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No regrets in SNC-Lavalin affair, Wilson-Raybould and Philpott say
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got a first-hand glimpse of the fallout from the SNC-Lavalin affair when he addressed young women staging a mock Parliament in the House of Commons Wednesda...
Apr 05, 2019
SNC-Lavalin revives court bid for special agreement to avoid criminal trial
OTTAWA - SNC-Lavalin, the company at the centre of a national political storm, underscores what it calls new and troubling facts in a fresh court bid for a special agreement t...
Apr 05, 2019
Red Deer County woman charged with killing husband to face preliminary inquiry
A preliminary inquiry will take place this fall for a Red Deer County woman accused of killing her husband.Robin Berresford, 36, has been charged with first-degree murder in the Feb. 27 death of Matth...
Apr 05, 2019
Gerard Bouchard warns Quebec government against perils of religious symbols ban
MONTREAL - Quebec's proposed legislation banning religious symbols for some public servants is drawing criticism from one of the province's leading public intellectuals. Gerard Bouchard, co-author of ...
Apr 05, 2019
Underage OHL draft prospect Shane Wright going first overall to Kingston
KINGSTON, Ont. - The latest player to be given early entry into a Canadian Hockey League draft will be a member of the Kingston Frontenacs. Forward Shane Wright, granted exceptional-player status last...
Apr 05, 2019
Poulin maintaining bench presence until she can play at world championship
ESPOO, Finland - Even if she can't play, Marie-Philip Poulin feels she's a better leader on the bench than in the stands. While Canada's captain waits for her knee to get the all-clear for her to...
Apr 05, 2019
After spectacular debut, what can Toronto's Alejandro Pozuelo for an encore
TORONTO - Alejandro Pozuelo dazzled in his MLS debut with two eye-popping goals and an assist last week. The question now is what can the Spanish playmaker do for an encore? The Toronto FC attacking m...
Apr 05, 2019
Police to charge W.Va. mom after abduction tale
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A woman will be criminally charged for falsely reporting that an Egyptian man tried to kidnap her daughter from a West Virginia shopping mall, a police detective told The Associate...
Apr 05, 2019
Vehicle crashes into cellphone store
A south Red Deer business is cleaning up after being driven into around 5 a.m on the morning of Friday, April 5.RCMP were on scene at the Bell store at Southpointe Common. The front entrance to the bu...
Apr 05, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
With Brexit, Britain is in crisis and not for the first time
LONDON - Few would argue that Britain is in what is often referred to as a bit of a pickle. A crisis in fact, undoubtedly of historic proportions. With the country mired in confusion and recrimination...
Apr 05, 2019