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Only two ministers ever held indirect assets without a blind trust: Dawson
OTTAWA - Conflict of interest commissioner Mary Dawson says Finance Minister Bill Morneau is the only Liberal cabinet minister who currently holds indirect assets without a blind trust in place. In ad...
Nov 03, 2017
Police looking for missing steer in eastern Ontario, say it should not be approached
TORONTO - Police are looking for a missing steer in eastern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say a red Angus steer escaped from a farm in August Township, about 100 kilometres south of Ottawa, on Oc...
Nov 03, 2017
French charge IOC member Fredericks in Rio corruption probe
PARIS - IOC member Frankie Fredericks was handed preliminary charges on Friday in a French investigation into vote-buying around the decision to award the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro. An official ...
Nov 03, 2017
NYC circles the wagons around marathon after truck attack
NEW YORK - In a city shaken by its deadliest terrorist attack since 9-11, police are promising an unprecedented security effort to try to secure a soft target spanning five boroughs and 26.2 miles: th...
Nov 03, 2017
Canada Soccer's John Herdman wins Jack Donohue Coach of the Year Award
CALGARY - Canadian women’s soccer coach John Herdman has been awarded the Jack Donohue Coach of the Year Award by the Coaching Association of Canada. The award recognizes a coach’s dedicat...
Nov 03, 2017
'The National' entering new era Monday with revamp featuring four hosts
TORONTO - Six time zones, three cities, four hosts. CBC’s revamped “The National” debuts Monday with a new format that aims to reinvent the evening news experience. “If we get ...
Nov 03, 2017
CrossRoads Church keeping students warm this winter
CrossRoads Church just outside of Red Deer has teamed up with the Red Deer Public School District to help keep kids warm this winter. Looking for a way to help support the community, CrossRoads Church...
Nov 03, 2017
Cannabis activists say they still have work to do after legalization
Cannabis activists say that while they’ve succeeded in helping to push for marijuana legalization across the country, their work is far from over. The federal government has committed to making ...
Nov 03, 2017
Cineplex to bring 'Sunday Night Football,' Super Bowl to movie theatres
TORONTO - Cineplex has scored a deal to bring “Sunday Night Football” and the Super Bowl to its movie theatres. The company said Friday that a three-year sponsorship agreement with the Nat...
Nov 03, 2017
Universities heard gender balance message loud and clear, science minister says
OTTAWA - Six months after Science Minister Kirsty Duncan threatened universities with cuts to their research funding over a “dismal” gender balance among scientists nominated for lucrative...
Nov 03, 2017