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Scheer repeats alleged libel, goads Trudeau to follow through on lawsuit threat
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer is trying to provoke Prime Minister Justin Trudeau into following through on his threat to sue him over allegedly libellous criticism of the SNC-Lavalin affair. The Conserv...
Apr 10, 2019
In pre-budget letter, Hajdu asks Ontario to reverse student-loan changes
OTTAWA - The feud between the federal Liberals and the Ontario Tories is taking another turn in the run-up to the Doug Ford government's first provincial budget. Labour Minister Patty Hajdu,...
Apr 10, 2019
Crown appeals sentence to police officer accused of corruption
The Crown is appealing a three-month intermittent sentence handed to a Calgary police officer for corruption-related crime.Anthony Braile, who is 50, was one of three officers convicted of criminal ha...
Apr 10, 2019
Man accused of breaking the arm of a woman after a road rage fit heads to trial
EDMONTON - The trial of an Edmonton man who is accused of breaking a woman's arms with a crowbar in a fit of road rage has heard that he insisted during a police interview that he was innocent.Jared E...
Apr 10, 2019
Most Fed officials see rates staying on hold for all of 2019
WASHINGTON - A majority of Federal Reserve officials last month believed that economic conditions would likely warrant keeping the Fed's benchmark policy unchanged for the rest of this year. Several o...
Apr 10, 2019
Opioid overdoses claimed more than 3,200 lives in first nine months of 2018
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has released new data showing that than 3,200 Canadians died after apparent opioid-related overdoses between January and September last year. The data ...
Apr 10, 2019
Hilaria Baldwin describes decision to share miscarriage news
NEW YORK - Hilaria Baldwin says she chose to share that she had a miscarriage because it would hurt if she "went through it in silence." The author, yoga instructor and wife of actor Alec Baldwin wrot...
Apr 10, 2019
Schools struggle with phone bans:'These devices continue to cause major problems'
On Friday, March 29, St. Francis School in Harbour Grace, N.L., announced a ban on cellphones and other personal electronics for its students, who range from kindergarten through Grade 8. "These devic...
Apr 10, 2019
Montreal offers to help find new homes for carriage horses as industry ends
Montreal is announcing a program to help ensure the city's caleche horses are sent for adoption after the horse-drawn carriage industry is shut down at the end of th...
Apr 10, 2019
Huskies hold heads high following trip to Provincials
The Fort St.John Huskies and JDA Kings of the North West Junior Hockey League finished up their campaigns over the weekend as both clubs competed at Junior B Provincials.Unfortunately for both clubs n...
Apr 10, 2019 The Fort St.John Huskies finished the regular season with a 23-20-3 record.