F-35 price tag expected to top $29B U.S.: Parliamentary budget officer

The federal government has underestimated the cost of the F-35 fighter jet deal, according to a newly released report.

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• F-35 purchase will bolster economy, Tories claim
• Tories' figures on tax cuts, jets questioned
• Canada not getting money's worth from defence budget: study
• Government pressed for cost of anti-crime plans, F-35 fighter-jet deal

Liberals will push for election over Tories' disrespect for democracy

The federal Liberals say they're ready to fight an election over the Harper government's lack of respect for democracy.

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Ignatieff, Harper attempt to frame terms of election

In politics, some expressions are perpetual: Governments defeat themselves. Timing is everything. A week is a lifetime.

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NHL under fire as Quebec police probe notorious hit

The NHL has found itself under scrutiny Thursday from police, its sponsors and even Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

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• Physical contact in peewees under study in Calgary
• Canadians react as NHL imposes no suspension on Chara for on-ice hit
• Pacioretty `disgusted' by NHL ruling after Chara hit
• Video: Canadien's neck broken after Bruin's hit

Canadian 'ape angel' set to celebrate creation of orangutan sanctuary

Forty years after Birute Mary Galdikas became the world's leading protector of orangutans, the Canadian scientist's quest to secure a more sustainable future for our long-armed primate cousins is about to mark two major milestones.

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• Video: Canadian primatologist Birute Galdikas
• Apes, like humans, 'age gracefully': study
• How humans got big brains, barbless penises