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The hardest choice of this long weekend: Raptors or 'Game of Thrones'?
TORONTO - As a "Game of Thrones" fanatic who is also a devoted Toronto Raptors fan, Oriana Di Nucci finds herself weighing the pros and cons of what to watch this Sunday when the fantas...
May 17, 2019

The hardest choice of this long weekend: Raptors or 'Game of Thrones'?
TORONTO - As a "Game of Thrones" fanatic who is also a devoted Toronto Raptors fan, Oriana Di Nucci finds herself weighing the pros and cons of what to watch this Sunday when the fantas...
May 17, 2019

United Airlines to lay off 100 in Houston, outsource jobs
HOUSTON - United Airlines says it will cut about 100 accounting jobs in Houston in July and shift the work to a contractor. The airline reported the layoffs in a letter this week to the Texas Workforc...
May 17, 2019

Man who helped his own arrest by contacting CFJC given 14-day jail sentence
KAMLOOPS - A man who helped in his own arrest by disclosing his location to CFJC Today has been sentenced to 14 days in jail. Jessie Dean Kowalchuk was also given one year's probation. Kowalchuk was f...
May 17, 2019 Image Credit: RCMP handout

Mark Norman affair needs public inquiry, Scheer says
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Canada needs a public inquiry into the case of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. On Parliament Hill this afternoon, Scheer says a full investigation is justifie...
May 17, 2019

Experts warn of populist backlash even as irregular crosser decline
OTTAWA - Canadians appear increasingly concerned about situation at the border - even if the overall numbers of crossers are down - which experts warn could harden attitudes against newcomer...
May 17, 2019

Killer of missing Alberta seniors loses appeal of manslaughter convictions
EDMONTON - An appeal from the killer of two Edmonton-area seniors has been dismissed. Travis Vader asked the Alberta Court of Appeal for a new trial or for his manslaughter ch...
May 17, 2019

SOUND OFF: Accounting for accountability — the importance of consultation
LAST MONTH, in reference to recent and proposed changes to B.C.'s forest policy, West Fraser CEO Ted Seraphim expressed concern that the Horgan government was "making policy changes without consulting...
May 17, 2019 Image Credit: The Canadian Press

Boyle's lawyer cites dangers of mid-trial appeal about sexual-activity evidence
OTTAWA - A mid-trial appeal about sensitive evidence concerning sexual activity could endanger the timely completion of Joshua Boyle's assault case, a lawyer for the former Afghanistan hostage told a ...
May 17, 2019

B.C. to hold public inquiry into money laundering; final report due May 2021
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan launched a public inquiry into money laundering Wednesday, saying the depth of the criminal activity in British Columbia runs far deeper than previously believed. Money ...
May 17, 2019

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