Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
Tag Archives: Politics
Trudeau government appeals ruling that spy service breached duty to court
OTTAWA - The federal government is asking an appeal court to overturn a finding that Canada's spy agency breached its obligation to be fully forthcoming when seeking investigative warrants, a move tha...
Oct 19, 2020
Quebec town of Abestos votes to change name to Val-des-Sources
ASBESTOS, Que. - The Quebec town synonymous with the cancer-causing fibre asbestos has voted for a new name: Val-des-Sources. During a livestreamed council meeting Monday night, Mayor Hugues Grimard a...
Oct 19, 2020
Trump says Sudan to be removed from terrorism list
CAIRO - President Donald Trump on Monday said Sudan will be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism if it follows through on its pledge to pay $335 million to American terror victims...
Oct 19, 2020
Commons gives approval in principle to judges' sexual assault training bill
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has unanimously approved in principle - for the third time - a bill that would require judges to commit to take training in sexual assault law. Bill C-3 will now be scrut...
Oct 19, 2020
6 Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced charges Monday against Russian intelligence officers in a string of global cyberattacks that targeted a French presidential election, the Winter Olympics ...
Oct 19, 2020
Nova Scotia restaurants boycott lobster in response to violence against the Mi'kmaq
HALIFAX - Kourosh Rad, owner of Garden Food Bar and Lounge in Halifax, says he removed his popular lobster-based menu items in support of the province's Mi'kmaq fishers. The Mi'kmaq are in a dispute o...
Oct 19, 2020
Data gaps prevent assessment of most Canadian watersheds: WWF report
Spotty research and inconsistent monitoring have made it impossible to evaluate the health of most Canadian watersheds, a study has found. "It's still largely unknown," said Elizabeth Hendriks of the ...
Oct 19, 2020
Canada's COVID-19 caseload close to hitting 200,000; Quebec leads daily new cases
Ontario urged families in four COVID-19 hot spots to hold off on trick-or-treating as the country inched towards marking 200,000 cases of the illness on Monday. The province's chief medical officer of...
Oct 19, 2020
The RCMP have 'let down' Indigenous fishers facing violence in Nova Scotia: minister
OTTAWA - The RCMP in Nova Scotia have failed to properly protect Indigenous people embroiled in an ugly dispute over lobster fishing, Canada's Indigenous services minister said Monday. Marc Miller was...
Oct 19, 2020
Tories to force debate on anticorruption committee as Liberals warn of consequences
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives are setting Parliament up for another showdown that could trigger a snap election. The Tories will press ahead Tuesday with a motion that calls for the crea...
Oct 19, 2020
OPINION
Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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