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Manitoba opposition parties say budget could lead to snap election
WINNIPEG - It's budget day in Manitoba, and many political observers are watching to see whether there will be a long-promised tax cut that would lead to an early election. The Progressive Conser...
Mar 07, 2019
Five things Canada learned at the justice committee from Butts, Drouin
OTTAWA - Five things we heard Wednesday as the House of Commons justice committee heard from Gerald Butts, former principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well as Privy Council clerk M...
Mar 07, 2019
Trudeau to apologize for handling of Inuit who died during TB treatment
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The prime minister is to deliver an apology today on behalf of the federal government in what is expected to be an emotionally charged event marking decades-old mistreatment of Inui...
Mar 07, 2019
PM will try to douse SNC-Lavalin fire by admitting mistakes but nothing illegal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will try to put the SNC-Lavalin affair behind him today by acknowledging mistakes were made and promising to do better in future. But while he'll adopt a mo...
Mar 07, 2019
Dennis Oland expected to continue testifying in his defence at trial
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Dennis Oland will be the only witness for the defence on the stand at his trial today in the death of his multimillionaire father in Saint John, N.B. Oland began his testimony late ...
Mar 07, 2019
In the news today, March 7
Six stories in the news for Thursday, March 7 --- TRUDEAU TO MAKE STATEMENT ON SNC-LAVALIN TODAY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will try to put the SNC-Lavalin affair behind him today by ackn...
Mar 07, 2019
Thai court disbands political party for nominating princess
BANGKOK - Thailand's constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the dissolution of a major political party ahead of this month's general election because it nominated a member of the royal family to be ...
Mar 07, 2019
Coerced-sterilization allegations a 'crisis' that demands public inquiry: chief
OTTAWA - Ongoing concerns about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women is nothing short of a "crisis" that warrants a public inquiry, says a prominent Alberta First Nations leader. In an inter...
Mar 07, 2019
Letter showing debts of one of Vancouver's founders up for auction
VANCOUVER - A glimpse of British Columbia's sometimes seamy history goes to the highest bidder Saturday in an online auction. A legal document written after the May 1875 death of J...
Mar 07, 2019
SNC-Lavalin pushed Liberals for 'zero debarment' from federal contracts
OTTAWA - SNC-Lavalin, facing a 10-year ban from federal business over corruption charges, urged the Liberal government in 2017 to water down the penalty scheme for corporate misconduct ...
Mar 07, 2019
