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The race is on to make the final ballot for the Conservative party leadership

The race is on to make the final ballot for the Conservative party leadership

OTTAWA — Conservative leadership candidates have until next Friday to submit the paperwork, $300,000 worth of fees and nomination signatures needed to ensure they are on the final ballot.
City of Ottawa reclaims some of the $558,000 stolen in fraud scam

City of Ottawa reclaims some of the $558,000 stolen in fraud scam

OTTAWA — The City of Ottawa says it will reclaim at least some of the funds that were stolen after the local Salvation Army homeless shelter was targeted by fraudsters.
More cars, SUVs to qualify for electric vehicle rebates as feds expand program

More cars, SUVs to qualify for electric vehicle rebates as feds expand program

OTTAWA — The federal government is expanding the number of electric vehicles that qualify for the purchase rebate as it makes good on its promise to include some of the new SUVs and pickups arriving in the electric vehicle market.
Canada has sent heavy artillery and ammunition to Ukraine

Canada has sent heavy artillery and ammunition to Ukraine

OTTAWA — Canada has sent a number of M777 howitzers and ammunition from the Canadian Armed Forces to the Security Forces of Ukraine, fulfilling the prime minister’s promise to send heavy artillery to the embattled country.
Conservative leadership candidates propose ideas that carry some political baggage

Conservative leadership candidates propose ideas that carry some political baggage

OTTAWA — Two thorny ideas have been injected into the race to lead the Conservative Party of Canada: Ending supply management and supporting more private health-care options.
Hudson's Bay Co. calls donation of Winnipeg building an act of reconciliation

Hudson's Bay Co. calls donation of Winnipeg building an act of reconciliation

WINNIPEG — North America's oldest company with fur-trading roots is transferring what was one of its flagship stores to a First Nations group in what is being praised as an example of reconciliation in action.
Mask, vaccine mandates for travel defended as government eases border restrictions

Mask, vaccine mandates for travel defended as government eases border restrictions

OTTAWA — The government signalled it is aspiring to a "more sustainable" approach to COVID-19 restrictions at the border with several small changes Friday, but public health officials say vaccine and mask mandates remain important.
Three Canadian companies win $1-million awards each for carbon removal technology

Three Canadian companies win $1-million awards each for carbon removal technology

VANCOUVER — Three Canadian companies with carbon capture technologies have won $1 million each from entrepreneur Elon Musk's foundation.
Quebec man who killed family of four in drunk driving crash sentenced to 16 years

Quebec man who killed family of four in drunk driving crash sentenced to 16 years

QUEBEC — A Quebec man who killed four members of the same family in a car crash last September in Quebec City has been handed one of the toughest sentences ever given in the province for a drunk driving conviction.
Swath of boreal forest twice the size of Toronto to be protected in northern Ontario

Swath of boreal forest twice the size of Toronto to be protected in northern Ontario

OTTAWA — The largest private land conservation project in Canadian history is unfolding in northern Ontario.