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2 guards suspended and warden reassigned after Epstein death
NEW YORK - The warden at the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein took his own life over the weekend was removed Tuesday and two guards who were supposed to be watching the financier were placed on leav...
Aug 15, 2019
Report says why PMO wanted former Supreme Court judges to advise on SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - After months of unrelenting news coverage, hours of oral testimony and reams of written submissions to a House of Commons committee on the SNC-Lavalin affair, the federal ethic...
Aug 15, 2019
Blue Jays pitching prospect Alek Manoah excited about team's bright future
VANCOUVER - Like many sports lovers, Alek Manoah is paying close attention to the Toronto Blue Jays current crop of young talent. The team's future is bright with the likes of Bo Bichette and Vla...
Aug 15, 2019
High profile could help Jody Wilson-Raybould keep her seat away from Liberals
OTTAWA - There had been a few names floating around when the Liberals were seeking a candidate for the newly created riding of Vancouver Granville in the last federal election, but it soon became clea...
Aug 15, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: Bernier should be included in federal leaders’ debates
KAMLOOPS - THE PEOPLE'S PARTY OF CANADA and its leader Maxime Bernier aren't every Canadian's cup of tea, and I'm one of them.But he should be heard.The federal Leaders' Debates Commission has decided...
Aug 15, 2019 Image Credit- The Canadian Press
China threatens retaliation if US tariff hikes go ahead
BEIJING - China on Thursday threatened retaliation if Washington steps up their war over trade and technology by going ahead with planned Sept. 1 tariff hikes on additional Chinese imports. Beijing wi...
Aug 15, 2019
Malaysia police: Family confirms body as missing London teen
SEREMBAN, Malaysia - Malaysian police said Tuesday the family of a missing 15-year-old London girl has positively identified a naked body found near the nature resort where she disappeared over a week...
Aug 15, 2019
Media: US seeks seizure of Iranian tanker in Gibraltar
MADRID - A newspaper in Gibraltar says the United States has applied to seize an Iranian supertanker that authorities in the British overseas territory were seeking to release from detention. The Gibr...
Aug 15, 2019
Under Liberal changes, hearings for refugees just 'glorified interview': NDP
OTTAWA - NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan says she is dismayed by newly published guidelines for asylum seekers who fall under a controversial new admissibility law - guidelines she believes sho...
Aug 15, 2019
In the news today, Aug. 13
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Aug. 13 --- TRUDEAU, TORONTO MAYOR TO DISCUSS GUN VIOLENCE Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the mayor of Toronto will meet today to discuss the recent ...
Aug 15, 2019
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