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Group takes aim at lobbyists who sponsor trips by parliamentarians
OTTAWA – A political accountability watchdog has filed an ethics complaint with federal commissioner of…
Federal environment minister hopeful after meeting with Manitoba counterpart
WINNIPEG – Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna expressed optimism about a national approach to fighting…
Is the rest of the world ‘rattled’ by me? Good, says Donald Trump
WASHINGTON – The prospect of a Donald Trump presidency is apparently sending eyebrow-furrowing ripples of…
Elderly Quebec couple get prison terms for sexually abusing foster kids
LAVAL, Que. – A 59-year-old woman cried in a Quebec courtroom on Thursday as she…
Judge pans spy agency claims against Egyptian branded a terror threat
TORONTO – No credible evidence exists that an Egyptian man the Canadian government branded a…
Irish protester tackled by Ambassador Kevin Vickers talks to The Canadian Press
Some quotes from Irish protester Brian Murphy, who spoke to The Canadian Press on Thursday…
Fort McMurray pit bull stuck in Manitoba, ban prevents travel through Ontario
BRANDON, Man. – Three weeks after fleeing the flames with her family in Fort McMurray,…
Ex-Montreal cop gets one-year suspended sentence on assault conviction
MONTREAL – A former Montreal police officer whose heavy-handed arrest of a citizen while she…
Liberal MP Arnold Chan struggles to slow down for cancer treatments
OTTAWA – Liberal MP Arnold Chan, 48, remembers feeling the small lump beneath his armpit…
Liberal party brass block emergency resolution on assisted dying bill
WINNIPEG – Liberal brass have prevented a grassroots challenge to the government’s restrictive assisted dying…
Trudeau says he’s optimistic about G7 leaders’ vows on ransoms, economy
SHIMA, Japan – Justin Trudeau says he’s encouraged by the pledges made Friday by his…
Top CBC executive axed over Ghomeshi scandal sues for ‘political’ firing
TORONTO – A former top CBC executive who became a casualty of the Jian Ghomeshi…
Martine Ouellet becomes fourth candidate to enter PQ leadership race
MONTREAL – Parti Quebecois leadership candidate Martine Ouellet says she would hold a sovereignty referendum…
New Brunswick to appeal ruling that tossed out limits on booze imports
FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick government will appeal a court ruling in April that effectively…
Winnipeg lawyer easing back to work after losing hand in letter bombing
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg lawyer who lost her hand in a letter bombing almost a…
Mystery remains after arrest in killing of Toronto-born Florida professor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Relatives of a Canadian law professor who was gunned down two years…
UNESCO draft decision again urges industrial buffer around Gros Morne park
GROS MORNE, N.L. – Canada is once again urged to consider an industrial buffer zone…
Canadian class-action launched over Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder
TORONTO – A Canadian class-action lawsuit has been filed against Johnson & Johnson over an…
NDP receives hopeful signal in Federal Court battle on satellite offices
OTTAWA – The NDP says it has received a hopeful signal in its legal dispute…
Canadian hurricane forecasters predict more normal storm season in Atlantic
HALIFAX – Canadian forecasters expect the Atlantic hurricane season will see more normal storm activity…
Couple’s killings are latest blow to Washington town rocked by mudslide
OSO, Wash. – In a clearing 16 kilometres up a gravel logging road, freshly cut…
Man with ties to Montreal Mafia gunned down in his car north of city
MONTREAL – Rocco Sollecito, described by Mafia experts as a former leading figure in the…
Security, diplomacy experts unimpressed with ambassador’s protester take-down
OTTAWA – The federal government was tight-lipped Friday after Canada’s ambassador to Ireland raised eyebrows…
Two Quebecers arrested for allegedly stealing mail containing cash
SEPT-ILES, Que. – Quebec provincial police have arrested two suspects who allegedly stole mail that…