of its military mission in Iraq and the Middle East for another two years.
Canada sanctions more Iran guard corps members, police after Toronto rally criticism

Canada sanctions more Iran guard corps members, police after Toronto rally criticism

Ottawa has added more Iranian individuals and companies to its sanctions list after the government faced heavy criticism at a diaspora event this weekend.
Feds say direction to bring men in Syria home amounts to 'wholesale expansion' of law

Feds say direction to bring men in Syria home amounts to 'wholesale expansion' of law

OTTAWA — A judge's erroneous direction that Canadian officials should secure the release of four men from detention in northeastern Syria amounts to a "wholesale expansion" of the law, a federal lawyer told an appeal hearing Monday.
Saskatchewan judge grants bail to sisters who say they were wrongfully convicted

Saskatchewan judge grants bail to sisters who say they were wrongfully convicted

YORKTON, Sask. — Two sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say are wrongful murder convictions hugged tightly after a Saskatchewan judge granted them bail.