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Trudeau not the prime minister of Quebec: Saskatchewan premier
Two western premiers say the SNC-Lavalin affair is distracting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a time when he should be focused on jobs in their region. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe ...
Mar 09, 2019
Cohen sues Trump Organization, wants it to pay legal bills
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming the Trump Organization broke a promise to pay his legal bills and owes at least $1.9 million to cover ...
Mar 09, 2019
House broadly condemns hate after anti-Semitism dispute
WASHINGTON - Divided in debate but mostly united in a final vote, the House passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other bigotry Thursday, with Democrats trying to push past a dispute that h...
Mar 09, 2019
R. Kelly to be released from jail after payment made
CHICAGO - R&B singer R. Kelly is set to be released from a Chicago jail. Cook County sheriff's spokeswoman Sophia Ansari says Kelly will be released Saturday after someone paid $161,000 in back ch...
Mar 09, 2019
Quebec City police hit with ethics complaint for using Chuck Norris photo
MONTREAL - A photo of gun-toting movie star Chuck Norris displayed on a Quebec City police van during G7 summit protests last summer has prompted an ethics complaint from a university professor. Franc...
Mar 09, 2019
PMO denies Trudeau was hostile toward Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes
OTTAWA - An official with the prime minister's office says Justin Trudeau had "emotional" conversations with Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, but denies her claims the encounters were "hostile...
Mar 09, 2019
Time on his hands: John Scott changes the time on Toronto's clock towers
Every spring and fall, John Scott climbs up clock towers across Toronto to change time. "The keymaster, the time master - I've been called a lot of titles," says the 61-year-o...
Mar 09, 2019
Facebook aims to reduce 'anti-vaxxer' messages, ads as part of 'safety' campaign
VANCOUVER - Facebook should ban posts by so-called anti-vaxxers in order to protect children against measles and other contagious diseases, says a British Columbia mother who launched a petition urgin...
Mar 09, 2019
Cohen's lawyer says Trump advisers were 'dangling' pardons
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's advisers dangled the possibility of a pardon for his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen last year, Cohen's attorney said Thursday, as congressional investigator...
Mar 09, 2019
Ohio governor delays 3 more executions while drugs reviewed
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday delayed three additional executions to give the Ohio prison system time to develop a new lethal injection method, responding to a federal judge's scathing...
Mar 09, 2019