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'Nonsense:' Experts weigh in on Scheer's claims about who can form government
OTTAWA - Experts on Canada's parliamentary system say Andrew Scheer should know better than to erroneously contend that whoever wins the most seats on Monday gets to form the government. The Cons...
Oct 19, 2019

UNBC women's soccer team clinches playoff spot despite loss to UVIC
The UNBC Timberwolves women's soccer team kicked off their final weekend of the regular season Friday night on Vancouver Island.Unfortunately, it wasn't the result they would have liked as they fell 1...
Oct 19, 2019 (photo credit to UNBC Timberwolves Twitter)

Quebec man found guilty of first-degree murder in slaying of ex-wife, stranger
ST-JEROME, Que. - A Quebec man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2017 stabbing death of his ex-wife and the fatal beating of an elderly stranger in order to ...
Oct 19, 2019

Leaders pour it on with rallies, boosts for candidates as campaign reaches peak
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has a marathon day of campaigning ahead, starting early this morning near Niagara Falls, Ont., and ending with a late-night rally in Calgary after a stop in Winn...
Oct 19, 2019

Leaders pour it on with rallies, boosts for candidates as campaign reaches peak
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has a marathon day of campaigning ahead, starting early this morning near Niagara Falls, Ont., and ending with a late-night rally in Calgary after a stop in Winn...
Oct 19, 2019

Bail hearing in RCMP secrets case to conclude with final submissions
OTTAWA - Final submissions will be made Friday at a bail hearing for Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP official accused of breaching Canada's official-secrets law. Ortis, 47, is charged with&...
Oct 19, 2019

5 things you should know: Saturday, Oct.19
Here are the five things we think you need to know:Reflectors for pedestrians in light of less daylight and weather changesIn light of less light throughout the day and harsher weather conditions RCMP...
Oct 19, 2019

Trudeau sidesteps questions about Obama, pleads for progressive votes in Quebec
TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - Justin Trudeau would not say Thursday whether his team asked former U.S. president Barack Obama to endorse his bid to remain prime minister, which came as the Liberals fight har...
Oct 19, 2019

Prison needle use should be supervised to ensure safety, guards say
OTTAWA - Setting up supervised injection sites at federal institutions is the way to go if the Correctional Service plans to continue making needles available to drug-using inmates, prison g...
Oct 19, 2019

Welsh's Hat Trick vaults Spruce Kings past Chiefs
The Prince George Spruce Kings got a major boost to their line-up Friday night with the return of Captain Nolan Welsh and it made a difference.Welsh found the back of the net three times to help lift ...
Oct 19, 2019 (photo credit to Vicki Brown)