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B.C. auditor says tighter expense rules, oversight needed at B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says tighter rules on expenses for top officers at the legislature are needed following allegations of spending abuses made by Speaker Darryl Pl...
Sep 19, 2019
Judge finds Alberta couple not guilty in toddler son's death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An Alberta couple who treated their son with herbal remedies rather than seek medical attention have been found not guilty in the boy's death. David and Collet Stephan were charged...
Sep 19, 2019 Colett and David Stephans (Lethbridge News Now photo)
'Hard-headed' Mike Reilly becomes CFL's last quarterback standing
SURREY, B.C. - Amid a disappointing season for the B.C. Lions, Mike Reilly is accomplishing a feat unrivalled by his colleagues across the league - he's staying healthy. Due to a spate of injurie...
Sep 19, 2019
How did Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's blackface stay secret for so long?
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says deep embarrassment, as well as ignorance, led him to keep his memories of having darkened his skin to dress up as racial minorities, more than onc...
Sep 19, 2019
Swimmer Rivard weighs in on five-medal haul and overcoming breathing issue
A five-medal haul from the recent world para swimming championships left Canada's Aurelie Rivard with mixed emotions. Winning two gold, one silver and two bronze at the London Aquatics Centre&nbs...
Sep 19, 2019
Colt suspends production of AR-15 for civilian market
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Gun-maker Colt is suspending its production of rifles for the civilian market including the popular AR-15, the company said Thursday in a shift it attributed to changes in consu...
Sep 19, 2019
Trump gets victory in bid to block California tax return law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal judge on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a victory in his effort to keep his financial information secret, siding with his campaign's effort to block a California...
Sep 19, 2019
Judge won't return R. Kelly bond money to woman who paid it
CHICAGO - A judge in R. Kelly's Illinois sexual assault case has refused to give $100,000 in bail money back to a Kelly friend who paid it in February to secure the singer's release from county jail. ...
Sep 19, 2019
Five Things: Justin Trudeau's trip-up track record
OTTAWA - The newly unearthed images of Justin Trudeau wearing brownface and blackface that have rocked the federal election campaign comprise only the latest example of private-lif...
Sep 19, 2019
'Unacceptable': Comments from party leaders, candidates on Trudeau in blackface
OTTAWA - Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface produced widespread reaction to the images themselves, and on the issue of race and racism in Canada. Here is some of what was said by pol...
Sep 19, 2019