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Analysis
As military probes deadly crash, clues could lie in the Cyclone's troubled procurement history
It took more than a dozen years to bring the Cyclone helicopter into service with the RCAF — and some of its troubled history now casts a long shadow over the recent crash that killed six members of the military.
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Murray Brewster
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Ottawa, provinces and territories reach $4B deal to boost essential workers' pay
As the federal government announced today a multibillion-dollar deal with the provinces and territories to top up payments for low-wage essential workers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada needs to reflect on how it treats frontline and marginalized workers.
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Military chopper crash investigation could take more than a year: Sajjan
Getting to the bottom of what caused the crash of a Canadian air force maritime helicopter could take a "year or more," Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Thursday as the government made plans to recover the wreckage from the bottom of the Ionian Sea.
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Murray Brewster
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Firearms group launches charter challenge of weapons ban as Blair clarifies rules for shotguns
A firearms rights group is launching a constitutional challenge of the government's ban on 'assault-style' weapons, saying the regulatory change threatens a fundamental charter right.
John Paul Tasker
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Frustrated EI applicants find an end-run around overwhelmed call centres
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Karina Roman
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Canada turning to foreign airlines to bring home citizens stranded by pandemic
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Ashley Burke
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Party Lines May 7 episode : Let's check in on the Conservatives
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CFL commissioner testifying to House of Commons committee after financial aid request
Sports -Football -CFL ||
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May and Blanchet declare the oilpatch 'dead,' warn Ottawa against financial supports
John Paul Tasker
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From pulses to pork: How the pandemic is hitting food producers differently
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Evan Dyer
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Students struggling to find summer work in a pandemic economy
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Canada to perform millionth COVID-19 test but numbers still falling short
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Mia Rabson
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Virtual sittings have MPs doing things not allowed in House of Commons
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Joan Bryden
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Analysis
Can Canada 'restart' its economy when the ones earning the least face the highest risk?
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Aaron Wherry
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Wet'suwet'en agreement outlines steps for transferring control of territory to traditional leadership
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Olivia Stefanovich
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Government facing opposition grilling over COVID-19 response, Commons reconvenes
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6 Canadian service members killed in helicopter crash honoured at CFB Trenton ceremony
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Adam Carter
Canada -Toronto ||
Analysis
3 reasons the COVID-19 death rate is higher in U.S. than Canada
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Alexander Panetta
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Demands grow for national, universal long-term care in response to pandemic
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Kathleen Harris
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Canada shifts its UN Security Council campaign pitch in response to pandemic
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Salimah Shivji
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$252M emergency aid package coming for farmers, food processors — but critics warn it's not enough
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Catharine Tunney
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Most Canadians comfortable with pace of easing restrictions: poll
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Laura Osman
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Canada's COVID-19 death toll passes 4,000 as provinces ease restrictions
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Colin Perkel
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Scientists concerned focus on COVID-19 disrupting regular health research funds
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Laura Osman
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Canadian Forces chopper crashed in full view of multiple witnesses, military confirms
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Murray Brewster
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