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OTTAWA — Canada has quietly paid another $30 million toward development of the F-35 — money that could become insurance in the trade dispute between U.S. aerospace firm Boeing and Canadian rival Bombardier. The annual payment was made to the U.S.

OTTAWA — A former military medical technician convicted of conducting inappropriate breast exams on female recruits has been sentenced to nine months in prison. Chief military judge Col. Mario Dutil told a military court in London, Ont.

VANCOUVER — Kinder Morgan says it will proceed with the $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion as long as it secures satisfactory financing for the project through its initial public offering.

HALIFAX — Warm water temperatures and a weak or non-existent El Nino will contribute to an above-normal hurricane season this year, the Canadian Hurricane Centre said Thursday.

TORONTO — Risky ice rescue courses that send firefighters and firefighting students into treacherous, fast-moving currents should be put on hold until they can be performed safely, a coroner's inquest into the deaths of two Ontario men recommended Th

WATERLOO, Ont. — BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) says it will receive US$940 million from Qualcomm by May 31 to settle a dispute over royalty payments. An arbitrator sided with BlackBerry in April, and announced an interim award of US$814.

YORKTON, Sask. — A report on the death of a search-and-rescue technician in a parachute training accident says the investigation is focusing on human factors, including training and emergency procedures. Master Cpl.

WASHINGTON — A reporter being slammed into the ground by a Republican politician, prompting criminal charges on the eve of his election to Congress, is putting a new spotlight on mounting hostility between the media and America's governing party.

STEINBACH, Man. — RCMP have issued an appeal asking for the public's help in finding the remains of a 13-year-old boy who vanished in July 1978. David Wiebe was last seen by his mother, riding away from his home in Steinbach, Man., on his bicycle.

SAINT-BRUNO-DE-MONTARVILLE, Que. — Cecile and Annette Dionne have just two items on their wish list as they get set to celebrate their 83rd birthday Sunday.