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Would-be Conservative leaders jockey for support as Charest bows out
OTTAWA - Former Quebec premier Jean Charest's decision to bow out of the Conservative leadership race is a turning point in a contest expected to heat up throughout the week as the party prepares for ...
Jan 23, 2020

Names in the mix: a list of potential Conservative leadership contenders
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is underway and the deadline to register as a candidate and meet the first round of requirements is Feb. 27. These candidates have officially declared they in...
Jan 23, 2020

Documents: Extremist group wanted rally to start civil war
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A hidden camera captured members of a white supremacist group expressing hope that violence at a gun rights rally in Virginia this week could start a civil war, federal prosecutors...
Jan 23, 2020

'Sorry to rain on their parade': Bloc wants to slow down new NAFTA ratification
MONTREAL - The Bloc Quebecois plans to stand in the way of a fast-track adoption of the new trade deal between Canada, the United States and Mexico. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday he wa...
Jan 23, 2020

Documents: Extremist group wanted rally to start civil war
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A hidden camera captured members of a white supremacist group expressing hope that violence at a gun rights rally in Virginia this week could start a civil war, federal prosecutors...
Jan 23, 2020

Poilievre ends bid for Tory leadership citing desire to spend time with daughter
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre is bowing out of his party's leadership race. Poilievre says he is overwhelmed by the support he received as he built a campaign to replace Andrew Scheer. But...
Jan 23, 2020

RCMP looking for answers in the death of Little Pine First Nation man
RCMP are seeking public assistance with information of a disturbance at Onion Lake Cree Nation. On Jan 21, shortly after 7 p.m., Onion Lake RCMP received a report of a deceased man located a short dis...
Jan 23, 2020 (File photo/JPBG Staff)

Phoenix Rising: Slovak goalie Hlavaj looking for second crack at NHL draft
Samuel Hlavaj entered the season as an unknown prospect in unfamiliar territory, passed over at last year's NHL draft. A lot has changed since for the Slovak goaltender, who now has the Queb...
Jan 23, 2020

Romance scams present highest dollar loss for province
Scammers are getting more and more creative when it comes to extorting information and money from residents of Saskatchewan. Jessica Gunson, intelligence researcher with Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CA...
Jan 23, 2020 (file photo)

Barriers exist for women to get into Conservative race: Marilyn Gladu
OTTAWA - The only woman seeking to run for leader of the Conservative party so far says the rules themselves could be keeping other women out of the race. Marilyn Gladu, an Ontario MP, says ...
Jan 23, 2020