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Singh promises to ease B.C. housing costs by fighting money laundering
VANCOUVER - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has released a bundle of platform pledges he says will make life more affordable for families in British Columbia - especially when it comes to the sky-high cost o...
Sep 27, 2019
Liberals promise national flood insurance, disaster EI benefits
The federal Liberals unveiled promises Wednesday to help homeowners prepare for damage from climate change with low-cost national flood insurance and zero-interest loans for green home renov...
Sep 27, 2019
Quebecers to decide in 2022 whether they want to change electoral system
Quebecers will decide during a referendum held in conjunction with the 2022 provincial election whether to change how they vote in future elections. The Legault government tabled an ele...
Sep 27, 2019
Manitoba politician who made inappropriate remarks says he's learned his lesson
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba politician who was investigated for showing an assistant a picture of naked women and making inappropriate remarks says he has undergone sensitivity training, has learn...
Sep 27, 2019
Split no more, Spider-Man gets another swing with Marvel
LOS ANGELES - Spider-Man won't be leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe anytime soon. After a public fallout last month, Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Walt Disney Studios have found a way to wor...
Sep 27, 2019
Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews tries to focus on job during tough week
TORONTO - Auston Matthews is attempting to focus on hockey as a turbulent week continues for the Toronto Maple Leafs star centre. Matthews once again was in the spotlight at the Leafs' morning skate t...
Sep 27, 2019
Women's hockey gold 'long overdue' Canada's Maschmeyer says ahead of 2020 tourney
HALIFAX - National team goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer believes next year's IIHF Women's World Championship, to be hosted on home soil in Nova Scotia, represents a "long overdue" opportunity to reclai...
Sep 27, 2019
Singh vows to protect coastlines, slams Trudeau for buying pipeline
LADYSMITH, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is promoting his party's plan to safeguard the environment along Canada's coastlines. Speaking on British Columbia's Vancouver Island today, S...
Sep 27, 2019
Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown secure 100-metre semifinal spots at worlds
DOHA, Qatar - Canadians Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown have advanced to the semifinals in the men's 100 metres at the world track and field championships. De Grasse, a three-time Olympic medallist&nb...
Sep 27, 2019
Leafs' Dubas says he learned of charge against Auston Matthews via Twitter
TORONTO - Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas learned of the headline-grabbing allegation against Auston Matthews the same way many fans did - on Twitter. Dubas addressed r...
Sep 27, 2019