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Nathan Cullen joins long list of NDP MPs who won't seek re-election
OTTAWA - Nathan Cullen, one of the NDP's best known and most effective MPs, is calling it quits. He's announcing he won't seek re-election this fall. That makes 13 of the 44 New Democrats elected...
Mar 01, 2019
CMHC sets target to make housing affordable for every Canadian by 2030
OTTAWA - A federal housing agency hopes to see every Canadian with an affordable home by 2030 and has offered up a plan full of experiments to make it happen. The Canada Mortgage and Housing...
Mar 01, 2019
NewsAlert: Appeals Court upholds landmark tobacco ruling
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a landmark judgment that ordered three tobacco companies to pay billions of dollars in damages to Quebec smokers. Imperial Tob...
Mar 01, 2019
Telemiracle weekend set to kick off in Saskatchewan
For the 43rd year in a row, Saskatchewan will be asked to "ring those phones!"The Kinsmen Telemiracle fundraising telethon starts Saturday night at TCU Place in Saskatoon.Telemiracle chair Adam Logue ...
Mar 01, 2019 Volunteers take donations over the phone at Telemiracle 42 in Regina on March 4, 2018.(Submitted photo/980 CJME)
Green Lake RCMP request help in locating suspect
Police in Green Lake are asking for the public's help in locating Quentin Ross. Police belive he could be in North Battleford or Saskatoon.RCMP said the 48-year-old is wanted for trafficking cocaine, ...
Mar 01, 2019 Green Lake RCMP are searching for 48-year-old Quentin Ross. (supplied photo/RCMP) : Tyler Marr
Feds green-light formal extradition process for Meng Wanzhou
OTTAWA - The federal Justice Department is giving the go-ahead for an extradition case to proceed against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who is wanted in the United States on fraud allegations.The dec...
Mar 01, 2019 (Submitted photo/Canadian Press)
Quebec premier says hockey game should have been stopped after racist taunts
MONTREAL - Racist taunts recently directed at a black hockey player were unacceptable and should not be tolerated, Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Wednesday. Legault raised the case of ...
Mar 01, 2019
Leafs defenceman Jake Gardiner out week-to-week with back injury
TORONTO - Defenceman Jake Gardiner will be out week-to-week with a back injury, the Toronto Maple Leafs said Wednesday. The Maple Leafs updated Gardiner's status on Twitter after earlier saying that G...
Mar 01, 2019
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson disappointed with Senators owner in arena dispute
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has expressed disappointment in Senators owner Eugene Melnyk now that a proposed new downtown arena for the NHL team is in jeopardy. Speaking after the National Capit...
Mar 01, 2019
Captain Christine Sinclair scores goal No. 179 in Algarve Cup win over Scotland
LAGOS, Portugal - Captain Christine Sinclair rescued Canada with an 81st-minute penalty in a 1-0 win over Scotland at the Algarve Cup on Friday. It was her 179th career international goal, moving...
Mar 01, 2019