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'We're wishing her well,' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says of Queen
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he joins Canadians across the country in wishing the Queen well as Buckingham Palace says she has been placed under medical supervision. Gov. Gen. Mary Simo...
Sep 08, 2022

Special prosecutor to investigate Michigan GOP candidate
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A special prosecutor in Michigan has been appointed to investigate whether the Republican candidate for attorney general and others should be criminally charged for their attempt...
Sep 08, 2022

Steve Bannon surrenders in NY court in wall donor case
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Donald Trump's longtime ally Steve Bannon surrendered Thursday to face fresh charges that he duped donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Ban...
Sep 08, 2022

Here's how many people voted to pick the Conservative Party of Canada's next leader
OTTAWA - The Conservative party's next leader will be chosen by nearly 418,000 members. The party released the final figure today, after a deadline arrived earlier this week for party members to retur...
Sep 08, 2022

Montreal Canadiens sign goaltender Cayden Primeau to three-year deal
MONTREAL - Goaltender Cayden Primeau has signed a US$2.67-million, three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Thursday. The one-way deal carries an average annual value of $89...
Sep 08, 2022

NewsAlert: Judge rules against Enbridge on Line 5, but stops short of shutdown
WASHINGTON - A judge in Wisconsin has ruled in favour of an Indigenous band in its dispute with Enbridge over the Line 5 pipeline. However, the decision by District Court Judge William Conley stops sh...
Sep 08, 2022

Iranian diplomats leave embassy in Albania after expulsion
TIRANA, Albania (AP) - The last staff of the Iranian Embassy in Tirana have left the building after they were given 24 hours to leave Albania over a major cyberattack that the Albanian government blam...
Sep 08, 2022

Liberals to hike GST rebates, help with rent payments in new affordability plan
VANCOUVER - The federal government intends to temporarily hike GST rebate cheques in a bid to ease some of the hurt of inflation for lower income Canadians. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce...
Sep 08, 2022

Spy service analyst appeals judge's decision to throw out his discrimination case
OTTAWA - A Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee is appealing a Federal Court judge's decision to toss out his discrimination lawsuit against the spy agency. In a newly filed notice, Sameer ...
Sep 08, 2022

Five policy questions Tory leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre hasn't answered
OTTAWA - Throughout the Conservative party's leadership race, Pierre Poilievre has campaigned on fighting inflation and the rising cost of living, as well as defending Canadians who refuse to get vacc...
Sep 08, 2022