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Feds to again underspend on new military kit, threatening NATO target
OTTAWA - The federal government will invest billions of dollars less in new military equipment than promised this year, raising concerns about the readiness of the Canadian Forces and the prospec...
Mar 06, 2019
Gerald Butts to give PMO version of events in SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - Liberals are hoping they'll get some ammunition today to fight back against accusations of political interference in the justice system when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former principal s...
Mar 06, 2019
Government delays threaten N.W.T. satellite data industry: company
A Norwegian company with millions of dollars invested in the Canadian North is weeks away from losing a major contract in the emerging space satellite industry because of a lengthy gove...
Mar 06, 2019
Arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou returns to a B.C. courtroom today
VANCOUVER - Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, is set to return to British Columbia Supreme Court today. The executive was arrested in December at Vancouver's airport&nb...
Mar 06, 2019
At least 23 dead as tornadoes, severe storms ravage South
BEAUREGARD, Ala. - A tornado roared into southeast Alabama and killed at least 23 people and injured several others Sunday, part of a severe storm system that caused catastrophic damage and unleashed ...
Mar 05, 2019
House Democrats launch aggressive new Trump probe
WASHINGTON - Democrats launcheda sweeping new probe of President Donald Trump on Monday, an aggressive investigation that threatens to shadow the president through the 2020 election season with potent...
Mar 05, 2019
Kucherov ties Tampa single-season points mark in 5-2 win
TAMPA, Fla. - Nikita Kucherov tied the Tampa Bay Lightning's single-season points record with a pair of assists to lead Tampa Bay to a 5-2 victory against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Kucherov'...
Mar 05, 2019
Islanders beat Senators in shootout for Trotz's 800th win
UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Jordan Eberle and Mathew Barzal scored in the shootout and the New York Islanders beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 Tuesday night, giving coach Barry Trotz his 800th win. Brock Nelson, An...
Mar 05, 2019
Harden scores 35 points to lead Rockets to 107-95 win over Raptors
TORONTO - A big third quarter, and a 22-point comeback wasn't enough to get the Toronto Raptors past James Harden and the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. Harden had 19 of his 35 points in the fourth ...
Mar 05, 2019
Mind-altering, ketamine-like drug OK'd for severe depression
WASHINGTON - A mind-altering medication related to the club drug Special K won U.S. approval Tuesday for patients with hard-to-treat depression, the first in a series of long-overlooked substances bei...
Mar 05, 2019
