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Trudeau blackface images have tarnished Canada's reputation: Wynne
TORONTO - Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface and brownface have tarnished Canada's international reputation and he should have confronted them long ago, former Ontario premier K...
Sep 22, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
Bandits start season 4-0 with 4-2 win over Calgary
BROOKS, AB - Trey Thomas (Williams Lake, B.C.) scored two goals, and the Brooks Bandits (4-0) got 14 saves from goalie Ethan Barwick (St. Albert, AB) for his first career AJHL win, downing the Calgary...
Sep 22, 2019 Photo courtesy of Brooks Bandits
Glen Assoun calls for reform in how Ottawa considers cases of wrongful conviction
HALIFAX - Tethered to an ankle monitor and alone in a British Columbia basement apartment in the fall of 2017, Glen Eugene Assoun felt his sanity slipping away as his wrongful conviction fil...
Sep 22, 2019
Jets suspend veteran defenceman Byfuglien in move to free up cap space
WINNIPEG - Veteran defenceman Dustin Byfuglien has been suspended without pay by the Winnipeg Jets in a move that frees up space under the salary cap. Byfuglien has been on a personal leave of absence...
Sep 22, 2019
Ontario Liberal caucus will soon drop to five as Lalonde wins federal nomination
OTTAWA - Ontario's provincial Liberals have lost another legislator after one of their members won the nomination to run for an Ottawa seat in next month's federal election. Marie-France Lalonde ...
Sep 22, 2019
Fredericton latest Canadian city to grapple with drive-thru woes
The City of Fredericton will spend $40,000 to direct motorists around a busy Tim Hortons in the latest move by a Canadian municipality to curb traffic headaches and other concerns ...
Sep 22, 2019
Trump says he hosted Otto Warmbier's parents over weekend
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he and first lady Melania Trump hosted family and friends of former hostage Otto Warmbier at the White House last weekend. The president says 25 people were in...
Sep 22, 2019
Ontario Human Rights Commission unveils new policy to tackle racial profiling
VAUGHAN, Ont. - Police officers who are guilty of race-based discrimination should face disciplinary measures that include firing, the Ontario Human Rights Commission said on Friday as it released the...
Sep 22, 2019
Trudeau pledges tougher gun control as he tries to get campaign back on track
TORONTO - Politicians sending "thoughts and prayers" to victims of gun crimes just won't cut it anymore, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said Friday as he pledged a ban on military-style assault&nb...
Sep 22, 2019
Possible Canadian cases of vaping illnesses being investigated: health officer
REGINA - Canada's chief public health officer says at least three reports of potential vaping-related illnesses are being investigated, but she doesn't consider any to be confirmed...
Sep 22, 2019