Author Archives:
All avenues for peace in Venezuela must be explored, Freeland says
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will head to Cuba next week for talks with her counterpart there on the situation in Venezuela. Freeland made the announcement following a meeting w...
Aug 22, 2019
North Dakota court overturns life term in cut from womb case
FARGO, N.D. - A judge overstepped by giving a life prison sentence to a man whose girlfriend cut the baby from the womb of an unsuspecting neighbour, the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday, ord...
Aug 22, 2019
Liberals dig up video of Scheer speaking against same-sex marriage
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are urging Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer to attend the Ottawa Pride parade after circulating a video of him speaking out against same-sex marriage during a debate in ...
Aug 22, 2019
Joan Jett, Underwood to perform 'Sunday Night Football' open
Fred Gaudelli knew NBC would have to come up with something grand for this season's "Sunday Night Football" opener since the NFL is celebrating its 100th anniversary. It didn't take long for the show'...
Aug 22, 2019
Military hopes for post-Norman stability as new army commander installed
OTTAWA - Cannons boomed on Parliament Hill Tuesday as the military installed a new Canadian Army commander, hoping to march past years of instability in the most senior ranks ...
Aug 22, 2019
Grassy Narrows chief, NDP candidate urges Ottawa to talk turkey on mercury
OTTAWA - The chief of a northwestern Ontario reserve -and an NDP candidate in this fall's federal election - is calling on Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan to sit d...
Aug 22, 2019
Fear mounting that changes to drug pricing in Canada could stifle innovation
OTTAWA - Canadian patients and groups that advocate on their behalf are sounding the alarm about the federal government's recent changes to the way it regulates the cost of patented medicines. Toronto...
Aug 22, 2019
'We're going to act:' Military investigating reservist for hate group link
WINNIPEG - The commander of the Canadian Army says the military will take action if an investigation finds that a reserve member in Manitoba participated in a hate group. Master Cpl. Patrik Mathews, w...
Aug 22, 2019
Putrid stench envelops Cape Breton town known as premier golf destination
INVERNESS, N.S. - Known for its two world-class golf resorts, a former coal mining town in Cape Breton is quickly gaining a reputation for something other than spectacular seaside fairways. In re...
Aug 22, 2019
Area 51 events in Nevada prompt emergency crowd planning
LAS VEGAS - Fearing they could be overwhelmed with visitors, officials in the remote Nevada county that's home to the Area 51 military base have drafted an emergency declaration and a plan to team res...
Aug 22, 2019