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Feds, First Nations eye first Indigenous self-government agreement in Ontario
OTTAWA - Negotiations have concluded on a proposed self-government agreement in Ontario that the federal government says would be the first of its kind if ratified. The milestone shows groundwork...
Aug 25, 2019
Code Orange: inside a Toronto hospital's preparation for the next catastrophe
TORONTO - The warning signalling a mass casualty situation blares out from the overhead speakers in the emergency department at St. Michael's Hospital minutes before the first patient shuffles in with...
Aug 25, 2019
Senate's new independence so good it should be enshrined in law: Harder
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government's changes aimed at making the upper chamber a more independent place have worked so well that they should be made permanent, the Liberals' representative in the Se...
Aug 25, 2019
A look at policy areas scrutinized by a new book on the Trudeau government
OTTAWA - A group of two dozen Canadian academics took a deep dive into the promises and policies of the Trudeau government as part of a new book that examines the prime minister's pledge-ful...
Aug 25, 2019
People's Party outlines seats with prominent candidates in bid to enter debates
OTTAWA - The People's Party of Canada made another bid Friday to convince debate organizers they deserve to be included in two televised events in October. In a letter to the Leaders' Debates Commissi...
Aug 25, 2019
Quebec designer and partner say they were victims of homophobic attack
MONTREAL - A Quebec fashion designer and his partner say they were victims of a homophobic attack after they were allegedly beaten outside a bar in the province's Charlevoix region. Markanto...
Aug 25, 2019
Attack ads on simmer: Manitoba election campaign more about issues than scandal
WINNIPEG - With one party leader getting into trouble over his tropical vacation home and another with past criminal convictions and misogynistic writings, there's a lot of material for a negativ...
Aug 25, 2019
Suhai, Team Alberta advance to gold medal game at 16U Girls Invitational
BEDFORD, NS - Andie Suhai and the rest of Team Alberta will be chasing a national gold medal on Sunday afternoon at the 16U Girls Invitational tournament.Medicine Hat's Suhai had two hits and scored t...
Aug 25, 2019 Photo courtesy of Dea Suhai / Facebook
Trudeau and Trump hold face to face meeting on sidelines of G7 summit
BIARRITZ, France - Justin Trudeau met face-to-face with U.S. President Donald Trump today on the margins of the G7 summit in France for a discussion that covered trade, diplomacy and a bit of a lighte...
Aug 25, 2019
Accusers in Ohio State doctor scandal top 300
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lawyers for men suing Ohio State University over decades-old alleged sexual misconduct by a team doctor say the growing number of accusers has topped 300. Totals confirmed to The Asso...
Aug 25, 2019