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As nasty 2019 campaign looms, Polievre rejoices in agitating Liberal front bench
OTTAWA - Longtime Conservative MP and finance critic Pierre Poilievre heads toward the 2019 federal election as one of his party's chief agitators, relishing the task of getting under the skins of the...
Dec 27, 2018
Police chief calls 2018, with 95 homicides so far, a 'unique' year for Toronto
Toronto's police chief says an unusually violent year in the city hit closer to home for most of the public because of two mass killing incidents. Mark Saunders says a deadly van attack in April and a...
Dec 27, 2018
Enbridge gets $14.7M federal refund over Northern Gateway pipeline project
OTTAWA - Enbridge is getting a $14.7-million refund on fees it paid Canada's federal energy regulator for a pipeline it won't build. The Northern Gateway pipeline was supposed to connect Alberta's oil...
Dec 27, 2018
Senior executives fired at Manitoba-based pot producer after Health Canada recalls
WINNIPEG - An internal investigation shows that bullying by senior management at a Winnipeg-based cannabis producer contributed to unauthorized weed being shipped to stores. Health Canada issued a rec...
Dec 27, 2018
After warnings of under-spending, Liberals eye boosts to job-training programs
OTTAWA - Senior government officials have been warned that Canada was dangerously behind last year on spending to help workers improve their skills to stay employed. A January 2018 presentation to a g...
Dec 27, 2018
Olympians, artists, and 'The Doctors' among 103 added to Order of Canada
OTTAWA - When Beckie Scott left behind her competitive cross-country ski career in 2006, the Olympic gold medallist didn't foresee the path she would take next. A dozen years later, Scott has become a...
Dec 27, 2018
Canadian's appeal in drug case to be heard in Chinese court on Saturday
OTTAWA - China's state media say a Canadian charged with smuggling drugs will be in court for an appeal on Saturday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying said in a daily briefing today that sh...
Dec 27, 2018
'I lost everything': Winnipeg lap dance teacher shares story years later
Chrystie Fitchner knows she made a stupid mistake, a one-minute mistake. And she feels she's paid enough for it over the last eight years. The former Winnipeg high school teacher made headli...
Dec 27, 2018
How long can it go? Resilient economy enters 2019 with signs of weakness
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy entered 2018 on an unexpectedly impressive run. The country begins 2019 on a healthy note but signs of weakness have raised a key question: how l...
Dec 27, 2018
Somali refugee takes amazing road from refugee camps to Victoria city council
VICTORIA - It was one of the happiest days of his life, but Sharmarke Dubow says he was paralyzed with emotion the day he was sworn in as a member of Victoria city council. Dubow said he couldn't smil...
Dec 27, 2018
