National News

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada will contribute six CF-18 jet fighters to a NATO air-policing mission as a response to the crisis in the Ukraine. The jets and ground support staff will be based in Poland.

OTTAWA - Public opinion research contracted by Ottawa suggests the pro-resource-development Conservative government has not yet convinced Canadians of the national benefits of the energy industry.

OTTAWA - Police have charged a 19-year-old man from London, Ont., in connection with the loss of taxpayer data from the Canada Revenue Agency website.

TORONTO - A gallery of political luminaries from all sides of the partisan divide gathered at a cavernous Toronto cathedral Wednesday to set aside their differences and pay final respects to former finance minister Jim Flaherty.

CALGARY - Police say five young people are dead and a suspect is in custody after a stabbing at a house party not far from the University of Calgary.

OTTAWA - The federal tax agency says its online services are up and running again after it blocked public access five days ago due to the so-called Heartbleed bug.

KITIMAT, B.C. -- A record turnout is expected today as residents of the north-coast British Columbia town of Kitimat cast ballots in a plebiscite over the Northern Gateway pipeline project.

OTTAWA - Former finance minister Jim Flaherty died suddenly on Thursday, less than a month after quitting the cabinet. His family said he died peacefully.

TORONTO - The CBC is slashing 657 positions over two years to cope with a massive budget shortfall. CBC News says cuts to its budget amount to $130 million. CBC president Hubert Lacroix is outlining details for staff at a town hall meeting today.

TORONTO - A man working at a human resources company went on a stabbing spree Wednesday after being told he would lose his job, injuring four co-workers, police said Wednesday. The incident took place around 9:30 a.m.