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Andrew Scheer is resigning as Conservative leader. Here's what happens next.

OTTAWA - Now that Andrew Scheer has revealed his decision to resign as Conservative leader, the party will start getting ready for the race to replace him. "They will move as fast as reasonably possib...

Dec 12, 2019

Millions in Bebawi's accounts were bonuses authorized by SNC bosses: defence

MONTREAL - Millions of dollars that ended up in the accounts of a former SNC-Lavalin executive on trial for fraud and corruption were legitimate bonuses authorized by the company's president, the defe...

Dec 12, 2019

NewsAlert: No suspension of Bill 21: Appeal Court

MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has rejected a request to suspend the central elements of the province's secularism law. A national Muslim organization, a civil liberties group and a u...

Dec 12, 2019

A timeline of Andrew Scheer's political career

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer has announced he will resign as Conservative leader as soon as a replacement is chosen. Here's a brief timeline of his career on Parliament Hill: June 28, 2004: Scheer...

Dec 12, 2019

Crews still battling fire from crude oil train derailment in central Saskatchewan

LANIGAN, Sask. - Saskatchewan's public safety agency says crews are working in frigid temperatures as they continue to battle a fire that started when a freight train carrying...

Dec 12, 2019

Tax cuts, flood fight and cost-control on Manitoba premier's agenda

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister - a man not known for shying away from a scrap - is promising an even "bolder" approach in 2020 with his Progressive Conservative govern...

Dec 12, 2019

Andrew Scheer resigns as Conservative leader

Andrew Scheer says he is stepping down as Conservative leader as soon as a successor can be chosen.Scheer addressed the House of Commons briefly at about noon Eastern time, saying leading his party ha...

Dec 12, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Taxpayers' watchdog launches probe of child benefit rules, program

OTTAWA - The Liberal government's signature child benefit will undergo a critical review by a federal watchdog amid concerns that eligibility rules that can be "stringent to a fault" are pre...

Dec 12, 2019

B.C. seaplane company makes history with test flight of first commercial e-plane

RICHMOND, B.C. - As Greg McDougall prepared to fly the world's first all-electric commercial aircraft Tuesday morning, he said "nervous" wasn't quite the word to describe how he was feeling. The ...

Dec 12, 2019

Salmonella outbreak in six provinces linked to snakes and rodents

A salmonella outbreak in six Canadian provinces has been linked to contact with pet snakes and rodents, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. A notice issued this week counts 92 cases ...

Dec 12, 2019