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Ex-Obama WH counsel charged with lying about lobbying work
WASHINGTON - Former Obama administration White House counsel Greg Craig was indicted Thursday on charges of making false statements and concealing information in a Justice Department foreign lobbying ...
Apr 11, 2019
Feds plan to limit uses of 'neonic' pesticides, but outright ban still likely
OTTAWA - Federal scientists are finalizing restrictions on a much-used class of pesticides to try to protect bees. The recommendations could be moot in less than a year, however, if the same agen...
Apr 11, 2019
Hospitalized Taylor Swift fan gets flowers, note from singer
NASHVILLE - A Kentucky woman recovering in the hospital from a car crash says her favourite singer, Taylor Swift, sent her flowers and a handwritten note. Lindsey Sizemore told WTVF-TV in Nashville th...
Apr 11, 2019
Senate confirms ex-lobbyist David Bernhardt to lead Interior
WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to lead the department on a permanent basis, despite complaints by Democrats that the former oil and gas lobbyist used h...
Apr 11, 2019
Liberals nix opposition motion for investigation into top-court selection leak
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have used their majority on a House of Commons committee to block an opposition attempt to investigate the leak of confidential information about applicants for a se...
Apr 11, 2019
Civil-rights and legal orgs urge Trudeau to drop asylum changes
OTTAWA - A group of civil-society and legal organizations has sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denouncing changes to asylum laws included in a Liberal budget bill tabled this week, ...
Apr 11, 2019
Loughlin, husband, others hit with money laundering charge
BOSTON - Federal prosecutors added money laundering to the list of accusations against actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and 14 other prominent parents Tuesday in...
Apr 11, 2019
Town Hall promises to have discussion and invaluable opportunity for community
It's a chance to see the Battlefords through the eyes of those enforcing the law.Battlefords RCMP members are set to hold another Town Hall in just a week's time. Attendees can expect a presentation f...
Apr 11, 2019 Battlefords RCMP Staff Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt hopes to see conversation, and ideas from public. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Man who stole cab, fired shots at police in Delmas could face 14 years in jail
A man who stole a cab and fired shots at police was at Queen's Bench court in Battleford for a sentencing hearing Wednesday.Tristan Pinder, 20, previously pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm with ...
Apr 11, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Bloc Quebecois tells Ottawa to stay out of debate over Quebec secularism bill
OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois is taking its defence of the provincial government's secularism bill to English Canada with a billboard along an Ottawa highway. The message in English reads, "Quebec ...
Apr 11, 2019