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Singh gets his chance for a seat as Trudeau calls three Feb. 25 byelections
OTTAWA - The relevance of the NDP in an election year will be put to the test next month in federal byelections called Wednesday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau set Feb. 25 as...
Jan 09, 2019
Remorse will resonate in sentencing of driver in Broncos crash: legal expert
A legal expert says she would be astounded if a judge handed the maximum sentence to a semi-truck driver who has pleaded guilty to all 29 charges stemming from a devastating collision with a bus ...
Jan 09, 2019
Fifteen military suicides reported in 2018 despite new prevention strategy
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has promised to redouble efforts to prevent suicide in the Canadian Forces after new figures showed more than a dozen members of the military took their own liv...
Jan 09, 2019
New program for Canadian thalidomide survivors aims to help with costs of aging
OTTAWA - Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says the federal government is launching a new financial program in the spring for Canadians harmed by a now-banned pregnancy drug. The Canadian Thalid...
Jan 09, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 9
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, Jan. 9 --- FULL SENTENCE UNLIKELY FOR BRONCOS CRASH DRIVER: EXPERT A legal expert says she doubts the truck driver who pleaded guilty for his role in the H...
Jan 09, 2019
Trump, Democrats trade prime-time blows over border-wall standoff, shutdown
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump took his case for a wall along the southern U.S. border directly to the American people Tuesday, using the first televised Oval Office address of his presidenc...
Jan 09, 2019
Ottawa taking measures to protect airports as new drone rules announced
MONTREAL - The federal government is working with security agencies and airports to develop measures to prevent drones from flying into space reserved for aircraft, Transport Minister Marc Garneau sai...
Jan 09, 2019
'I'm going to do whatever it takes to stay in my home,' says man fighting Toronto islands act
TORONTO - A man on the verge of losing his longtime family home on one of Toronto's islands says he plans to try and get provincial legislation changed to allow family members to leave such properties...
Jan 09, 2019
Pepper spray used in fight triggers rush-hour shutdown of Montreal metro
MONTREAL - Pepper spray unleashed during a fight between two people on a Montreal subway platform forced a major transit shutdown Wednesday at the height of the morning rush hour. ...
Jan 09, 2019
No Infrastructure Bank money for public electricity grids, documents say
OTTAWA - A federal infrastructure agency created to finance new infrastructure - and alleviate the burden on the public purse - is not expected to back projects involving existing publi...
Jan 09, 2019
