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Crisp & Delicious chicken nugget recall due to possible Salmonella contamination
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall of Crisp & Delicious brand Chicken Breast Nuggets due to possible Salmonella contamination. The uncooked breaded chicken ...
Jan 26, 2019
Ottawa strikes $40M research deal on 5G technology with Huawei rival Nokia
OTTAWA - The federal government will announce up to $40 million for Finnish telecom giant Nokia on Thursday to conduct research on 5G wireless technology in Canada. ...
Jan 26, 2019
B.C. byelection tests NDP's slim minority as provincial focus on Nanaimo
VICTORIA - The slim hold on power Premier John Horgan's minority NDP government has in British Columbia will be tested Wednesday in a byelection on Vancouver Island where a Liberal win would leave the...
Jan 26, 2019
Your Ward News duo guilty of promoting hate against women and Jews
TORONTO - Two men behind a free Toronto area newspaper that promoted legalizing rape and denied the Holocaust occurred were found guilty on Thursday of promoting hatred against women and Jew...
Jan 26, 2019
McCallum says he 'misspoke' on Huawei executive's extradition case
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to China admitted to an ill-timed and politically explosive slip of the tongue when he suggested detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou had a strong case to avoi...
Jan 26, 2019
Quiet Canadian diplomacy helped Guaido's anti-Maduro movement in Venezuela
OTTAWA - The politician Canada and its allies recognizes as Venezuela's real leader stood in a Caracas plaza Friday and exhorted his supporters to "stay the course" if he winds up behind bars. Juan Gu...
Jan 26, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 24
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Jan. 24 --- TRUDEAU CONTINUES PRE-ELECTION MARITIMES TRIP Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending a second day in New Brunswick today as he cont...
Jan 26, 2019
Trudeau warns fear-mongering over immigration will be part of election campaign
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - Justin Trudeau is warning voters to be wary of fear-mongering about immigration, suggesting the issue will be a hot-button topic during the federal election campa...
Jan 26, 2019
Former Liberal Raj Grewal says he's staying on as MP, says he has grown
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal says he's staying on as the member of Parliament for Brampton East. Last November, Grewal announced he was taking a leave to deal with what he called a co...
Jan 25, 2019
Undercover agents target Toronto-based cybersecurity watchdog Citizen Lab
NEW YORK - The Toronto-based researchers who reported that Israeli software was used to spy on Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's inner circle before his gruesome death are being targeted in...
Jan 25, 2019
