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Former Liberal appointed Scheer's deputy as leader vows to stay on at the top
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Thursday that despite considerable party infighting over his future as leader, he will remain at the helm, and as a show of how he intends to ...
Nov 28, 2019

Leader Jagmeet Singh takes on Indigenous affairs in NDP's shadow cabinet
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he'll be his party's critic on Indigenous matters and on intergovernmental affairs. The idea is to emphasize how important the concerns of people who feel ignore...
Nov 28, 2019

War of words escalates between Legault and Pallister over Manitoba's Quebec ads
MONTREAL - Manitoba's premier would be better off spending money on French-language services or retaining NHL players than trying to woo Quebec civil servants to the Prairies, Quebec Premier...
Nov 28, 2019

'Linda O'Leary was not impaired' during fatal boat crash, says defence lawyer
A lawyer for Linda O'Leary, the wife of celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary, says his client was not impaired when she got involved in a boat crash on an Ontario lake that left two people dead. Recent...
Nov 28, 2019

Northern residents need bigger rebates to offset carbon tax: Nunavut premier
OTTAWA - Canadians living in the North should receive higher rebates to compensate for the federal carbon tax than people in Southern Canada, the premier of Nunavut said after meeting Thursday with th...
Nov 28, 2019

Independent senators want rule changes to prevent partisan stalling on bills
OTTAWA - The largest group of independents in the Senate wants to change procedural rules to limit the ability of Conservatives senators - the last remaining unabashedly partisan caucus in the up...
Nov 28, 2019

Computer issues may delay murder trial for Alek Minassian in Toronto van attack
TORONTO - The heavily encrypted digital devices owned by the man who carried out the deadly Toronto van attack are giving his own lawyer problems, court heard Thursday, which may delay the start ...
Nov 28, 2019

Multiple people dead after small plane crashes in Kingston, Ont., police say
KINGSTON, Ont. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is examining weather as a possible factor in a crash that claimed the lives of multiple people, a spokesman said Thursday as a team of f...
Nov 28, 2019

'An important meeting:' Saskatchewan premier hopes leaders can find consensus
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says an upcoming sit-down of Canada's premiers is an important chance to send a message to a prime minister dealing with regional divisions. Moe ...
Nov 28, 2019

Lethbridge crews keeping busy tackling snow clean-up
LETHBRIDGE, AB - When residents woke up in Lethbridge Wednesday morning, the first thing they saw outside was snow, and lots of it.City crews are at work cleaning up roads and sidewalks as the white s...
Nov 28, 2019 City of Lethbridge crews are cleaning up the streets as a winter storm continues in the region (Lethbridge News Now)