Industrial heartland faces tough slog as locomotive plant closure hits
OTTAWA - The closure of a locomotive plant in London, Ont., by U.S. heavy equipment maker Caterpillar comes as the latest blow to Canada's struggling manufacturing sector.
Facing new competition from low-cost countries, a sluggish economic recovery and no longer able to count on a weak loonie to create a cost-advantage, ...
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Harper unlikely to change budget course despite meeting on NDP priorities
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is seeking opposition input into the next federal budget, even though he no longer needs opposition support to ensure its passage.
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Skier killed after being caught in avalanche in B.C.'s West Kootenay
KASLO, B.C. - An avalanche in British Columbia's West Kootenay region has claimed the life of a skier.
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Jury in Tori Stafford murder trial will visit site where body found, judge says
LONDON, Ont. - The jury in the trial of a man accused of killing eight-year-old Victoria Stafford will visit the place where her body was found.
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Police drug busts in Manitoba, Winnipeg net lots of drugs, 13 charged
WINNIPEG - A massive police drug crackdown in Manitoba and Winnipeg has netted a myriad of drugs and charges against 13 people.
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