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Criticism over failure to mention Muslims 'completely baseless,' says Scheer
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer says criticism over his initial failure to mention that Muslims were targeted in the recent mass murder in New Zealand is "completely baseless" and driven by "disgusting"&n...
Mar 24, 2019

Online real estate auctions try to shake up sales with novel approach
An online auction for a luxury home in Abbotsford, B.C., is drawing attention for its novel approach, which some observers say has potential to inspire new sales even if it doesn't have any notab...
Mar 24, 2019

Dubai denies there were plans for R. Kelly concert
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Dubai's government on Sunday forcefully denied a claim by R&B singer R. Kelly that the artist had planned concerts in the sheikhdom after he had sought permission fro...
Mar 24, 2019

Researchers try to shed light on secret Canadian Cold War archive
OTTAWA - The prime minister's bureaucrats are hoarding a trove of decades-old records that chronicle Canada's Cold War intelligence history, say security researchers who are pushing to make ...
Mar 24, 2019

Saturday's Scoreboard
WHL First Round of Playoffs - Best of Seven Prince Albert 6, Red Deer 4 (Prince Albert leads series 2-0)Saskatoon 3, Moose Jaw 1 (Saskatoon leads series 2-0)Medicine Hat 2, Edmonton 1 (Medicine Hat le...
Mar 24, 2019 SATURDAY MARCH 23

GM announces jobs, electric vehicle after Trump criticism
ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Less than a week after a series of critical tweets from the president over an Ohio plant closure, General Motors is announcing plans to add 400 jobs and build a new electric ve...
Mar 24, 2019

Montreal priest stabbed while celebrating morning mass, suffers minor injuries
MONTREAL - A Catholic priest was stabbed in front of dozens of stunned worshippers as he was celebrating mass Friday morning at Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory. A 26-year-old man is in custo...
Mar 24, 2019

US hits Iran with new sanctions while Pompeo visits Lebanon
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration hit Iran with new sanctions on Friday while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was denouncing Iran's growing influence on a visit to Lebanon. The Treasury Department ...
Mar 24, 2019

Poor People's Campaign to launch bus tour in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Poor People's Campaign is launching a national bus tour of poverty-stricken areas to bring attention to what they call the "real crises" or "interlocking injustices" afflicting th...
Mar 24, 2019

Global ocean group to study possible toxic splashdowns of space debris
A global agency that sets rules for the seas is studying the environmental effects of more and more rocket stages that may contain toxic fuel dropping into the world's oceans. The International M...
Mar 24, 2019

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