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National Capital Commission trying again on major Ottawa land development
OTTAWA - The government of Canada is once again trying to offload billions of dollars worth of Crown land next to Parliament Hill that has remained virtually empty since the 1960s. The Natio...
Mar 07, 2019
Nearly 40,000 veterans waiting for disability benefits as backlog keeps growing
OTTAWA - The number of veterans waiting to find out whether they qualify for disability benefits has continued to balloon despite repeated promises to fix the mess. New figures from Veterans Affairs C...
Mar 07, 2019
A timeline of the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - A chronology of the SNC-Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony to the House of Commons justice committee: Feb. 19, 2015 - The RCMP lays corruption and fraud...
Mar 07, 2019
Wilson-Raybould could have effected change in Indigenous Services: leaders
OTTAWA - The vice-chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says she would have welcomed the presence of Jody Wilson-Raybould as minister of Indigenous Services. Heather Bear says s...
Mar 07, 2019
Trudeau not the prime minister of Quebec: Saskatchewan premier
Western premiers say the SNC-Lavalin affair is distracting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a time he should be focused on jobs in their region. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has taken...
Mar 07, 2019
Trudeau hunkers down in Ottawa after second minister resigns over SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau hunkered down in the Prime Minister's Office Wednesday as he awaited what Liberals hope will be pivotal testimony Wednesday from his former principal secretary. Liber...
Mar 07, 2019
UEFA opens formal investigation into Manchester City
NYON, Switzerland - UEFA has opened a formal investigation into whether Manchester City has violated financial monitoring rules, after confidential club documents were published in the Football Leaks ...
Mar 07, 2019
Cohen sues Trump Organization, says it owes him nearly $2M
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has filed a lawsuit claiming the Trump Organization failed to pay nearly $2 million toward his legal defence. The lawsuit filed Thursday...
Mar 07, 2019
Ontario second Wes Forget honours curling heroes with vintage delivery
BRANDON, Man. - Wes Forget's old-school backswing is part homage to his curling idols, but part practical too. Swinging the 18-kg stone behind the body like a pendulum before sliding ou...
Mar 07, 2019
Local comedian reacts as satellite comedy channel reverses proposed change to line-up
Last month's proposed change to Sirius XM's, Canada Laughs channel had Canadian comics taking to social media in angst and it appears to have worked now that the change was reversed.Canada Laughs, a c...
Mar 07, 2019 A Prince Albert comedian reacts to the change and reversal of a satelite's radio station decision to move away from 100 per cent Canadian content. (Facebook/John Sutton)
