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OTTAWA - Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilots of the future could be spending almost as much time in a simulator as they do in the cockpit under a revised training regime that has its eyes on the bottom line as much as technology, say internal doc

TORONTO - The country's one-cent piece may be on the verge of extinction, but for creative Canadians seeking ways to make the most of the soon-to-be obsolete coin, the penny has already dropped.

TORONTO - Many Torontonians are going vegan, and that includes the four-legged ones. Vegan diets for dogs are becoming increasingly prevalent in Toronto as owners who follow the vegan lifestyle are implementing it on their pets.

WINNIPEG - It was billed as a debate, but the two plush chairs on stage made it clear Saturday's Liberal leadership event would not be your typical candidates' battle. The nine contenders never squared off against each other.

WIARTON, Ont. - sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s prognosticating rodents are split on whether the country is in for an early spring or six more weeks of winter.

OTTAWA - Stephen Harper tweeted a photo of himself last week surrounded by 13 advisers — and only three of the staff around the big table were women.

TORONTO - sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s ban on marijuana was effectively upheld Friday when Ontario's top court struck down an earlier court decision that said sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s laws related to medicinal pot were unconstitutional.

EDMONTON - Alberta's opposition parties say the way Premier Alison Redford responds to a leaked plan by her party to fight the next election with illegal donations is a litmus test of her leadership. And so far, they said Friday, she's failing.

TORONTO - Ontario's premier-to-be is promising to change the tone between teachers, school boards and the government to end the labour strife over imposed contracts.

FREDERICTON - The premier of New Brunswick is stepping up his promotion of a proposed national pipeline project to carry western crude oil to the east coast as a key to his province's economic future.