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'No need' for lengthy border exam of Meng Wanzhou before her arrest: defence
VANCOUVER - The defence team for a Huawei executive whose arrest at Vancouver's airport sparked a diplomatic crisis between Canada and China says there was no good reason for border officials to ...
Sep 27, 2019

Documents: Ex-GOP chair for North Carolina to plead guilty
RALEIGH, N.C. - A former North Carolina GOP chairman will admit in court that he lied to federal agents conducting a bribery investigation of a major political donor, according to court documents file...
Sep 27, 2019

Seattle hires former US team captain Cammi Granato as scout
SEATTLE - Cammi Granato has received plenty of interest in the past from NHL franchises. None of them suited her as well as Seattle's expansion team does. The former U.S. Olympic team captain, gold me...
Sep 27, 2019

Medical examiner at centre of racial complaint against Alberta judge overwhelmed
CALGARY - A medical examiner who testified at the trial of an Alberta couple who were charged in their child's death says he is overwhelmed that legal and health professionals have filed a compla...
Sep 27, 2019

Source of Trudeau 'brownface' photo says only motive was public's right to know
OTTAWA - The source of the first public photo of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in brownface says his sole motivation in providing the image to Time was his belief the public needed to see it. Michael ...
Sep 27, 2019

Source of Trudeau 'brownface' photo says only motive was public's right to know
OTTAWA - The source of the first public photo of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in brownface says his sole motivation in providing the image to Time was his belief the public needed to see it. Michael ...
Sep 27, 2019

Advocates urge debate on racism in Canada that goes beyond Trudeau photos
OTTAWA - In the 2015 federal election, a photograph of a dead child on a beach in Turkey forced the global refugee crisis onto the campaign agenda. Now, say advocates, the images of the prime minister...
Sep 27, 2019

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