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Centre eyes artificial intelligence to modernize the federal hunt for dirty cash
OTTAWA - The federal anti-money laundering centre is exploring artificial intelligence and machine learning to help sort through a deluge of data in the hunt for hidden d...
Mar 14, 2020

PBO says MPs should seek 'clarity' from government on Trump tariff retaliation
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog urged federal politicians to ask the government why it is holding on to an extra $105 million that it collected on U.S. steel and aluminum during its trade figh...
Mar 14, 2020

Kenney worried layoffs coming as oil and gas sector struggles with coronavirus
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney flew to Ottawa on Wednesday with a list of demands and a key message for the prime minister to focus on the economy. Kenney and his fellow premier...
Mar 14, 2020

Russian who worked on Canadian-led project was no spy, lawyer tells court
OTTAWA - There is "no credible evidence" to support the federal allegation Elena Crenna spied against Canada on behalf of Moscow, the woman's lawyer told a judge Wednesday. On the ...
Mar 14, 2020

How EI benefits for COVID-19 quarantines will work
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced changes to Canada's sick-leave benefits under employment insurance Wednesday, to respond to concerns about COVID-19. Here is a quick overview of how th...
Mar 14, 2020

Surprise retirement leaves military searching for sixth vice-chief in four years
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is searching for its sixth second-in-command in less than four years after Lt.-Gen. Jean-Marc Lanthier's surprise decision to retire this summer. The turnover in vice-ch...
Mar 14, 2020

Federal Liberals to deliver 2020 budget on March 30, Morneau says
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals will deliver the first budget of their minority mandate at the end of the month. Finance Minister Bill Morneau told the House of Commons on Wednesday that the federal Lib...
Mar 14, 2020

Amnesty International raises Greta sticker in letter to Trudeau, premiers
CALGARY - Amnesty International says it's not enough for political leaders to condemn a sexually suggestive decal appearing to show teenage climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and they should do more to...
Mar 14, 2020

Black boxes from downed Ukrainian flight to be transferred to Kyiv
OTTAWA - The flight recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner shot down by the Iranian military in January will be arriving in Ukraine in 10 to 14 days, the country's envoy to Canada said Wednesday. Ambas...
Mar 14, 2020

Passengers on last flight into Canada from Rome talk of empty city
MONTREAL - Doris Hamelin and her husband Rejean Vallee said the restaurants in Rome shut down at 6 p.m. Tuesday and the only place they could find food was the grocery store. In a bid t...
Mar 14, 2020