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China 'inventing excuses' to block shipments of Canadian canola, Trudeau says
PARIS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says China is "inventing excuses" to block imports of Canadian canola. Speaking at a press conference Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron, Trudeau u...
Jun 07, 2019
McKenna considering Senate changes to environmental-assessment bill
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she is carefully considering the amendments the Senate has made to the Liberal government's environmental-assessment bill. McKenna says she is...
Jun 07, 2019
'It's not about popularity:' Trudeau, Macron meet in Paris amid lagging polls
PARIS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron defended their shared efforts to ease the worries of citizens, denounced those seeking to capitalize on such fears and dismis...
Jun 07, 2019
Cabinet docs detail Mulroney challenges on China after Tiananmen Square massacre
OTTAWA - External Affairs Minister Joe Clark didn't try to sugarcoat it for Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and their cabinet colleagues. Over the previous 48 hours, stunned disbelief had sunk in across...
Jun 07, 2019
Regional producers nearly done seeding, contending with historically dry spring
As seeding in the region nears completion, producers are turning an eye to the sky and hoping for rain.The latest crop report from the province said 99 per cent of crop in northwestern Saskatchewan is...
Jun 07, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)
Collaros throws two touchdowns in 35-29 pre-season loss to Bombers
The play of quarterback Zach Collaros might have eased the concerns of some fans but it wasn't enough for the Saskatchewan Roughriders to earn a win Thursday night, falling 35-29 to the Winnipeg Blue ...
Jun 07, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Zach Collaros runs with the ball in a game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in pre-season CFL action on June 6, 2019, at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Sask. (Liam Richards/Electric Umbrella)
D-Day alliances still strong, leaders say at ceremony on eve of anniversary
PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom - The terrible and tragic story of the Second World War played out in an elaborate ceremony in this city in southern England on Wednesday, mere metres from where thousands o...
Jun 07, 2019
In the news today, June 5
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, June 5 --- D-DAY COMMEMORATIONS BEGIN TODAY IN THE U.K. D-Day commemorations are beginning today in the British port city of Portsmouth, where thousands All...
Jun 07, 2019
In the news today, June 7
Five stories in the news for Friday, June 7 --- TRUDEAU CONCLUDING HIS TRIP TO FRANCE TODAY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is concluding his trip to France today, where he took part in marking the...
Jun 07, 2019
Changes to solitary-confinement bill could address key MMIWG inquiry findings
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Commission is backing changes to a bill on solitary confinement, agreeing with other advocates that the amendments to the government's proposed law would follow reco...
Jun 07, 2019