Author Archives:
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
Ottawa police charge transit driver with 38 offences in deadly bus crash
OTTAWA - Two-hundred and twenty-four days after three people died when a double-decker commuter bus slammed into an Ottawa transit station, the woman who was behind the wheel has been charged in ...
Aug 25, 2019
Trade to dominate Trudeau-Trump bilateral meeting during G7 summit
BIARRITZ, France - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived Friday for this weekend's long-awaited G7 summit in France, where he plans to try to shore up Canada's trade and economic interests in&nbs...
Aug 25, 2019
Ad firm says controversial billboards promoting Bernier's party staying up
OTTAWA - The owner of the controversial billboards featuring Maxime Bernier's face and a slogan advocating against mass immigration says the ads are staying up. Criticism has been pouring in since the...
Aug 25, 2019
Ontario shipyard accuses feds of unfairly stacking deck in Davie's favour
OTTAWA - An Ontario shipyard is accusing the federal government of trying to unfairly award Quebec's Chantier Davie shipyard potentially billions of dollars in work without a competition. The allegati...
Aug 25, 2019
5 die in stampede ahead of Algiers rap concert, probe opened
ALGIERS, Algeria - Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the cause of a stampede ahead of a rapper's concert at an Algiers sports stadium that left five youths dead, including a 13-year-old. T...
Aug 25, 2019
Nebraska court upholds state's approval of pipeline path
LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska's highest court lifted one of the last major hurdles for the Keystone XL pipeline in the state on Friday when it rejected another attempt to derail the project by opponents wh...
Aug 25, 2019
Securing Olympic spot the latest test for Canadian softball squad
VANCOUVER - When Canadian softball pitcher Danielle Lawrie hits the mound this weekend, she won't be thinking about what's on the line. The squad is competing for a spot in next summer's Tok...
Aug 25, 2019
'Angel Has Fallen' tops box office with $21.3 million debut
NEW YORK - "Angel Has Fallen" has easily topped the box office with a $21.3 million debut, as the action sequel became the latest mid-budget release to find modest success in the often quiet late summ...
Aug 25, 2019