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Advance Polls this weekend for federal election
Canadians unable to make it out to the polls on Election Day (Oct.21) have several opportunities to cast their ballots ahead of time at Advance Polls over the upcoming Thanksgiving Day long weekend.Ac...
Oct 09, 2019
B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver steps aside, party to elect next leader in 2020
VICTORIA - B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver, whose party recorded a historic election breakthrough two years ago, is stepping aside and will not seek re-election in the next provincial election. W...
Oct 09, 2019
Former AHS employee pleads guilty to illegally accessing health information
A former billing clerk with Alberta Health Services (AHS) has been fined $8,000 and sentenced to one year of probation with conditions, after pleading guilty in Red Deer Provincial Court to knowingly ...
Oct 09, 2019
Trump defends decision to abandon Kurdish allies in Syria
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump cast his decision to abandon Kurdish fighters in Syria as fulfilling a campaign promise to withdraw from "endless war" in the Middle East, even as Republican critic...
Oct 09, 2019
Trudeau targeted in English leaders' debate
OTTAWA - The only English-language debate to feature all six federal party leaders devolved Monday into crosstalk and mudslinging as the leaders tried to break the impasse in voting intentions that&nb...
Oct 09, 2019
Trudeau targeted in English leaders' debate
OTTAWA - The only English-language debate to feature all six federal party leaders devolved Monday into crosstalk and mudslinging as the leaders tried to break the impasse in voting intentions that&nb...
Oct 09, 2019
Elizabeth May calls once more for taxes on major internet companies
OTTAWA - Green party Leader Elizabeth May is reiterating a commitment that a Green government would "level the playing field" by implementing taxes on companies like Facebook and Netflix. Speaking in ...
Oct 09, 2019
Quebec backs down on banning retail workers from using 'bonjour-hi' greeting
MONTREAL - Quebec won't legislate to prevent retail workers from welcoming their customers with "bonjour-hi," Quebec's immigration minister said Monday - three days after he raised the possibilit...
Oct 09, 2019
Canadian forward Josh Larsen apologizes to Springboks for rugby red card
KOBE, Japan - Canadian forward Josh Larsen visited the South African dressing room after Canada's Rugby World Cup loss to apologize for his red card. Larsen, who came on in the 12th minute as an ...
Oct 09, 2019
Scheer pledges to close asylum 'loophole' at Roxham Road crossing
ST-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will close the loophole that allows tens of thousands of asylum-seekers to claim refugee status, but he isn't saying how. Scheer...
Oct 09, 2019