Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Cartoonist behind anti-Trump image thinks online presence played role in contract ending
A recent editorial cartoon taking aim at Donald Trump may have brought an Atlantic Canadian artist to international attention, but the man behind the image does not believe the sketch itself is what r...
Jul 03, 2019
‘Just in fun’: Alberta bar owner doesn’t regret stringing up Trudeau pinata
RED DEER, Alta. - The co-owner of a bar in central Alberta doesn't regret hanging up a large pinata of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Canada Day weekend. Rob Newell admits, however, that in retr...
Jul 03, 2019
Ukraine’s comedian-turned-president makes North American debut in Toronto
OTTAWA - Canada will continue "to stand with Ukraine against Russian interference and aggression," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy Tuesday, as an internation...
Jul 02, 2019
Trudeau raises detention of two Canadians with Chinese president at G20 summit
By Kristy Kirkup, The Canadian Press OSAKA, Japan - The issue of two Canadians detained in China was raised in discussions with the Chinese president at the G20 summit in Osaka, Prime Minister Justin ...
Jun 29, 2019 United States President Donald Trump puts his hand on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's shoulder as they talk before the start of a plenary session at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday June 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Trudeau off to G20 summit, hoping for global help in disputes with China
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to a major international summit in Japan, hoping to make progress - or at least find allies - in Canada's multi-front dispute with China. The G20 l...
Jun 26, 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on the roof of the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 20, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Hayley Wickenheiser one of six going into Hockey Hall of Fame this year
The Hockey Hall of Fame wasted no time hustling Hayley Wickenheiser into its gallery of heroes in her first year of eligibility. The 40-year-old from Shaunavon, Sask., joins players Guy Carbonneau, Va...
Jun 25, 2019
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets second green light from Ottawa
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave Canada's controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a second lease on life Tuesday, framing the decision in starkly political terms that portrayed his ...
Jun 18, 2019 Pipe for the Trans Mountain pipeline is unloaded in Edson, Alta. on Tuesday June 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Police probe report of shots fired at Raptors rally, celebration continues
TORONTO - Frantic Raptors fans bolted from a square in downtown Toronto on Monday after police said they were investigating shots fired at a massive rally celebrating the team's historic NBA champions...
Jun 17, 2019 Crowds gather in Nathan Phillips Square as they prepare to celebrate the Toronto Raptors winning the NBA Championship in Toronto on Monday, June 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
NDP promise to expand universal health care, starting with national drug plan
HAMILTON - The federal NDP says if it is elected this fall it will expand Canada's health-care system, starting with fast-tracking a universal drug plan to ensure a late 2020 start date. NDP Leader Ja...
Jun 16, 2019
‘He was ditched:’ La Loche victim spiralled without support, now going to prison
SASKATOON - A promising football player whose dreams of playing professionally were crushed after a deadly school shooting in northern Saskatchewan has been sent to prison and his family says it's bec...
Jun 16, 2019
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