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N.S. Tory leader to be chosen at October convention in Halifax, five candidates, including two women
Posted on 11.02.2018 | No CommentsThree members of the PC caucus in Nova Scotia's legislature have entered the contest, including veterans Tim Houston and John Lohr, and rookie MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin -
Canada and U.S. touting Vancouver meeting on North Korea, but key ally Japan is reluctant
Posted on 19.12.2017 | No CommentsThe Japan Times reported that Canada had been trying to set it up for December, but Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono wouldn't commit to anything before the end of the year
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Canadian Forces drops job offer for veterans’ advocate after he tells Trudeau system is failing wounded soldiers
Posted on 19.09.2017 | No CommentsBarry Westholm had been a Joint Personnel Support Unit sergeant major before quitting in 2013 to protest the poor state of affairs in the unit that is supposed to take care of injured troops
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Five women received payouts totalling $13M to not pursue sexual harassment claims against Bill O’Reilly
Posted on 01.04.2017 | No CommentsThe women complained about a wide range of behaviour, including receiving phone calls in which it sounded like O'Reilly was masturbating -
Sask. nurse who criticized grandfather’s long-term care on Facebook could be fined $30,000
Posted on 18.02.2017 | No CommentsCarolyn Strom a lack of compassion and education among staff for her grandfather at a Macklin, Sask facility -
What’s on the menu for war-ravaged Aleppo’s starving residents? Garbage and grass
Posted on 26.11.2016 | No CommentsThe 275,000 residents of East Aleppo have been at the centre of Syria’s civil war since July, when they last received food or medical supplies from the UN relief agency -
Millennials Will Decide Fate Of Film Festivals In Digital Age
Posted on 23.11.2016 | No CommentsThe audience at the 'Hellbenders' premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images) For film festivals, you could say these are the best of times and the worst of times. Call this story a Tale of Two TIFFS... -
Windsor woman rescues an injured dog, only to learn the stray actually belongs to Qatari royals
Posted on 23.11.2016 | No CommentsBrenda Biekx paid vet bills that totalled more than $3,500. Her GoFundMe campaign attracted the dog's owner, a 25-year-old royal who wants the dog back -
Can you keep a secret? Going to ComicCon might help you break into Canada’s spy business
Posted on 19.11.2016 | No CommentsThough the RCMP displayed Batman-like combat gear on a mannequin, it was, subjectively, hard to compete with CSE’s popcorn and shades -
Influential, experienced and erratic: Trump picks retired general to be national security adviser
Posted on 18.11.2016 | No CommentsMichael Flynn helped dismantle insurgent networks in Afghanistan and Iraq but then surprised - and sometimes dismayed - colleagues by joining Trump’s political insurgency -
Canadian Driving Laws Must Adapt To Realities Of Legal Marijuana
Posted on 16.11.2016 | No CommentsIt looks like Canada is well on its way to legalizing marijuana. Our federal government has voiced its support for legalizing the drug, and changes to the Criminal Code are expected by next spring. But it's not all fun and games. Before marijuana i... -
Purges leave Trump with ‘very insular’ transition team amid growing unease from key Republicans
Posted on 16.11.2016 | No CommentsAs turbulence within the team grew, some key members of Trump’s party began to question his views and the remaining candidates for top positions
