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RCMP has provided 'comfort letters' to firms that help families free hostages
OTTAWA - A senior RCMP official says the national police force has sometimes assured private companies they won’t be prosecuted for dealing with hostage-takers on behalf of desperate Canadian fa...
Feb 12, 2018
Retired detachment commander enters new role with Town of Blackfalds
The Town of Blackfalds has announced the hiring of a new Emergency Management and Protective Services Manager. Ken Morrison retired from the Blackfalds RCMP Detachment earlier this year and is now put...
Feb 12, 2018
'Bushman of the Shuswap' dies nearly two decades after dramatic capture in B.C.
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A fugitive who evaded police as the “Bushman of the Shuswap” and later loved playing Santa and ran for mayor in his hometown of Williams Lake, B.C., has died. John Bj...
Feb 12, 2018
Ontario woman ticketed for driving with a parrot on her shoulder, police say
STRATFORD, Ont. - A driver in southern Ontario was charged with a fairly unusual traffic violation last week - travelling with a large, unrestrained parrot in her car. Provincial police were contacted...
Feb 12, 2018
Cabinet orders deeper security review of proposed Chinese takeover of Aecon Group
MONTREAL - Canadian security agencies are voicing their concern about the proposed takeover of Aecon Group Inc. by a Chinese state-owned business, prompting Ottawa to order a full national security re...
Feb 12, 2018
Halifax's University of King's College to examine possible links to slavery
HALIFAX - One of Canada’s oldest universities is embarking on a scholarly inquiry to examine its possible connections with slavery in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The study by the Uni...
Feb 12, 2018
After 5-year struggle, PBO to get data needed to measure cost of tax avoidance
OTTAWA - After a five-year battle with the Canada Revenue Agency, the parliamentary budget office is finally being promised the data needed to evaluate the amount of revenue Ottawa loses each year due...
Feb 12, 2018
NDP not currently investigating complaints against former MP Stoffer
OTTAWA - The federal NDP is not planning an investigation into how the party handled allegations of sexual misconduct against former MP Peter Stoffer - at least not right now. New Democrats have been ...
Feb 12, 2018
L.A. court to decide merits of Crystal Castles lawsuit over sex abuse allegations
A California court will determine whether a defamation suit filed by Crystal Castles songwriter Ethan Kath will proceed against the Toronto duo’s former singer, who publicly claimed he sexually ...
Feb 12, 2018
'Canada does not treat us right' says Trump, as he threatens new global tax
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is complaining about Canadian trade practices while threatening some as-yet-undefined international tax that has revived fears he might be contemplating new America...
Feb 12, 2018