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Online immigrant-sponsor application discriminatory, immigration lawyers say
OTTAWA - A new first-come-first-served online application for immigrants seeking to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada is being condemned as "profoundly ...
Jan 31, 2019
Norman's lawyers hint at more 'codenames' as Sajjan's chief of staff takes stand
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer is raising the prospect that government officials used several more undisclosed identifiers to refer to her client in internal communications and hide any pa...
Jan 31, 2019
CBC president Tait warns of cultural imperialism danger from Netflix
OTTAWA - CBC president Catherine Tait is drawing a parallel between Netflix's cultural domination and the colonialism of the British and French empires. The head of the public broadcast...
Jan 31, 2019
Lebanon forms government after months of deadlock
BEIRUT - Lebanese political factions agreed finally Thursday on the formation of a new government, breaking a nine-month deadlock that only deepened the country' economic woes. Rival political groups ...
Jan 31, 2019
Weinstein lawyers argue against sex trafficking claim
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein's lawyers said the movie mogul is not a sex trafficker, despite claims in a class-action lawsuit. The lawyers in a court filing late Monday urged U.S. District Judge Alvin ...
Jan 31, 2019
Antoine Vermette announces retirement after 14 NHL seasons
TORONTO - Antoine Vermette has retired from the NHL after 14 seasons. The 36-year-old made the announcement through the NHL Players' Association on Thursday. Vermette scored 228 goals and re...
Jan 31, 2019
Five-year-old polar bear showing signs of illness dies at Winnipeg zoo
WINNIPEG - An orphaned polar bear rescued in northern Manitoba has died at a zoo in Winnipeg after being put under anaesthetic to investigate an apparent illness. The five-year-old bear...
Jan 31, 2019
History museum plucks Georges St-Pierre title belt for its public collection
OTTAWA - A national museum has gone to the mat for fighter Georges St-Pierre to pluck one of his title belts from auction and put it on public display. The Canadian Museum of History says it acqu...
Jan 31, 2019
Comedian takes lead in Ukraine presidential race, polls show
KIEV, Ukraine - A comedian has taken the lead in Ukraine's presidential race, according to the latest polls. A poll by the Razumkov Center shows comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who played the president ...
Jan 31, 2019
ISET execute warrants, make arrests
Three people are in custody following two investigations by the Integrated Street Enforcement Team (ISET), which lead to two separate search warrants on residences in Prince Albert Wednesday.Just afte...
Jan 31, 2019
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