National News

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.

OTTAWA - A major international security concern has forced the shutdown of electronic filing services at the Canada Revenue Agency, and there are concerns the problem could affect other government systems as well.

OTTAWA - The Conservative government is forcing users of medical marijuana to choose between treating their symptoms or holding on to their freedoms under the Charter of Rights, a gathering of pot-smoking protesters complained Tuesday.

The Canadian Press - BRAMPTON, Ont.