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MPs to burn midnight oil amid legislative scramble before summer break
OTTAWA - MPs will burn the midnight oil for the next month as the federal government embarks on the perennial scramble to tie up legislative loose ends before Parliament breaks for...
May 29, 2018
Bank breaches highlight rise of cyber threats as new exploitation strategies emerge
Apparent attempts to extort two major Canadian banks highlight the increasing threat and variety of cyberattacks against major companies. Attacks against BMO and CIBC-owned Simplii -&nb...
May 29, 2018
Bail decision for former hostage Joshua Boyle expected Friday
OTTAWA - Former overseas hostage Joshua Boyle, awaiting trial on assault charges, is slated to hear Friday whether he’ll be released on bail. Ontario Court Justice Robert Wadden is exp...
May 29, 2018
QuickQuotes: Ottawa's $4.5B Trans Mountain play welcomed, condemned
OTTAWA - Some of what was said Tuesday about the federal government’s plan to spend $4.5 billion to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline and all of Kinder Morgan Canada’s core assets, part...
May 29, 2018
Penis Sheath From The Forests Of New Guinea
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Penis Sheath Within the Ripley collection of rare artifacts and curious treasures are a few oddities that would make some of us blush, but as our Vice Pres...
May 29, 2018
Penis Sheath From The Forests Of New Guinea
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Penis Sheath Within the Ripley collection of rare artifacts and curious treasures are a few oddities that would make some of us blush, but as our Vice Pres...
May 29, 2018
Tesla in Autopilot mode crashes into California police car
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. - Authorities say a Tesla sedan in Autopilot mode has crashed into a parked police cruiser in Southern California. Police Sgt. Jim Cota says the officer was not in the cruiser dur...
May 29, 2018
Maple Leaf winger Zach Hyman writes the book on the power of imagination
TORONTO - Zach Hyman is living his dream. But the Toronto Maple Leafs winger wants to ensure others get to live theirs. Away from the ice, Hyman writes children’s books. And his message is ...
May 29, 2018
CTV pulls 'Roseanne' from its television and streaming platforms
TORONTO - CTV says it is pulling “Roseanne” from its television and streaming platforms following a racist tweet on Tuesday by the show’s star Roseanne Barr. CTV Communications tweet...
May 29, 2018
France's Macron to meet Trudeau, visit Montreal ahead of G7 summit in Quebec
OTTAWA - French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau next week in Ottawa before the two sit down with their G7 counterparts for the leaders’ summit i...
May 29, 2018