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Party divide prompts 2 Ontario MPs to switch allegiances in Conservative leadership
OTTAWA - Two Ontario members of Parliament are switching allegiances in the Conservative leadership race from Patrick Brown to Pierre Poilievre, citing the need to unite the fractured party. Flamborou...
Jun 07, 2022
Bureaucrat tried to undercut cabinet's powers with shipbuilding project leak: Crown
OTTAWA - Crown prosecutors accused a federal public servant of attempting to undercut cabinet's decision-making powers by intentionally leaking sensitive documents about a $700-million shipbuilding pr...
Jun 07, 2022
Federal Court says it lacks jurisdiction to hear CSIS employee's discrimination claim
OTTAWA - A federal judge has tossed out a Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee's discrimination lawsuit against the spy service, saying Sameer Ebadi should have followed the internal grieva...
Jun 07, 2022
Trial dates set for Alberta pastor charged in connection to Coutts protest
LETHBRIDGE, AB - We now know when a Calgary man charged in connection to events at the Coutts border blockade will be on trial.In Lethbridge Provincial Court on Monday, June 6, 2022, it was announced ...
Jun 07, 2022
'Bewitched' statue in Salem vandalized with red paint
SALEM, Mass. (AP) - In the wiggle of a nose, a man covered the "Bewitched" statue in Salem, Massachusetts with red paint, police said. Witnesses called police at about 5 p.m. Monday to report someone ...
Jun 07, 2022
Chief electoral officer wants law against false claims meant to undermine elections
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer is recommending that changes to the law be made to combat foreign interference in elections and the spread of misinformation. Stphane Perrault is calling for ...
Jun 07, 2022
Conservatives, NDP demand more action from Liberals to reduce cost of living
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives and New Democrats both delivered forceful pleas today to the government to do more to address the cost-of-living crisis in Canada, though the parties diverged on wha...
Jun 07, 2022
Three-time national pairs champions Moore-Towers, Marinaro announce retirement
OTTAWA - Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro, who teamed up for three Canadian pairs titles, have retired from competitive figure skating. The 29-year-old Moore-Towers, from St. Catharines, Ont....
Jun 07, 2022
Governor General and Air Canada CEO trigger explosion of complains to languages czar
OTTAWA - Canada's Governor General and Air Canada's CEO were connected to an explosion of complaints to the official languages commissioner in the past year. Commissioner Raymond Thberge released his ...
Jun 07, 2022
B.C. report calls for co-ordinated heat-alert system to prevent to future deaths
VICTORIA - A death-panel report is calling for a co-ordinated heat-alert system in British Columbia to prevent loss of life in hot-weather emergencies similar to the event last summer that resulted in...
Jun 07, 2022