Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould spoke out on the SNC-Lavalin affair because either her father or somebody else was “pulling the strings,” asserted a Liberal MP from B.C. before apologizing in the wake of accusations of sexism. Jati Sidhu, Liberal MP for the B.C. riding of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon, was quoted by The Abbotsford News on […]
Leaked emails, obtained by the BBC, show a businessman with UAE ties tried to convince Trump to sack top US diplomat. Leaked emails show that a businessman with ties to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) tried to convince US President Donald Trump to fire Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for not supporting the UAE-backed blockade […]
Trump has bestowed more interviews on Fox News than any other news outlet. President Donald Trump’s favourite TV network is increasingly serving as a West Wing casting call, as the president reshapes his administration with camera-ready personalities. “He’s looking for people who are ready to be part of that television White House,” said Kendall Phillips, […]
The US president says he is finally getting the cabinet that he wants, but the appointments of John Bolton and Gina Haspel, and moving Mike Pompeo to secretary of state, have left some worried about what it is that he wants. Donald Trump’s appointment of the hawkish John Bolton as national security adviser has raised […]
Quebec politicians at the National Assembly are reacting to blistering testimony from Canada’s former justice minister. Late Wednesday afternoon, Jody Wilson-Raybould delivered a meticulous account, spelling out details of what she describes as a “sustained effort” from the Prime Minister’s Office, the privy council, and the finance minister’s office to stop a criminal prosecution of […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US Senate on Thursday (Feb 28) confirmed President Donald Trump’s candidate, a former coal lobbyist, to lead the nation’s top environmental regulator, infuriating Democrats and conservation groups who said his policies were endangering public health. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acting administrator Andrew Wheeler, a Washington insider with years of experience working […]
TORONTO – A former Toronto pastor accused of secretly sedating his pregnant wife before she drowned has been found guilty of manslaughter. Jurors convicted Philip Grandine today after beginning deliberations yesterday. Prosecutors alleged Grandine drugged his wife with the anti-anxiety medication lorazepam, better known as Ativan, so she wouldn’t be as vigilant while he continued […]
A former Hamilton mortgage broker found guilty of three counts of sexual assault, will not be spending any time behind bars. Instead, a judge has handed 63-year-old Dennis Khanna a suspended sentence on Thursday, along with probation, and an order to complete 80 hours of community service. During the trial, court heard Khanna leveraged his […]
Two towns in northern California’s wine-making region have been turned into virtual islands by record-breaking floodwaters, say authorities. Sonoma County authorities, about 70 miles (110km) north of San Francisco, said about 3,600 people were evacuated after the Russian River flooded. Torrential rain and snowfall has triggered the worst deluge in over 20 years, emergency officials […]
An alleged robbery in Paris has resulted in the arrest of a 41-year-old Brantford man. Last Thursday night, officers were called to an Esso gas station on Dundas Street, where a man allegedly got into an altercation with an employee, before stealing some cigarettes and other items, police said. Police located the suspect a short […]