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'Meet the Press' to shine light on political disinformation
NEW YORK - A special "Meet the Press" episode on disinformation in politics was in the works even before host Chuck Todd's interviews with two Republican senators made its pertinence clear. The deep d...
Dec 19, 2019

US man jailed in Russia on spying charges loses job
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - A Michigan man who has been imprisoned in Russia on spying charges for nearly a year has lost his job with an automotive parts supplier in a corporate restructuring, a move his b...
Dec 19, 2019

Ottawa moves to restrict vaping advertisements to prevent youth exposure
OTTAWA - Health Canada is proposing to ban advertising of vaping products in spaces where young people can see them in a bid to rein in the rise of underage e-cigarette use. Minist...
Dec 19, 2019

Canada's show jumping team dropped from Tokyo 2020 for doping violation
Canada's show jumping team has been expelled from next summer's Tokyo Olympics because of a doping violation. Nicole Walker of Aurora, Ont., is appealing the decision to the Court of Arbitration ...
Dec 19, 2019

RCMP calls for more ice safety after near-tragic incident
A recent incident on Dore Lake, about 115 km north of Big River, is drawing attention to ice safety. Earlier this month, two people drove an SUV onto the lake to join other vehicles who were ice fishi...
Dec 19, 2019 (Submitted/RCMP Facebook)

Ex-cop, hockey coach Francois Lamarre arraigned on sex charges involving minors
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A former Montreal police officer and local hockey coach accused of nine sex-related charges involving minors has made his first court appearance. Francois Lamarre was visibly pa...
Dec 19, 2019

Trump: Van Drew, who voted against impeachment, joining GOP
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a New Jersey Democrat who broke with his party to vote against Trump's impeachment, is becoming a Republican. "Jeff will...
Dec 19, 2019

'Greatest existential threat of our time:' Ottawa makes carbon tax case in court
EDMONTON - The climate crisis is a national and global issue that can't be fought entirely by the provinces, a lawyer for the federal government argued Tuesday. "The context of this case is the greate...
Dec 19, 2019

RCMP secrets case 'dragging on,' disappointed defence lawyer says
OTTAWA - The lawyer for an RCMP intelligence official accused of violating secrecy laws expressed concern in court Tuesday about the pace of the legal proceedings. Ian Carter, who represents the RCMP'...
Dec 19, 2019

Major League Soccer releases full schedule for 25th anniversary season
Toronto FC will have to wait until July 18 to have another crack at the MLS champion Seattle Sounders. Vancouver misses out on facing Inter Miami CF while Montreal will have to wait a year to play Nas...
Dec 19, 2019