As the United States questions a federal program that funnels surplus military equipment to local police departments, a similar Canadian program has not warranted the same scrutiny.
Canadian police services go easy on military purchases, say cops
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Armed standoff puts Petawawa neighbourhood on lockdown
Police cordoned off a Petawawa neighbourhood Friday due to a reported standoff with an armed man.
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Second woman granted bail for alleged airplane antics
One of two women accused of forcing a
Cuban-bound plane back to Canada for
unruly antics was granted bail on Friday.
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Gatineau girl being tested for Ebola virus
A Gatineau girl has been quarantined as health officials await testing of the deadly Ebola virus.
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The First World War: Excerpts from the diary of Woodman Leonard
Training for battle reflected many of the conditions soldiers would experience in the trenches along the Western Front — rain, cold and confusion.
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Review vindicates Edmonton teacher who refused to enforce no-zero policy for students who didn’t complete coursework
David beats Goliath.
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EU says could send over $1 billion Euros more aid to Ukraine
BRUSSELS - The European Union may disburse more than one billion euros in loans to Ukraine over the coming months and could consider further aid beyond that, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Saturday.In March, the EU offered an 11 billion euro ($14.45 billion) package of loans and grants to Ukraine over the next several yea
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Liberals hold big lead in New Brunswick election: poll
OTTAWA -- Brian Gallant's New Brunswick Liberal Party held a commanding lead over incumbent Progressive Conservative Premier David Alward as the province's 38th general election opened, a new poll says.
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Parents also need to be prepared for school
Back to school - that post Labour Day ritual of waking kids early after a summer of silliness - starts Tuesday.
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Gatineau girl negative for Ebola
A three-year-old Gatineau girl tested negative for the deadly Ebola virus.
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Childhood friends marry 60 years later
Edwin Arsenault, 85, and Julie-Rachel Bordeleau, 84, two childhood friends who had lost touch for over 60 years, were married on Saturday in a ceremony in Quebec City.
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Mediator walks out of B.C. teachers' strike talks
Students in B.C. won’t be heading back to school Tuesday after attempts to end the teachers’ strike hit another snag Saturday night.
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Canadians protecting the skies of the Baltic states
The sabre-rattling words of two world leaders has the hair on the back of people’s necks here standing at attention.
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Quebec school outlaws homework for the year
The youngsters at a school in Saguenay, Que., will have lighter backpacks this year after the administration decided to ban homework for those in grades 1 through 6.
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Labour groups urges feds to fix Foreign Worker program
The Alberta Federation of Labour says a program that fast-tracked guest workers in the province’s oilsands is endangering the safety of all workers.
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Dad dies trying to rescue son in Lake Huron
The 39-year-old Mississauga, Ont., man drowned Sunday at Port Albert’s main beach — located on Lake Huron about 240 km west of Toronto — after rescuing his eight-year-old son David.
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Canadians policing Baltic skies with pride
Just in case the Russians are coming, the Canadians are now here.
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Harper likely to feel heat from allies over Ukraine military support
Prime Minister Stephen Harper departed Tuesday for the U.K. and an important NATO leaders' summit on Ukraine.
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Nigel Wright: NDP wants prosecutors to take a second look at evidence
The RCMP might have given him a pass in the Senate scandal, but the federal New Democrats aren't ready to let Nigel Wright off the hook just yet.
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Patient in isolation in St. Catharines hospital on Ebola fears
A person who recently returned from West Africa has been placed in isolation in a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital with Ebola-like symptoms.
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