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Alberta government firing election commissioner who was investigating leadership
November 18, 2019 - 2:00 PM

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is firing the province's election commissioner, but says it's not because he is investigating the party and has fined it more than $200,000.
Environment groups say climate change should dominate cabinet mandate
November 18, 2019 - 1:59 PM

OTTAWA - Several environment leaders say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to put action on climate change into the mandate letter of every minister he names to his inner circle.
Canadian universities encourage exchange students in Hong Kong to head home
November 18, 2019 - 1:53 PM

Some Canadian universities are urging their exchange students in Hong Kong to consider returning home as the semi-autonomous Chinese territory is beset by escalating violence between government officials and pro-democracy protesters.
Shuffle in Senate as Dagenais quits Tories, Downe exits new Liberal group
November 18, 2019 - 1:52 PM

OTTAWA - Ongoing efforts by senators to distance themselves from party politics took another turn Monday as a Conservative senator quit his caucus over concerns about the party's leader, and an attempt by the last senators sitting as Liberals to officially rebrand themselves ended.
Documents give glimpse of challenges to digitizing federal services
November 18, 2019 - 1:41 PM

OTTAWA - The federal system that handles old age security payments will be as old as the seniors it serves by the time it is replaced near the end of the decade.
Charges dropped against 20 climate protesters who blocked Toronto bridge
November 18, 2019 - 1:37 PM

TORONTO - Cheers erupted outside a Toronto courtroom Monday after a group of 20 protesters arrested during climate demonstrations last month saw the charges against them withdrawn.
Inquiry into deaths of Lionel Desmond and his family delayed after lawyer switch
November 18, 2019 - 1:36 PM

GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - Frustration and anger erupted on the first day of an inquiry into the tragic case of Lionel Desmond, an Afghan war veteran with PTSD who fatally shot his mother, wife and daughter before turning the gun on himself in early 2017.
Omar Khadr appeal in American military court faces additional delay: lawyer
November 18, 2019 - 1:23 PM

A U.S. military court is still refusing to hear Omar Khadr's challenge of his convictions in Guantanamo Bay.
Montreal honours 'hero' driver who used SUV to shield pedestrians
November 18, 2019 - 1:07 PM

MONTREAL - Erick Marciano says he doesn't consider himself a hero for using his SUV to shield pedestrians from a speeding car last week in Montreal.
Trudeau, king of Jordan meet to talk refugee issues, security concerns
November 18, 2019 - 1:01 PM

OTTAWA - As they met in his Parliament Hill office Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lauded the king of Jordan for his leadership in the Middle East during troubled times.
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