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Conservatives set to vote on MP Derek Sloan's future in the party
OTTAWA - Conservative members of Parliament will vote today on whether one of their own can remain on the party's benches. Derek Sloan is facing potential expulsion from caucus just 15 months after he...
Jan 20, 2021
'End of the road:' Truck driver in Humboldt Broncos crash awaits deportation decision
REGINA - A former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has submitted paperwork with reasons why he should not be sent back to India when he gets out of prison. Jaskirat Singh ...
Jan 20, 2021
All eyes on the United States as Canadians tune in to Joe Biden's inauguration
Canadians will be watching with bated breath as a new U.S. president takes office today. President-elect Joe Biden and vice-president-elect Kamala Harris are to be sworn in at a ceremony in Washington...
Jan 20, 2021
Bank of Canada to update economic outlook with first rate announcement of 2021
OTTAWA - Canada's central bank will update its economic forecast for the country Wednesday when it announces its interest-rate decision, offering a glimpse into its outlook for COVID-19 recovery. The ...
Jan 20, 2021
Sighs of relief accompany a sense of unease as Biden era dawns, Trump departs D.C.
WASHINGTON - Relief and apprehension alike are washing over the national capital as Donald Trump finally makes room for Joe Biden at the White House. By the time Biden is sworn in today as the 46th U....
Jan 20, 2021
Expelling Derek Sloan from Conservative caucus not entirely up to Erin O'Toole
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole wants Derek Sloan booted out of his party's caucus but it's not entirely up to him. Here's what needs to happen: Conservative MPs will have to vote on the mat...
Jan 20, 2021
Trump expected to pardon former strategist Bannon
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is expected to pardon his former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, as part of a flurry of last-minute clemency action that appeared to be still in flux in the last ho...
Jan 19, 2021
California sheriff's deputy, suspect dead following shootout
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California sheriff's deputy was killed and another deputy was wounded in a shootout with a suspect who gunned down a K-9 dog before he was fatally shot, authorities said. The gu...
Jan 19, 2021
Alabama museum to restore full-sized mockup of space shuttle
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama announced plans Tuesday to restore the world's only full-sized mockup of a space shuttle coupled with an external fuel tank and twin ro...
Jan 19, 2021
Mexico reports new one-day record of 1,584 COVID-19 deaths
MEXICO CITY - Mexico reported its highest daily death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began, with 1,584 deaths confirmed Tuesday. There was also a near-record one-day rise in new virus cases of 18...
Jan 19, 2021