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PR firm suspends contract with former B.C. premier amid groping accusation
VANCOUVER - A global communications marketing firm says it is suspending its contract with former British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell in light of an allegation in a British newspaper&nb...
Feb 18, 2019
Five things you should know about Gerald Butts, following his resignation
OTTAWA - Gerald Butts resigned Monday as the principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau amid allegations former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould was pressured by the Prime Minister...
Feb 18, 2019
Wilson-Raybould resignation stokes anger, frustration within veterans community
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation from cabinet this week has stoked long-standing frustration, disappointment and anger among Canada's veterans, who say they have been ignored and betrayed b...
Feb 18, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh calls for public inquiry over SNC-Lavalin questions
BURNABY, B.C. - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says a public inquiry is necessary in the scandal involving engineering giant SNC-Lavalin and Canada's former justice minister. Singh says serious ques...
Feb 18, 2019
Hunt continues for convicted killer who escaped from prison north of Montreal
LAVAL, Que. - Police continue to search for a convicted murderer who escaped from custody at a minimum security federal facility north of Montreal last week. Quebec provincial police, who are inv...
Feb 18, 2019
An insider's view of the Quadriga meltdown: 'It's kinda devastating'
HALIFAX - Software engineer Tong Zou lost his life savings - more than $500,000 - in the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency meltdown. The mild-mannered 30-year-old Vancouver resident wasn't making any cla...
Feb 18, 2019
Flames snap 4-game skid, beating Penguins 5-4
PITTSBURGH - A big second period ended up being just enough for the Calgary Flames. Michael Frolik had the first of four second-period goals for Calgary, and the Flames held on to snap a season-long f...
Feb 18, 2019
AP Interview: Branson hopes concert saves Venezuelan lives
CARACAS, Venezuela - Billionaire Richard Branson says that he hopes that the concert he's throwing to rally humanitarian aid for Venezuela will help draw global attention and saves lives by raising fu...
Feb 18, 2019
Timeline: SNC-Lavalin and Jody Wilson-Raybould
OTTAWA - Feb. 19, 2015 - The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges against Montreal-based engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin, over allegations it used bribery to get government business in...
Feb 18, 2019
Text of statement from Gerald Butts, who resigned as PM's principal secretary
OTTAWA - Gerald Butts, principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his friend since university days, issued this statement Monday afternoon: I have resigned as Principal Secretary to The ...
Feb 18, 2019