Author Archives:
Federal parties left dozens of potential election promises on cutting-room floor
OTTAWA - Federal political parties left dozens of potential platform proposals on the cutting-room floor during the last election campaign, a new report from the parliamentary budget officer suggests....
Jan 24, 2020
Ex-Alberta legislature member on tax strike over unpaid oilpatch property levies
A former provincial Liberal leader and member of the Alberta legislature says he won't pay his provincial taxes until oilpatch players pay theirs. "It's getting worse," David Swann said Wednesday...
Jan 24, 2020
Rona Ambrose decides against Tory leadership, will stay private sector
OTTAWA - Rona Ambrose, the former Alberta MP and interim party chief who had been the favoured leadership candidate of many Conservatives, won't seek the party's top job. Her decision to not run ...
Jan 24, 2020
Women in all-star event hope it's a sign of NHL's deeper interest in a league
More integration of women into this year's NHL's all-star weekend is another milestone for their game. The women kick off Friday's skills competition at Enterprise Centre in S...
Jan 24, 2020
Trudeau taps Quebec senator as Liberal government's new rep in upper chamber
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is tapping Sen. Marc Gold, a constitutional law expert and former chair of the Jewish Federations of Canada, to serve as the Liberal government's representative ...
Jan 24, 2020
April trial set for Cuba Gooding Jr. in bar groping case
NEW YORK - Two women who have accused Cuba Gooding Jr. of sexual misconduct will be allowed to testify at his trial on charges that he groped three other women at Manhattan bars in 2018 and 2019, a ju...
Jan 24, 2020
Harry and Meghan should cover their own security costs: NDP heritage critic
OTTAWA - The NDP's Canadian-heritage critic says he believes Prince Harry and his family should pay for their own security while they're in Canada. Alexandre Boulerice, who is also deputy leader of th...
Jan 24, 2020
Province seeking financial help as St. John's recovers from blizzard
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - One week after a record-breaking blizzard battered eastern Newfoundland, businesses in St. John's have been allowed to call in staff to prepare for the expected lifting of...
Jan 24, 2020
Milos Raonic knocks off favoured Stefanos Tsitsipas at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - On a day of upsets at the Australian Open, Canada's Milos Raonic did his part to keep the storyline going. The No. 32 seed from Thornhill, Ont., beat No. 6 seed Stefanos Tsitsip...
Jan 24, 2020
DC claims inaugural committee spending enriched Trump family
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's inaugural committee spent more than $1 million to book a ballroom at the Trump International Hotel in the nation's capital as part of a scheme to "grossly overpay" for part...
Jan 24, 2020
