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Vice-Admiral Norman's lawyer blasts Justice Dept for 'inaccurate' statements
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer Marie Henein has called out Justice Canada for making what she says are "inaccurate" public statements about her client's high-profile case while conceding a...
Mar 20, 2019
Speaker relegates Parti Quebecois to 4th-place status in Quebec legislature
QUEBEC - The struggling Parti Quebecois has suffered another setback with a decision by the Speaker relegating it to fourth place in the provincial legislature. Francois Paradis ruled t...
Mar 20, 2019
Budget responds to long-standing calls for federal strategy to address dementia
OTTAWA - Health advocacy groups are cheering the Liberal government's proposal to spend $50 million over five years to support a national dementia strategy that would be ...
Mar 20, 2019
Quebec convenes experts to support sexual and domestic violence victims
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has convened a panel of experts and given it one year to come up with recommendations on improving support for sexual assault and domestic violence victims, ...
Mar 20, 2019
UK judge denies bail to fugitive Indian diamond tycoon
LONDON - Diamond tycoon Nirav Modi, whose jewels once adorned stars from Bollywood to Hollywood, was ordered held without bail in London on Wednesday, more than a year after Indian authorities alleged...
Mar 20, 2019
Tokyo Olympics organizers unveil torch for next year's games
Tokyo Olympics organizers have unveiled their torch for next year's games, playing off the image of Japan's famous cherry blossoms. The cherry blossom is Japan's most-loved flower. Organizers on Wedne...
Mar 20, 2019
Ichiro cheered at Tokyo Dome, Mariners top A's 9-7 in opener
TOKYO - Ichiro drew all the cheers. Most everyone else on the Seattle Mariners did all the hitting. A crowd that came to salute Ichiro Suzuki in his homeland saw Domingo Santana deliver the biggest hi...
Mar 20, 2019
Tuesday's Scoreboard
Tuesday's GamesSJHLBattlefords 3, Flin Flon 2 (OT)BAT leads 3-0Estevan 4, Humboldt 8HUM leads 3-1Melfort 1, Kindersley 2 (OT)MLF leads 3-1Nipawin 2, Yorkton 3YOR leads 2-1WHLKelowna 1, Kamloops 5WHL P...
Mar 20, 2019
From dollars to bytes: Digital payment tech companies merge
Fidelity National Information Services is buying Worldpay for about $35 billion to combine forces as financial transactions increasingly move online. The payment service industry works behind the scen...
Mar 20, 2019
Finance Minister Morneau begins promoting federal budget with Toronto speech
TORONTO - Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau has begun promoting the recent budget that's already come under fire for its big-ticket spending promises. Morneau is defending the Liberal government's...
Mar 20, 2019
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