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Andrew Scheer resigns as Conservative leader
Andrew Scheer says he is stepping down as Conservative leader as soon as a successor can be chosen.Scheer addressed the House of Commons briefly at about noon Eastern time, saying leading his party ha...
Dec 12, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)
Brazil's Bolsonaro calls activist Greta Thunberg a "brat"
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday called young Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg a "brat" after she expressed concern about the slayings of indigenous Brazilian...
Dec 12, 2019
Canada's Alexis Lafreniere nursing ankle injury at world junior camp
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Alexis Lafreniere had no reason to hit the ice this week. The presumptive No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft, his name has been written in ink on Canada's world junior roster for some t...
Dec 12, 2019
US charges: Mexico ex-security chief took bribes from cartel
NEW YORK - Mexico's former top security chief has been indicted in New York City on charges he accepted a fortune in drug-money bribes from kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's notorious Sinaloa cartel...
Dec 12, 2019
Handke takes Nobel Literature Prize amid protest
STOCKHOLM - Author Peter Handke received his Nobel Literature Prize on Tuesday amid criticism of him in Sweden and abroad as an apologist for Serb war crimes in the 1990s. Handke accepted the 9 millio...
Dec 12, 2019
Canada West stays alive at World Junior A Challenge
Canada West picked up their first win of the World Junior A Challenge after defeating Russia 1-0 in the shootout.The game was just the third 1-0 result in the history of the tournament. It's the first...
Dec 12, 2019 Photo Credit: Hockey Canada
Taxpayers' watchdog launches probe of child benefit rules, program
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's signature child benefit will undergo a critical review by a federal watchdog amid concerns that eligibility rules that can be "stringent to a fault" are pre...
Dec 12, 2019
B.C. seaplane company makes history with test flight of first commercial e-plane
RICHMOND, B.C. - As Greg McDougall prepared to fly the world's first all-electric commercial aircraft Tuesday morning, he said "nervous" wasn't quite the word to describe how he was feeling. The ...
Dec 12, 2019
Andrew Scheer to resign as Conservative leader
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer has stepped down as a Conservative leader.He made the announcement in the House of Commons after telling his caucus he would step down when a new leader is chosen.The decision c...
Dec 12, 2019
Salmonella outbreak in six provinces linked to snakes and rodents
A salmonella outbreak in six Canadian provinces has been linked to contact with pet snakes and rodents, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. A notice issued this week counts 92 cases ...
Dec 12, 2019