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Senate committee recommends Beyak suspension over letters on Indigenous people
OTTAWA - The Senate's ethics committee is recommending that Sen. Lynn Beyak be suspended without pay for the duration of the current Parliament over letters about Indigenous people she has posted to h...
Apr 30, 2019

Canada's airlines want longer runway for security-screening overhaul
OTTAWA - The federal plan to revamp Canada's air-security screening system is running into some headwinds from the major airlines, which are urging the government to take things slow to get&...
Apr 30, 2019

Squirrel initially scares, then snuggles with subway riders
BOSTON - A surprise passenger hitched a ride on a Boston commuter trolley, frightening some people at first, but warming their hearts when it willingly snuggled in a human passenger's arms. Commuters ...
Apr 30, 2019

Omar Browne scores in Major League Soccer debut as Impact edge Fire 1-0
MONTREAL - Panamanian striker Omar Browne had a dream debut for the Montreal Impact as he came off the bench and scored the winner in his first Major League Soccer appearance. Browne scored in the 83r...
Apr 30, 2019

Ottawa axes longer deadlines for answering veterans' requests for service
OTTAWA - The federal government is backing off a plan to give bureaucrats more time to respond to veterans seeking benefits and support for their service-related injuries. The idea was floated last fa...
Apr 30, 2019

Roy Moore vs. Sacha Baron Cohen lawsuit moves to New York
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A lawsuit that former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore filed against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen will be heard in New York. A federal judge on Monday ordered the case transferred from...
Apr 30, 2019

Man climbs tree to protest Trans Mountain pipeline plans
BURNABY, B.C. - The 71-year-old man who defied a court injunction and climbed a towering tree in Burnaby, B.C., to protest the Trans Mountain pipeline plans to end his day-long protest soon, but says ...
Apr 30, 2019

Derek Fildebrandt steps down from Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta
EDMONTON - Derek Fildebrandt is stepping down as leader of Alberta's Freedom Conservative Party.Fildebrandt announced his resignation Monday, less than a year after he launched the party following his...
Apr 30, 2019

Suspect in hospital after RCMP chase
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - Alberta's police watchdog has been called in to investigate an RCMP-involved shooting in Lloydminster.Mounties say they were trying to arrest a person in a stolen vehicle on Mond...
Apr 30, 2019

Bomb plot suspect was kicked out of the Army
LOS ANGELES - A U.S. official says an Army veteran accused of plotting terrorist attacks in Southern California was discharged from the military for a serious offence. The official told The Associated...
Apr 30, 2019