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A timeline of the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - A chronology of the SNC-Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony to the House of Commons justice committee: Feb. 19, 2015 – The RCMP lays corruption and...
Mar 08, 2019
Canada must do more to help jailed Saudi women: Amnesty International
OTTAWA - An international rights group urged the federal government Friday to finally break its silence and loudly and specifically speak out against Saudi Arabia for jailing women who have been fight...
Mar 08, 2019

Man facing nearly 100 stolen property-related charges pleads guilty to two unrelated charges
LETHBRIDGE – 28-year-old Kyle Blakely, who is facing dozens of charges relating to possession of stolen property, uttering a forged document, fraud, false pretenses, making/possess identity docu...
Mar 08, 2019

Elderly Ottawa man dug out by police after spending winter snowed into home
Ottawa Police helped dig an elderly man out of his home Thursday after the city’s excessively snowy winter left him housebound for weeks. The man in his 70s had heat and electricity and access t...
Mar 08, 2019

Federal Conservatives not introducing non-confidence motion against Trudeau
ROSSER, Man. - Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will not be introducing a motion of non-confidence against Justin Trudeau despite saying the prime minister has lost the moral authorit...
Mar 08, 2019

Sanders' 'Medicare for All' expands long-term care benefits
WASHINGTON - Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising the stakes of the “Medicare for All” debate by expanding his proposal to include long-term care, a move that is forcing other Democratic preside...
Mar 08, 2019
Regulator flooded with complaints over doctors advocating gun control
TORONTO - A group of doctors pushing for tighter gun laws says one of its leaders has been targeted in an “organized campaign of mass harassment” fuelled by gun rights activists. Canadian ...
Mar 08, 2019

Calgary Dinos, Ryerson Rams set to battle in Final 8 championship rematch
HALIFAX - There will be a rematch of last year’s championship in the semifinals of the 2019 U Sports Final 8 men’s basketball tournament. The reigning champion Calgary Dinos, seeded second...
Mar 08, 2019
Norway's $1 trillion fund to dump oil and gas shares
STAVANGER, Norway - Norway’s $1 trillion wealth fund, the biggest of its kind in the world, will begin dumping shares in oil and gas companies, but stopped short of barring major producers like ...
Mar 08, 2019

NHL GMs say trade deadline arms race in the Western Conference no surprise
Kevin Cheveldayoff joked the trade deadline was “just another Monday.” It wasn’t. The point the Winnipeg Jets general manager was attempting to make, however, was nothing comes easy ...
Mar 08, 2019