The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The opposition Conservatives are demanding that the Liberal justice minister give back the money from a Toronto fundraiser last week. Jody Wilson-Raybould attended the $500-a-head evening with lawyers at Torys LLP, a prominent Bay Street law firm. Wilson-Raybould said she cleared it beforehand with federal conflict of […]
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The Associated Press WASHINGTON—On a day that reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper went 0-for-3 and struck out for the first time in 2016, and ace Max Scherzer allowed four runs in the first two innings, the Washington Nationals still were able to come away with a win. “We had other […]
The Canadian PressGeordon Omand VANCOUVER—Life-insurance providers have told the federal government its members are willing to lift the standard two-year exemption for suicides and pay out policies on people who end their lives through physician-assisted death, says the head of the industry’s professional association. Frank Zinatelli, of the Canadian Life […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA—The Canada Revenue Agency is boosting its efforts to hunt down tax dodgers—including those who shelter cash offshore—under an expanded plan expected to recoup $2.6 billion in unpaid taxes over the next five years. The agency shared some specifics yesterday on how it will improve detection, […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph TORONTO—Freestyle skiing champ Jean-Luc Brassard, who earlier this year criticized the Canadian Olympic Committee’s handling of alleged sexual harassment by former president Marcel Aubut, has stepped down as Canada’s chef de mission for the Summer Games in Rio. Back in February, Brassard told Radio-Canada he would […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—The 2015 Canadian UFO Survey says Quebec leads the country when it comes to sightings of unidentified flying objects. The annual survey by Winnipeg-based Ufology Research, released yesterday, says last year had the second-largest number of sightings in the last three decades, with 1,267. The year with […]
The Associated PressJay Cohen CHICAGO—The last title defence for the Chicago Blackhawks also started with the St. Louis Blues—and it nearly ended there, too. Four of the six games went to overtime before the Blackhawks moved on. While most of the finer details from that 2014 playoff series have faded […]
Duane Hicks Erinne Wreggitt, left, and Laurie Nuttall of the Northwest Community Legal Clinic (NCLC) showed off the winning entry in its contest amongst staff to come up a T-shirt design for “International Day of Pink” tomorrow. The design was created by Yvonne Treffers, a community legal worker in the […]
Staff The town is on its next step to hire a new Chief Administrative Officer. The deadline for applications was Friday (April 8) and town council got its first look at the applications received during an in-camera session at last night’s meeting, “We’re moving forward in replacing our CAO, Mr. […]
Joey Payeur It could be a vital first step in providing an economic boost to the district. The Rainy River Future Development Corp. is holding a planning session on sports tourism tomorrow (April 13) from 7-9 p.m. at the Copper River Inn. The meeting will see local sports teams and […]
By Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press DETROIT — The 2016 Ford F-150 is the only full-size pickup truck to score the top rating in new front crash tests performed by the insurance industry. Rival pickups from Chevrolet, GMC, Ram and Toyota didn’t fare as well, according to results released Tuesday […]
By Caleb Jones The Associated Press HONOLULU — The U.S. Navy officer in charge of a flight crew that located three castaways on a remote Pacific island said Monday he has never seen or heard of another rescue quite like it. The stranded men, who were reported missing last Tuesday […]
