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In the news today, May 14

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, May 14 --- B.C. MONEY-LAUNDERING PROBE MUST BE FOCUSED: EXPERT A former attorney general who led a provincial public inquiry into missing and murdered w...

May 14, 2019

B.C. must set clear terms, timeline if it holds money-laundering inquiry: expert

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government needs to set clear goals and a firm timeline if it launches a public inquiry into money laundering, says a former provincial attorney general...

May 14, 2019

Mounties in Saskatchewan investigating video of Nazi flag-burning

KELLIHER, Sask. - RCMP in Saskatchewan are investigating a video on social media that they say shows someone burning a Nazi flag which a man claimed to have removed from a rural home. T...

May 13, 2019

Conservatives accuse Liberals of politicizing terrorism report

OTTAWA - The federal Tories are accusing the Trudeau government of playing politics by stripping specific religious references from its annual report on terrorism. Conservative MP Pierre Pau...

May 13, 2019

Edmonton restaurant won't mess with mother goose that has nest near patio

EDMONTON - An Edmonton restaurant says it won't mess with a Canada goose that has a nest near its patio. The Boston Pizza in Manning Towne Centre in the city's northeast says staff firs...

May 13, 2019

B.C. court allows class-action lawsuit against Facebook to expand

VANCOUVER - A class-action lawsuit launched against Facebook by a British Columbia woman is allowed to include to residents of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador who claim their...

May 13, 2019

Small communities grapple with 'huge challenge' of opioid crisis

OTTAWA - In the small town of Arnprior, nestled into the Ottawa Valley, at least five suspected opioid overdoses in the span of week prompted police to issue a public warning. Access to extremely...

May 13, 2019

Canada's feminist policy a perfect fit for South Sudan, says UN refugee official

OTTAWA - A senior United Nations official says Canada could find a win for its feminist foreign policy in the spiralling famine and refugee crisis gripping South Sudan and neighbouring African countri...

May 13, 2019

Army to remain in Quebec flood zones to help with cleanup operations

MONTREAL - The Canadian Forces have announced they will maintain soldiers in Quebec to help remove sandbags and restore critical infrastructure in communities hit by flooding. Brig.-Gen. Jen...

May 13, 2019

Canadian consular officials in China meet with detainee Michael Kovrig

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says detained Canadian Michael Kovrig has received another visit from consular officials in China. Kovrig, a diplomat on leave, and the entrepreneur Micha...

May 13, 2019