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  • New business jet Challenger 350 launched by Bombardier New business jet Challenger 350 launched by Bombardier

    GENEVA - Canadian aeroplane maker Bombardier has expanded its leading Challenger family of business jets with the launch of the new Challenger 350 aircraft in collaboration with global leader in private aviation, US firm NetJets. The launch on Monday was held at a special event here at the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE). Bombardier said deliveries of the ...

  • Canadian University of Dubai runs Apprentice-style course for entrepreneurs

    Students pitch ideas at the Canadian University of Dubai, where enrolment in its entrepreneurship course was expanded to 80. Lee Hoagland / The ...

  • Horwath to support Liberal budget averting spring Ontario election

    NDP Leader Andrea Horwath will allow Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's budget to pass, averting a spring election.At a press conference Monday, Ms. Horwath pointed to the numerous concessions Ms. Wynne's Liberals gave the party to secure its support.The NDP sucessfully pushed the Liberals to create a new independent budget watchdog, set up youth jobs programs and cut auto insurance ...

  • Scandal of alleged Rob Ford video looms over Toronto council debate

    Eyes will be on Toronto City Hall today, where Mayor Rob Ford is expected to face questions from the media and some councillors about allegations that he was recorded on video allegedly smoking crack ...

  • Anchoring long putters prohibited as of 2016

    Golf's governing bodies approved a new rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, going against two major golf organizations that argued long putters are not hurting the game. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. Golf Association said Rule 14-1b would take effect in 2016. "We recognize this has been a divisive issue," R&A ...

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The X-Files: I Want to Believe

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Its been six years since The X-Files series came to an end and 10 years since its first appearance on the big screen, so viewers will be forgiven if they find it a bit strange that series creator Chris Carter is bringing out a new movie, especially one th ... ...

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  • Apple CEO Tim Cook faces grilling on Irish tax scandal

    Apple CEO Tim Cook will face questions from U.S. lawmakers Tuesday about how his company managed to keep its tax burden so low in Ireland. (Robert ...

  • Traffic circle accidents worry Kitsilano residents

    Residents along a popular biking lane on Vancouver's West 10th Avenue are concerned traffic circles are causing an increase in accidents between cars and cyclists. Last week, city council removed the traffic circle at West 10th and Pine after ICBC statistics showed it ranked in the top 10 intersections for car-bike crashes. "There's not a lot of vision around the corners and ...

  • Drug users sue Abbotsford over anti-harm reduction bylaw

    (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) Advocates for needle exchanges are suing the City of Abbotsford, saying the city's bylaw which bans harm reduction centres violates basic human rights. The city, located in the Fraser Valley east of Vancouver, has a 2005 zoning bylaw that prevents methadone treatment clinics, needle exchanges and supervised injection sites from setting up. "It's ...

  • Police still at Millard farm in Waterloo Region

    Police are maintaining a light presence at the Waterloo Region farm of Dellen Millard on Tuesday, and have confirmed that other remains have been found on the property. The 27-year-old was charged with first-degree murder after the remains of Ancaster, Ont., man Tim Bosma were discovered there. A single Hamilton Police car was spotted by CBC News on the property near North Dumfries on Tuesday ...

  • Harper speaks to Tory caucus on Senate scandal

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper will give a televised address to his Conservative caucus this morning and comment on the Senate expenses controversy that prompted the weekend resignation of his chief of staff, Nigel Wright. Harper has yet to make public comments on the Senate spending trouble that has also forced Senators Mike Duffy and Pam Wallin to step out of the Conservative caucus. Caucus ...

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