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SOUND OFF: Horgan and NDP choose not to provide relief to drivers
FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, our BC Liberal caucus has been urging John Horgan to do something about gas prices in British Columbia. Even though Horgan controls just over 23 cents per litre of gas in the Int...
Apr 25, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
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Filipino President Duterte gives Canada one week to take trash back
OTTAWA - The president of the Philippines says if Canada doesn't take back tonnes of trash within the next week he will "declare war" and ship the containers back himself. Filipino media outlets repor...
Apr 25, 2019
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Cut off by water, Quebec island residents determined to stay in their homes
MONTREAL - Although the only bridge to Montreal is cut off by water and hip waders are the only way to navigate the streets of his town, Ile Mercier resident David Dostie...
Apr 25, 2019
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Felix-Auger-Aliassime loses against Kei Nishikori in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has been eliminated at the Barcelona Open. The No. 16 seed from Montreal lost 6-1, 6-3 to No. 4 seed Kei Nishikori of Japan in the third round of the ...
Apr 25, 2019
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FBI, IRS agents search Baltimore mayor's homes, City Hall
BALTIMORE - Federal agents raided the homes and offices of Baltimore's embattled mayor on Thursday amid widening probes to determine whether she used sales of her children's books to disguise governme...
Apr 25, 2019
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Wet forecast puts damper on 50th Jazz Fest opening day
NEW ORLEANS - A wet forecast put a damper on opening day of the 50th New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The National Weather Service said there was an 80% chance of rain Thursday and some storms ...
Apr 25, 2019
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Actor Michael Madsen charged with DUI after SUV hits pole
MALIBU, Calif. - Prosecutors on Wednesday charged Michael Madsen with two misdemeanour counts of drunken driving after the actor drove his SUV into a pole last month. Madsen, 61, has been charged with...
Apr 25, 2019
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Victim in Quebec dog attack thanks community for outpouring of support
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who was seriously injured in an attack by three dogs last month in the Eastern Townships is thanking the community for its support. The message from Dominique Alain and ...
Apr 25, 2019
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Brothers sue Jussie Smollett's lawyers, claiming defamation
CHICAGO - Two brothers who say they helped Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack against himself sued the "Empire" actor's attorneys on Tuesday, accusing them of defamation by continuin...
Apr 25, 2019
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US expands probe into air bag failures to 12.3M vehicles
DETROIT - U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles equipped with bags that may not inflate in a crash. The probl...
Apr 25, 2019
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