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Sentencing hearing told other operators scared following murder of bus driver
WINNIPEG - A Crown prosecutor has told a sentencing hearing that the murder of a Winnipeg bus driver has left other drivers and their families terrified Irvine Jubal Fraser, who was 58, was stabb...
Jun 17, 2019
Tory senator signals plan to drop probe of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman case
OTTAWA - Conservative senators are expected to drop their bid to conduct an inquiry into the failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Members of the Senate defence committee will meet later thi...
Jun 17, 2019
A good weekend in the Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - The B-C Wildfire Service says there were 45 active wildfires burning in the province as of yesterday. It says 12 new fires ignited over the weekend, but most of them are small, ranging from...
Jun 17, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Mount Polley hearing this week
VANCOUVER - Engineers and Geoscientists B-C will hold a disciplinary hearing today for engineer Stephen Rice in connection with the 2014 Mount Polley dam collapse, which poured 24-million cubic metres...
Jun 17, 2019 Image Credit: Global News
The latest from the Raptors parade in Toronto
TORONTO - 10:05 a.m. The Raptors' victory parade has kicked off in Toronto, with thousands of fans turning out to celebrate the NBA champions. Players and their families are riding in f...
Jun 17, 2019
CSIS destroyed secret file on Pierre Trudeau, stunning historians
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service destroyed a Cold War dossier on Pierre Trudeau in 1989 instead of turning it over to the national archives, The Canadian Press has learned. The Canadian Se...
Jun 17, 2019
Huge crowds gather in downtown Toronto for Raptors parade, rally
TORONTO - Jubilant Raptors fans decked out in the team's gear are jamming downtown Toronto this morning as they await the team's victory parade. Crowds packed the route and the square outsid...
Jun 17, 2019
After harsh Twitter exchanges, Senate will look at new social media policy
OTTAWA - An independent senator is on a mission to get members of Canada's upper house to stop being so nasty to each other on social media. Tony Dean says recent exchanges on Twitter involv...
Jun 17, 2019
In the news today, June 17
Four stories in the news for Monday, June 17 --- TORONTO SET TO MARK RAPTORS' WIN WITH PARADE Throngs of fans are expected to line the streets of Toronto today as the city celebrates it...
Jun 17, 2019
Victorious Raptors cancel their return to Toronto after becoming NBA champs
TORONTO - Some Raptors players returned to Toronto on Saturday night for the first time since their electrifying NBA championship win south of the border. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, w...
Jun 17, 2019
