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Huawei fades from U.S. headlines, but still looms large over trade talk
WASHINGTON - A Canadian reader of U.S. news reports about last week's trade talks with China could be forgiven for wondering: what the heck happened to Huawei? After all, the week began with...
Feb 03, 2019
Liberal MP Adam Vaughan apologizes for 'whack' tweet aimed at Premier Doug Ford
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP from Toronto has apologized for a tweet sent Saturday morning that many on Twitter took as a threat against Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Adam Vaughan said sorry for tweeting that p...
Feb 03, 2019
Suspect arrested in shooting that sent transit officer to hospital in Surrey, BC
SURREY, B.C. - Police say they've arrested a man accused of shooting a transit officer in Surrey, B.C., on Wednesday. RCMP began looking for Daon Gordon Glasgow on Thursday. On Sunday mornin...
Feb 03, 2019
Rapper 6ix9ine acknowledges gang membership, pleads guilty
NEW YORK - Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is co-operating with federal prosecutors after pleading guilty to nine crimes and saying he joined a violent New York City gang and helped others try to kill...
Feb 03, 2019
Defensive lineman Kwaku Boateng signs extension with Edmonton Eskimos
Canadian defensive lineman Kwaku Boateng signed a contract extension through the 2020 season with the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday. Boateng was scheduled to become a free agent Feb. 12. The six-foo...
Feb 03, 2019
More staff, artificial flooding among plans to save Wood Buffalo National Park
OTTAWA - The federal government intends to save the international heritage status of Canada's largest national park by increasing staffing, better monitoring oil-sands tailings and arti...
Feb 03, 2019
Quebec man accused of killing wife describes her rapid Alzheimer's decline
MONTREAL - A man charged with killing his wife at a Montreal long-term care facility told a jury Friday he struggled to provide care as her advanced Alzheimer's worsened. As he began te...
Feb 03, 2019
Russian among athletes guilty of doping; Drouin would be bumped to silver
GENEVA - Derek Drouin's Olympic bronze medal could be bumped up to silver after high jump champion Ivan Ukhov was among 12 Russian track and field athletes found guilty Friday of taking part in state-...
Feb 03, 2019
Co-founder of Tim Hortons and philanthropist Ron Joyce dies at age 88
Ron Joyce, who rose from a childhood marked by the Great Depression to co-found the Tim Hortons doughnut chain, has died at the age of 88. Joyce died Thursday in his Burlington, Ont., home with h...
Feb 03, 2019
Former Eskimos understand what New England Patriots are trying to achieve
The New England Patriots will look to rise above the hate and earn a record sixth Super Bowl title on Sunday. If anyone can understand what the Patriots are going through, it has to be membe...
Feb 03, 2019
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