VANCOUVER - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) has received a $40-million contract to provide the Australian air force with continued support for its drone program until December 2017.
BURNABY, B.C. - The City of Burnaby, B.C., says it plans to appeal a National Energy Board decision granting energy giant Kinder Morgan access to a municipal conservation area.
HAMILTON - Thousands of people lined the streets of Hamilton on Tuesday to pay respects to a soldier described as a "kid at heart" who was gunned down as he stood ceremonial guard in Ottawa in what the prime minister called a terrorist attack.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A former homeless addict has won a national award for one of the best PhD studies in Canada.
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger cancelled a cabinet meeting Tuesday as he faces growing questions about his political future.
OTTAWA - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will join Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird in laying a wreath today at the National War Memorial in honour of two Canadian soldiers killed last week.