Category Archives: Canada

Liberals, Tories unveil campaign slogans and contrasting pitches to voters
OTTAWA - Canadians will be asked this fall to choose between moving forward with the Liberals or getting ahead with the Conservatives. But while they both seem to be urging vo...
Aug 26, 2019

The unusual suspects: British Columbia's middle-class gang problem
SURREY, B.C. - At the end of a tranquil cul-de-sac in a pleasant neighbourhood, a tall stucco house overlooks a well-kept lawn and lush flowerbeds. The home is in the Metro Vancouver city of Surr...
Aug 26, 2019

Court orders women accused of defaming author to share emails, online posts
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has awarded author Steven Galloway access to emails between a woman who accused of him of sexual assault and staff at the University of British Columbia in&...
Aug 26, 2019

Scheer, Harper among politicians at memorial for Calgary MP Deepak Obhrai
CALGARY - Some prominent Conservative politicians are paying their respects at a memorial for former Calgary member of Parliament Deepak Obhrai. Obhrai, who was 69, died earlier this month&n...
Aug 26, 2019

Feds amend shipyard search following complaint about bias toward Quebec's Davie
OTTAWA - The federal government is amending its search for a third shipyard to add to its multibillion-dollar national shipbuilding strategy. The move follows a complaint last week from an Ontari...
Aug 26, 2019

Queen's to teach med students about historic ban on black applicants to program
When medical students begin classes at Queen's University this fall, they'll be taught for the first time about the school's decades-long ban on admitting black applicants to the program. The uni...
Aug 26, 2019

Trudeau to meet with U.K. and Japanese prime ministers ahead of G7 summit
BIARRITZ, France - As leaders of the now-fractious Group of Seven countries gathered in France on Saturday, even the weather seemed divided. Beams of sunlight cut through dark clouds as the G7 le...
Aug 26, 2019

Maxime Bernier blames billboard woes on 'totalitarian leftist mob'
OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier is blaming a "totalitarian leftist mob" for the decision to take down billboards promoting his controversial stance on immigration.The leader of the People's Party of Canada is...
Aug 26, 2019

Olympic gold medallist Sylvie Frechette to run as Conservative candidate
MONTREAL - Olympic synchronized swimming gold medallist Sylvie Frechette will run for the Conservative party in the fall federal election. The party said today that Frechette will be its&nbs...
Aug 26, 2019

Federal Liberals launch "Choose Forward" as election campaign slogan
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have decided on a slogan they hope will resonate with voters and best represent their political brand as they roll out their campaign for the October election. A rel...
Aug 26, 2019