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Federal economics and fiscal 'snapshot' coming July 8: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to deliver a "snapshot" of the federal government's finances in the House of Commons July 8. The Liberals were supposed to present a full budge...
Jun 17, 2020
Greens' Elizabeth May wants inquiry into RCMP that believes it is 'above the law'
OTTAWA - The Green party's Elizabeth May wants a full inquiry into the RCMP, saying the national police force's culture of unaccountability must be put under a microscope. May, the part...
Jun 17, 2020
Atlanta awaits decision on charges in black man's killing
Atlanta awaited a decision from prosecutors Wednesday on whether to bring charges against two white police officers in the killing of Rayshard Brooks, who was shot in the back in a case that has unfol...
Jun 17, 2020
U.S. to investigate Canada's 'unfavourable' new Great Lakes shipping rules
WASHINGTON - Regulators in the United States have launched a formal investigation into Canada's plan to change the rules that govern shipping on the Great Lakes. U.S.-based shippers say proposed ...
Jun 17, 2020
Federal aid for oil sector still in development, three months later
OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says if bridge loans for smaller oil and gas companies aren't ready to flow soon some companies will have to turn to less-safe options to survi...
Jun 17, 2020
Many arrests as Vancouver police enforce injunction against homeless camp
VANCOUVER - Police have made dozens of arrests after they say 46 people refused to obey a court injunction and leave a tent encampment on Vancouver's waterfront. An email from police says th...
Jun 17, 2020
Canadian Championship to feature 11 soccer teams, down from 13 last year
TORONTO - The 2020 edition of the Canadian Championship will feature 11 clubs, down from 13 last year. Clubs from League 1 Ontario (Toronto Master's FA) and Quebec's PLSQ (AS Blainville) will ret...
Jun 17, 2020
Glued to the telly: English soccer returns, a nation sighs
MANCHESTER, England - English soccer's longest suspension since World War II comes to an end Wednesday, bringing the country's favourite sport back to a nation that has struggled to protect its citize...
Jun 17, 2020
National parks to open campgrounds for existing reservations next week
OTTAWA - The federal environment minister says Canadians who have campground reservations in some national parks will be allowed to pitch their tents and pull in their trailers sta...
Jun 17, 2020
Tyler Perry says he's 'exhausted' by all the hate, division
LOS ANGELES - Tyler Perry wrote "we must never give up" in a heartfelt first-person essay in People magazine detailing his thoughts on racial injustice and police brutality against unarmed black peopl...
Jun 17, 2020
