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Baloney Meter: Andrew Scheer says Canada sends foreign aid to rich countries
OTTAWA - "The Trudeau government sends $2.2 billion of so-called foreign aid to middle- and upper-income countries like Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, China, Iran, Italy, Mexico and Turkey. Worse still,...
Oct 02, 2019
Running the Liberal numbers and determining fitness to stand trial; In-The-News for Sept. 30
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 30. What we are watching in Canada ... T...
Oct 02, 2019
UFOs, roommates and a deer in a clothing shop; In-The-News for Oct. 2
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 2. What we are watching in...
Oct 02, 2019
Israel begins Netanyahu's pre-indictment corruption hearing
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long-awaited pre-indictment hearing on corruption charges began Wednesday in Jerusalem, as a jittery political world eagerly sought clarity on h...
Oct 02, 2019
Liberals, Tories, NDP stay in comfort zones as campaign reaches halfway mark
OTTAWA - The Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats spent the day at the halfway point of the federal election campaign in their comfort zones. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau talked about ...
Oct 02, 2019
Liberals, Tories, NDP stay in comfort zones as campaign reaches halfway mark
OTTAWA - The Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats spent the day at the halfway point of the federal election campaign in their comfort zones. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau talked about ...
Oct 02, 2019
Quebec inquiry that examined treatment of Indigenous people calls for apology
MONTREAL - A Quebec inquiry that examined relations between Indigenous communities and the provincial government delivered a scathing final report on Monday that called on the prov...
Oct 02, 2019
A Liberal, a Tory, and how racism became an issue for them in the 2019 election
OTTAWA - Ahmed Hussen and Abdul Abdi both came to Canada from Somalia as kids, both dedicated their early professional lives to public service, and both then chose to take that a step further and...
Oct 02, 2019
Jury to hear evidence this week in trial of suspect in Edmonton officer stabbing
EDMONTON - A jury has been selected for the trial of a man accused of trying to kill a police officer and of running down pedestrians two years ago in Edmonton. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, who is...
Oct 02, 2019
Jury selection underway in fitness hearing for accused Fredericton shooter
FREDERICTON - Jury selection will continue Tuesday in the hearing to determine if Matthew Raymond - accused of killing four people in a shooting spree in Fredericton in August 2018 - is fit to st...
Oct 02, 2019
