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CARTOON 03-07-2019
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Mar 07, 2019
In the news today, March 7
Six stories in the news for Thursday, March 7 --- TRUDEAU TO MAKE STATEMENT ON SNC-LAVALIN TODAY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will try to put the SNC-Lavalin affair behind him today by acknowledging ...
Mar 07, 2019
SNC-Lavalin pushed Liberals for 'zero debarment' from federal contracts
OTTAWA - SNC-Lavalin, facing a 10-year ban from federal business over corruption charges, urged the Liberal government in 2017 to water down the penalty scheme for corporate misconduct to the point a ...
Mar 07, 2019
Letter showing debts of one of Vancouver's founders up for auction
VANCOUVER - A glimpse of British Columbia’s sometimes seamy history goes to the highest bidder Saturday in an online auction. A legal document written after the May 1875 death of John Deighton, ...
Mar 07, 2019
Trudeau acknowledges 'erosion of trust' between office and former minister
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to put the SNC-Lavalin affair behind him Thursday, attributing the controversy to a breakdown between his staff and former attorney general Jody Wilson-Ray...
Mar 07, 2019
Scientists warn of ecosystem consequences for proposed B.C. seal hunt
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia group wants to revive the seal and sea lion hunt on the west coast, provoking a debate about the controversial practice and prompting scientists to warn of consequences ...
Mar 07, 2019
Storm keeps Trudeau from landing in Iqaluit for apology to Inuit
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Just when the prime minister was escaping the political controversy swirling in the nation’s capital - at least for a few hours - Mother Nature let him know she had other plan...
Mar 07, 2019
Manitoba budget includes provincial sales tax cut to 7 per cent; smaller deficit
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government included a long-promised provincial sales tax cut in its annual budget Thursday - a move that could pave the way for an early election. ...
Mar 07, 2019
Thai court disbands political party for nominating princess
BANGKOK - A court in Thailand on Thursday ordered the dissolution of a major political party ahead of this month’s general election because it nominated a member of the royal family to be its ca...
Mar 07, 2019
Engelland helps Vegas beats Flames for 5th straight win
LAS VEGAS - After a loss nearly two weeks ago, Vegas coach Gerard Gallant yearned for a return of the misfits, the nickname the team adopted during its stellar inaugural season a year ago. Three days ...
Mar 06, 2019