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SNC-Lavalin shares fall to near 15-year low after warning from Caisse de depot
Shares of SNC-Lavalin Inc. plummeted to the lowest level in nearly 15 years on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, in reaction to its largest shareholder, the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, warning that the embattled engineering firm had to move to emergency mode to improve its project execution.
Consular officials visit Canadian Michael Kovrig detained in China
Consular officials in China have met for the 10th time with a detained Canadian, Global Affairs Canada said on Monday, August 5, 2019.
Kenney takes aim at Trudeau directly ahead of fall federal election
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is taking aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of this fall's federal election.
Another reason to avoid bunker as snapping turtle lays eggs on N.S. golf course
For the second year in a row, a central Nova Scotia golf course is home to an unusual hazard after a resident snapping turtle laid eggs in a bunker.
Evacuation alert for 206 properties as wildfire grows in southern Okanagan
The BC Wildfire Service says a fire burning in British Columbia's southern Interior doubled in size over a 24-hour period to about 2.5 square kilometres.
Government lifts speed restrictions after spotting no whales in shipping lanes
The federal government has lifted speed restrictions meant to protect North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence after finding that the policy may have been pushing ships closer to the endangered mammals.
13 victims after nearly a dozen shootings over the weekend: Toronto police
Thirteen people were injured after nearly a dozen shootings across Toronto over the long weekend, one of which sparked chaos as gunshots rang out in a packed nightclub.
Veteran Liberal MP Denis Paradis won't seek re-election this fall
Veteran Liberal MP Denis Paradis says he won't seek re-election in this fall's federal election.
RCMP divers set to search river near Gillam, Man., for two murder suspects
An RCMP dive team is in northern Manitoba to conduct an underwater search for two British Columbia murder suspects.
Evacuation ends and rail line reopens after Alberta train derailment
Residents of a southern Alberta hamlet are back in their homes after an evacuation that followed a train derailment and chemical spill.