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Crown seeks to overturn bail for RCMP intelligence official in secrets case
OTTAWA - The Crown is asking an Ontario court to overturn a decision to grant bail to a senior RCMP official accused of breaching Canada's secrets law. The Public Prosecution Service of Cana...
Nov 04, 2019
Elizabeth May says she's resigning as Green party leader
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May says she is no longer the leader of the federal Green party. May told a news conference today on Parliament Hill that she's stepping down as leader effective immediately, and ap...
Nov 04, 2019 Elizabeth May (Photo courtesy: Green Party of Canada)
Ottawa Redblacks, head coach Rick Campbell part ways
Ottawa Redblacks head coach Rick Campbell will not return next season. The Redblacks parted ways with Campbell on Monday. The team said Campbell informed the club he felt he could not continue as head...
Nov 04, 2019
Appeals court agrees Trump tax returns can be turned over
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's tax returns can be turned over to state criminal investigators by his personal accountant, a federal appeals court in New York ruled Monday. The ruling by the 2nd U...
Nov 04, 2019
New Senate group forms to push regional interests in a fractured Parliament
OTTAWA - Eleven Canadian senators are forming a new caucus that aims to make sure regional issues get their due in the upper chamber. A statement from the newly christened Canadian Sena...
Nov 04, 2019
Shapovalov to face Djokovic in Paris Masters final after Nadal withdraws
PARIS - Denis Shapovalov was gifted a spot in his first Masters 1000 final on Saturday when opponent Rafael Nadal withdrew with an abdominal injury before their semifinal match at the Paris ...
Nov 04, 2019
Pride on display as parents take in U-17 tournament
Medicine Hat, AB - The final score of the USA, Czech U-17 World Hockey Challenge on Sunday may have been lopsided but the pride on display from the parents of both squads was even-steven.Craig Straky ...
Nov 04, 2019
Olivia Newton-John's final 'Grease' ensemble fetches $405K
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Two collectors said you're the one that I want to Olivia Newton-John's iconic "Grease" leather jacket and skintight pants at an auction Saturday in Beverly Hills. Julien's Auct...
Nov 04, 2019
Ta-Nehisi Coates' debut novel among Carnegie Medal finalists
NEW YORK - Ta-Nehisi Coates' first novel, "The Water Dancer," is among the nominees for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. Coates' narrative of an enslaved person's journey to freedom is a ficti...
Nov 04, 2019
Seoul police investigating BTS member over traffic accident
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Police said Monday they're investigating a member of K-pop superstar group BTS over a traffic accident that left him and a taxi driver with minor injuries. BTS' agency, Big...
Nov 04, 2019