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Patrick Brown requests party probe 'misleading' membership email from Poilievre
OTTAWA - Patrick Brown's leadership campaign is the latest to raise concerns about what it calls "misleading" emails sent to party members by his main rival. Brown's national campaign co-chair John Re...
Jun 23, 2022
Officials: US to send rocket systems, other aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will send another $450 million in military aid to Ukraine, including some additional medium-range rocket systems, U.S. officials said Thursday. The latest package will inclu...
Jun 23, 2022
Gun bill on road to passage as Senate overcomes GOP delays
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate pushed a bipartisan gun violence bill to the brink of passage Thursday as it voted to halt a Republican filibuster against the measure, clearing the way for Congress' most...
Jun 23, 2022
Prime Minister Trudeau says he still has confidence in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he still has confidence in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. The head of the Mounties - and the Liberal government - have come under scrutiny in Ottawa over a...
Jun 23, 2022
Ex-Liberal MP Raj Grewal invited lenders to private meet-and-greet with Trudeau
OTTAWA - A pair of Ontario businessmen say they each loaned former Liberal MP Raj Grewal $200,000 before being invited to join a 2018 trip to India with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Brampton tire ce...
Jun 23, 2022
Senators named preferred bidder for LeBreton Flats site as team eyes downtown arena
OTTAWA - The dream of a downtown arena for the Ottawa Senators is back on. The National Capital Commission announced Thursday a group led by the NHL franchise is the preferred bidder for LeBreton Flat...
Jun 23, 2022
Uvalde victim's sister pleads for gun safety measures
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The sister of a 9-year-old girl killed in the Uvalde school rampage tearfully pleaded on Thursday with Texas lawmakers to pass gun safety legislation and questioned why so many se...
Jun 23, 2022
'Police don't release information:' Why the RCMP withheld details after N.S. massacre
HALIFAX - At the centre of the political firestorm erupting over the RCMP's response to the worst mass shooting in Canadian history is a phrase used by police to justify withholding case information. ...
Jun 23, 2022
Grandmother's Bay Fish Derby
The Grandmother's Bay Fish Derby is coming up August 16. See the poster for full details
Jun 23, 2022
Non-profit group has public interest standing in mental-health law case: top court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a not-for-profit organization has public interest standing to challenge mental-health law in a B.C. court, even though no individuals are plaintiffs in the ca...
Jun 23, 2022
