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Court won't hear case in which former athlete found not criminally responsible
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not revisit the case of a former elite Newfoundland athlete who was found not criminally responsible in the death of a man she struck with a hammer....
Nov 28, 2019
Former Liberal appointed Scheer's deputy as leader vows to stay on at the top
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Thursday that despite considerable party infighting over his future as leader, he will remain at the helm, and as a show of how he intends to ...
Nov 28, 2019
Leader Jagmeet Singh takes on Indigenous affairs in NDP's shadow cabinet
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he'll be his party's critic on Indigenous matters and on intergovernmental affairs. The idea is to emphasize how important the concerns of people who feel ignore...
Nov 28, 2019
War of words escalates between Legault and Pallister over Manitoba's Quebec ads
MONTREAL - Manitoba's premier would be better off spending money on French-language services or retaining NHL players than trying to woo Quebec civil servants to the Prairies, Quebec Premier...
Nov 28, 2019
'Linda O'Leary was not impaired' during fatal boat crash, says defence lawyer
A lawyer for Linda O'Leary, the wife of celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary, says his client was not impaired when she got involved in a boat crash on an Ontario lake that left two people dead. Recent...
Nov 28, 2019
Northern residents need bigger rebates to offset carbon tax: Nunavut premier
OTTAWA - Canadians living in the North should receive higher rebates to compensate for the federal carbon tax than people in Southern Canada, the premier of Nunavut said after meeting Thursday with th...
Nov 28, 2019
Independent senators want rule changes to prevent partisan stalling on bills
OTTAWA - The largest group of independents in the Senate wants to change procedural rules to limit the ability of Conservatives senators - the last remaining unabashedly partisan caucus in the up...
Nov 28, 2019
Computer issues may delay murder trial for Alek Minassian in Toronto van attack
TORONTO - The heavily encrypted digital devices owned by the man who carried out the deadly Toronto van attack are giving his own lawyer problems, court heard Thursday, which may delay the start ...
Nov 28, 2019
'An important meeting:' Saskatchewan premier hopes leaders can find consensus
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says an upcoming sit-down of Canada's premiers is an important chance to send a message to a prime minister dealing with regional divisions. Moe ...
Nov 28, 2019
B.C. Supreme Court considers request to broadcast Meng Wanzhou extradition case
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is weighing whether to allow a media consortium's request to allow video and web broadcasting of the extradition hearings of Huawei executive Meng Wa...
Nov 28, 2019