Here are five stories we are highlighting this morning.
1. Slow and steady progress is being made in the decade-long project to save B.C.'s only native turtle.
2. Ottawa's ramped-up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a report says.
3. A new survey says financial help with a down payment is now essential for many homebuyers.
4. A new analysis by the national housing agency estimates Canada could add 30,000 more housing starts annually by eliminating interprovincial trade barriers.
5. A man convicted in Toronto's fatal 2005 Boxing Day shootout has been charged with murder in Montreal.
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