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Special forces looks at recruiting off the street amid shifting demands
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces are considering whether to recruit elite special-forces soldiers straight off the street rather than forcing them to follow the traditional route of first spending several...
Mar 08, 2019
Sen. McSally, former Air Force pilot, says officer raped her
WASHINGTON - Sen. Martha McSally, the first female Air Force fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was sexually assaulted by a superior officer, and later, when she tried to talk abo...
Mar 08, 2019
Manitoba Premier says tax cut will come even if opposition delays bill
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says his long-promised cut to the provincial sales tax will take effect July 1, even if the opposition delays the legislation that enacts it. Oppo...
Mar 08, 2019
Andrew Scheer says he didn't hear pizzagate reference at Ontario town hall
ROSSER, Man. - Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer says he didn't hear a man mention a widely debunked conspiracy theory while answering questions at a town hall earlier this week. ...
Mar 08, 2019
Ontario nowhere near goal of full accessibility by 2025, review finds
TORONTO - The accessibility law that took effect in Ontario 14 years ago and has served as a blueprint for similar legislation in other parts of Canada has fallen well short of its goals and continues...
Mar 08, 2019
Federal program for women entrepreneurs urged to do more to help firms scale up
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government marked International Women's Day on Friday by touting its collection of measures designed to support - and boost the number of - female en...
Mar 08, 2019
Getting off the pot and getting tested
An uncomfortable topic, but a necessary one. That's the idea behind March's Colorectal Cancer Awareness month.Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Canada and affects more ...
Mar 08, 2019 (submitted photo/Sask. Cancer Agency)
Elderly Ottawa man dug out by police after spending winter snowed into home
Ottawa Police say they helped dig an elderly man out of his home Thursday after discovering he had been snowed in and unable to get out all winter. The police say the man's neighbours called Thursday ...
Mar 08, 2019
Provincial jobless down year-over-year but local stats remain high
The Saskatchewan government is hailing the latest job stats that show a year-over-year net increase of 9,000 jobs. However, the opposition New Democrats are focusing on the month-over-month stats whic...
Mar 08, 2019 (File photo/Tyler Marr paNOW Staff) : Glenn Hicks
The Cruze cruises: GM assembly plant closing, maybe for good
LORDSTOWN, Ohio - The last compact car rolled off the line Wednesday at General Motors' massive assembly plant in Ohio as the automaker began moving toward its future while workers wondered about thei...
Mar 08, 2019