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Who's in, who's out and who else may enter the Conservative party leadership race
OTTAWA - With Sept.10 picked as the date for when the Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader, time is ticking for prospective candidates and their teams to get into place. Those running h...
Mar 08, 2022
Canadian military trainers deal with mixed emotions as Ukrainians defend from Russia
OTTAWA - Lt.-Col. Sarah Heer says it is absolutely "excruciating" watching from afar as friends and comrades that she helped train in the Ukrainian military a year ago are now forced to fight for thei...
Mar 08, 2022
Alberta rural municipalities say unpaid oilpatch taxes rising despite high oil prices
The amount of unpaid taxes energy companies owe to small-town Alberta is growing despite high oil prices, the province's rural municipalities said Tuesday. Rural Municipalities of Alberta says its mem...
Mar 08, 2022
'This was a high-risk violation:' WorkSafeBC fines Nanaimo company following employee's death
NANAIMO - A local waste disposal and recycling company received a substantial fine following an employee's death on the job.GFL Environmental Inc. was penalized $73,429.93 by WorkSafeBC on Feb. 1 foll...
Mar 08, 2022
Transport Canada fines passengers on Sunwing party flight
MONTREAL - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says his department has fined six passengers who were onboard a Sunwing flight last year that devolved into a raucous onboard party. Videos of the Dec. 30 c...
Mar 08, 2022
Jordan says prince apologizes over last year's palace feud
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - The royal court in Jordan said Tuesday that the half-brother of King Abdullah II has apologized for his role in a rare palace feud last year and is seeking the king's forgiveness....
Mar 08, 2022
Legault picks April 11 for Montreal-area byelection after being accused of stalling
QUEBEC - Voters on Montreal's south shore will choose their new provincial legislature member on April 11. Franois Legault's government announced the byelection date today for the Marie-Victorin ridin...
Mar 08, 2022
New attempts to evacuate civilians in Ukraine
KYIV - Buses ferried civilians out of a besieged Ukrainian town and supplies to another on Tuesday as officials tried to steer people away from a Russian onslaught and ease the dire humanitarian situa...
Mar 08, 2022
Florida lawmakers send 'Don't Say Gay' bill to Gov. DeSantis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Republicans on Tuesday passed a bill to forbid instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, rejecting a wave of criticism...
Mar 08, 2022
Leslyn Lewis, Ontario MP and former Tory leadership candidate, to launch new bid
OTTAWA - Ontario MP and former Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis will launch her campaign today for the party's top job. The Canadian Press has learned the announcement will be made over ...
Mar 08, 2022