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House committee delays historic vote on Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee abruptly postponed a historic vote on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, shutting down a 14-hour session that dragged with partisanship ...
Dec 14, 2019
Salmonella outbreak in six provinces linked to snakes and rodents
The Public Health Agency of Canada is advising exotic pet owners to practise good hygiene amid a salmonella outbreak in six provinces that's been linked to contact with snakes and rodents. A notice is...
Dec 14, 2019
Decision affirms power of courts to review the discipline of judges
OTTAWA - The authority of the Federal Court to review disciplinary measures meted out to judges was effectively affirmed Thursday when the Supreme Court of Canada declined to delve into the ...
Dec 14, 2019
A talk with his son, a seat in the sun: Scheer's decision to step down
OTTAWA - Mid-way through last week, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer came home from a day on Parliament Hill and got to talking with one of sons. He realized, he would tell Conservative MPs and senat...
Dec 14, 2019
Advocate says Winnipeg must tackle poverty, addictions to end violent crime
WINNIPEG - A recent spike in violent crime in Manitoba's capital has been at the centre of conversations by men who get together in the downtown core each week. "Men want to be better community m...
Dec 14, 2019
Charleson makes 27 saves as Bandits shutout Storm in Grande Prairie
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB - The Brooks Bandits (32-1-1) had six different goal scorers, and goaltender Pierce Charleson (Aurora, ON) made 27 saves for his 3rd shutout of the season as they triumped 6-0 over ...
Dec 14, 2019
Trump criticizes climate activist Thunberg after Time honour
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump lashed out at 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday, a day after she was named by Time as its Person of the Year, calling her selection "ridiculou...
Dec 14, 2019
EU leaders break stalemate over climate target, claim deal
BRUSSELS - EU leaders broke a deadlock early Friday and claimed a deal over a key climate target by committing to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, sidestepping the objections of Poland, one of the b...
Dec 14, 2019
UK's Johnson claims Brexit mandate as Tories secure majority
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has won a thumping majority of seats in Britain's Parliament - a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election that should allow Johnson to...
Dec 14, 2019
Grizzly bears move north in High Arctic as climate change expands range
Some unlikely neighbours are moving in around the northernmost communities of the Northwest Territories, across the icy tundra of Canada's High Arctic. Inuvialuit hunters and trappers say grizzly bear...
Dec 14, 2019