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Sister of tennis star Eugenie Bouchard testifies in online harassment case
MONTREAL - The younger sister of Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has testified at the preliminary hearing of a man charged with harassing her online. Charlotte Bouchard was in court to...
Jan 10, 2019
Cabinet shuffle coming on Monday after Brison quits, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will shuffle his cabinet Monday to deal with the resignation of Treasury Board President Scott Brison. The longtime Nova Scotia MP announced Thursday mor...
Jan 10, 2019
Container ship fire off Canada's east coast 'largely contained'
HALIFAX - A fire that has been burning for a week aboard a container ship off Canada's east coast is now said to be "largely contained" and under control. The German shipping company Hapag-L...
Jan 10, 2019
Detained ex-Canadian diplomat Kovrig gets second consular visit in China
OTTAWA - The federal government says diplomats visited former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig today for the second time since his arrest in China last month for allegedly end...
Jan 10, 2019
Disappearance of Canadian in Africa highlights risk of ignoring travel warnings
MONTREAL - Tarek Loubani says he knew it was risky providing medical care to protesters at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel in May 2018. He travelled to the t...
Jan 10, 2019
Trump: USMCA to pay for wall; 'I never said they would write out a cheque'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is leaning ever more towards declaring a national emergency at the southern U.S. border, and insists the new trade pact with Canada and Mexico will more than cover ...
Jan 10, 2019
N.B. cannabis retailer lays off staffers as 'operational needs' become clear
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's cannabis retailer is laying off staff, saying it has a better understanding of "operational needs" three months after the historic legalization of recreational marij...
Jan 10, 2019
$74M not enough to cut refugee claim backlog: internal documents
OTTAWA - The arms-length agency that processes refugee claims in Canada estimated it would need twice as much money as it will ultimately receive to significantly tackle a major ba...
Jan 10, 2019
Maxime Comtois responds to cyber bullying after missed penalty shot
MONTREAL - A week after being the target of trolls on social media, Quebec-born forward Maxime Comtois has spoken out publicly for the first time. The captain of Canada's world junior championshi...
Jan 10, 2019
NewsAlert: Scott Brison resigning from cabinet, won't seek re-election
OTTAWA - Scott Brison is resigning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet after deciding he won't run for re-election this fall. After 22 years representing the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants...
Jan 10, 2019
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