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House GOP votes to oust Democrat Omar from major committee
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-led House voted after raucous debate Thursday to oust Democrat Ilhan Omar from the chamber's Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her anti-Israel comments, in a dramatic ...
Feb 02, 2023
Top court won't hear Muslim charity's appeal over suspension freeze refusal
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not look at whether the suspension of a Muslim charity should have been put on hold while an administrative challenge of the penalty played out. The Canada Re...
Feb 02, 2023
Airdrie toddler victim of alleged sexual exploitation, charges laid
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) has charged a man from Airdrie in connection to the sexual exploitation of a three-year-old child.ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit execu...
Feb 02, 2023
Town of Vulcan invites Conan O’Brien to ‘Vulcon’ convention this summer
The Town of Vulcan is hoping to attract a celebrity guest.Last month, on his 'Team Coco' podcast, former late-night host Conan O'Brien spoke with a fan from the Southern Alberta town. O'Brien learned ...
Feb 02, 2023
$1.1 million lost in Alberta due to “grandparent scams” in 2022: report
Law enforcement agencies are working about a significant increase in scams targeting Canadian seniors.The RCMP, Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say more than $9....
Feb 02, 2023
Lametti says Tories exploiting tragedies 'to score political points' on bail reform
OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister is accusing Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives of using tragedies such as the killing of a young Ontario Provincial Police officer "to try to score political points." ...
Feb 02, 2023
Canada's Andreescu through to quarterfinals in Thailand with win over Zakharova
HUA HIN, Thailand - Top-seed Bianca Andreescu advanced to the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open tennis tournament with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Russia's Anastasia Zakharova on Thursday. The native of Miss...
Feb 02, 2023
As sexual assault rates rise, provinces face shortages of specially trained nurses
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - An assistant nursing professor at the University of New Brunswick says there is a crisis-level shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners in the country. Martha Paynter, who is also...
Feb 02, 2023
Supreme Court agrees to rule on independence of Canadian military's judges
OTTAWA - Canada's top court has agreed to rule on whether the military's judges are truly independent. The Supreme Court of Canada announced its decision this morning in response to an appeal from sev...
Feb 02, 2023
China accuses Canada of 'politically manipulating' with Uyghur refugee vote
OTTAWA - The Chinese government says a motion MPs passed Wednesday to provide asylum to persecuted Uyghurs amounts to political manipulation by Canada. MPs including Prime Mister Justin Trudeau unanim...
Feb 02, 2023