Author Archives:
Former US President Jimmy Carter has surgery for broken hip
ATLANTA - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter broke his hip Monday at his south Georgia home when he fell while leaving to go turkey hunting, a spokeswoman for the Carter Center said. The 94-year-old f...
May 15, 2019
Army to remain in Quebec flood zones to help with cleanup operations
MONTREAL - The Canadian Forces will maintain soldiers in Quebec to remove sandbags and restore critical infrastructure in communities hit by flooding, Brig.-Gen. Jennie Carignan said Monday. And ...
May 15, 2019
Canada's feminist policy a perfect fit for South Sudan, says UN refugee official
OTTAWA - Canada could find a win for its feminist foreign policy in the spiralling famine and refugee crisis gripping South Sudan and neighbouring African countries, says a senior United Nations offic...
May 15, 2019
Scheer says Trudeau is a hypocrite who is using climate change as distraction
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will support a Liberal motion declaring climate change a national emergency if the Liberals agree to amend it to admit their climate-change plan...
May 15, 2019
B.C. to hold public inquiry into money laundering
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will hold a public inquiry into money laundering. Premier John Horgan says money laundering has had numerous impacts on people in the province...
May 15, 2019
B.C. to hold public inquiry into money laundering
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will hold a public inquiry into money laundering. Premier John Horgan says money laundering has had numerous impacts on people in the province...
May 15, 2019
'Break from Drake': Milwaukee radio station bans rapper's music during Raptors-Bucks series
TORONTO - A Milwaukee radio station is giving superstar Drake the silent treatment heading into the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Hosts of morning show Riggs & Alley announced this week they've&n...
May 15, 2019
New coach named to WolfPack women's basketball team
KAMLOOPS - Goran Nogic has been named the new coach of the TRU WolfPack women's basketball program, making him the third coach in the team's history.The 47-year-old from Belgrade, Serbia was the succe...
May 15, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed / TRU WolfPack
Alberta premier Jason Kenney says provincial carbon tax will die May 30
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's carbon tax has about two weeks to live. Kenney says the Carbon Tax Repeal Act is to be introduced during next week's legislature sitting&n...
May 15, 2019
Irregular asylum claims fall as experts warn of populist backlash
OTTAWA - The number of asylum-seekers crossing the border "irregularly" into Canada has slowed compared to early last year. Statistics published by the federal government show Mounties apprehended&nbs...
May 15, 2019
