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• Alfie backs off a bit, says Sens won't back down
  OTTAWA - Daniel Alfredsson has no doubt he and the Ottawa Senators will bring their best game to Pittsburgh and doesn't care if anyone thinks ...
• In low interest rate environment, home affordability...
  OTTAWA — A new analysis from the Royal Bank (TX:RY) finds home ownership in Canada remains largely affordable, even if there are signs of mild ...
• Harper says 'I did not know' about Duffy payment
  LIMA, Peru — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he did not know about — nor was he asked to sign off on — the arrangement that saw his chief of ...
• Harper to tighten Senate expense rules
  OTTAWA — A “very upset” Prime Minister Stephen Harper tried to settle down a scandal-rattled Conservative caucus today with talk of ...
• Canadian astronaut Hadfield describes feeling...
  LONGUEUIL, Que. — Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield says his body is confused and banged-up after his five-month stay in space.He says he has ...
• Study finds one kind of mammogram less effective at...
  TORONTO — A study looking at technology used for mammography has found that one type is less effective at detecting breast cancer than others. ...
• Remains of Ontario man missing for more than a week...
  HAMILTON, Ont. — Police say a southern Ontario man who vanished more than a week ago has been found dead. Hamilton police Chief Glenn De Caire ...
• Astronaut Chris Hadfield back on Earth
  LONGUEUIL, Que. — Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who became a worldwide sensation thanks to his tweets, musical performances and stunning ...
• Boston forces overtime with improbable third-period...
  BOSTON - Patrice Bergeron scored at 6:05 of overtime to complete a miraculous Boston comeback as the Bruins rallied to oust the Toronto Maple ...
• Labrador byelection pits promised cabinet post...
  The federal byelection today in Labrador boils down to a choice: a former cabinet minister who says he'll wield influence in Ottawa, versus ...
• Federal government announces quota for harp seal...
  OTTAWA — The federal government has announced the quota for this year’s commercial harp seal hunt, weeks after it began.The Department of ...
• Revenue Agency says 44 off-shore tax cheats...
  OTTAWA — As an international investigation of tax evaders broadens to include Canadian authorities, the federal government says it has convicted ...
• Alberta youths who shot sleeping five year old get...
  WETASKIWIN, Alta. — Three young people involved in the shooting death of a five-year-old boy on an Alberta reserve have received the maximum ...
• Letter suggests Mike Duffy was tipped off about...
  OTTAWA — A letter written last month by Conservative Sen. Mike Duffy suggests he was tipped off about irregularities in his expense claims by the ...
• Wounded and depleted Habs on the brink of elimination
  —BROSSARD, Que. P.K. Subban’s confidence is high despite the plague of injuries that has descended on the Montreal Canadiens. ...
• Tories create team to go after tax cheats and pour...
  OTTAWA — The Conservatives are beefing up the tools used to go after tax cheats in the hopes of recovering billions in lost revenue.A team of six ...
• In the battle between sword and skateboard, take...
  VERNON, B.C. — The sword is not mightier than the skateboard in Vernon, B.C.Mounties in that North Okanagan city say they are still sorting out a ...
• St. John's airport strike drags on as high tourism...
  A strike at the St. John’s International Airport is being blamed for the loss of convention business and other headaches as high tourism season ...
• Business-backed coalition says sales of bootleg...
  OTTAWA — A group partly funded by businesses that make or sell cigarettes says contraband tobacco is still a big problem in Canada. The National ...
• Robots lend a helping hand
  —TORONTO It was quite a shock for Rod Sinn when he learned the persistent sore throat he’d had for five months, initially diagnosed as ...
• Tweet causes retreat
  —OTTAWA Perhaps nothing demonstrates the volatility of markets better than this week’s sudden plunge in New York and the lesser dip in Toronto ...
• Leafs feel the love from fans
  —Toronto Before the Maple Leafs took to the ice Sunday morning, they sat down to watch video of the celebrations from the previous night in ...
• Harper says people ’fed up’ with old...
  QUEBEC — Stephen Harper says people are “fed up” with the old constitutional battles that have been around his entire life.The prime minister was ...
• U.S. gov’t ordered to verify all arriving foreign...
  WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department ordered its border agents “effective immediately” to verify that every international student who ...
• Improvements to search and rescue pledged after...
  OTTAWA — Days after the auditor general’s sharp warning about Canada’s search-and-rescue capability, the Harper government announced largely ...
• Loblaw gets to work on factory safety
  —TORONTO Loblaws says it will continue manufacturing Joe Fresh clothing in Bangladesh and also take new steps to ensure the structural integrity ...
• Mixing things up
  —BOSTON Expect lineup changes Saturday night when the Toronto Maple Leafs try to improve their fortunes against the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of ...
• Missing tax deadline can lead to benefits being cut,...
  MONTREAL — Canada’s annual last-minute tax filing panic has ended.But for about two million citizens and residents, the clock has begun to tick ...
• Improvements to search and rescue pledged after...
  OTTAWA — Just days after the auditor general’s sharp warning about Canada’s search-and-rescue capability, the Harper government is unveiling a ...
• Worth the wait: Habs-Sens finally set for first...
  Daniel Alfredsson has been a Canadiens-killer since he began his career as an Ottawa Senator in 1995, but he has never played Montreal in the ...