Clayton Kennedy, former Attawapiskat co-manager, charged with fraud
The former co-manager of Attawapiskat First Nation is facing fraud and theft charges, CBC News has learned. Clayton Kennedy was co-manager of the northern Ontario band’s finances from July 2010 until...
View ArticlePauline Marois Loses Home Riding, PQ Delivered Stunning Defeat
BEAUPRE, Que. - Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois has lost her riding of Charlevoix-Cote-de-Beaupre.Marois garnered about 33 per cent of the vote and was defeated by the Liberals' Caroline Simard,...
View ArticlePauline Marois loses seat, Parti Québécois loses power
This is not the result that Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois expected when she triggered Quebec's provincial election back on March 5. Marois lost her seat in the riding of...
View Article55 extended patio licenses dished out in Vancouver
The City of Vancouver has released a list of 55 establishments that will be able to serve on their patios until midnight, as it moves to extend patio hours ahead of summer. The old curfew for...
View ArticleMontreal's political landscape not altered dramatically
Monday's provincial election did not dramatically reconfigure Montreal's electoral map, with only two seats on the Island of Montreal switching hands. The Liberals kept traditional bastions like...
View ArticleStudy: Electrical implant helps paralyzed men move their legs but doctors...
LONDON - Three years ago, doctors reported that zapping a paralyzed man's spinal cord with electricity allowed him to stand and move his legs. Now they've done the same with three more patients,...
View ArticleRussian diplomat Yury Bezler ordered to leave Canada
The Canadian government has quietly ordered a Russian diplomat to leave the country, sources tell CBC News. Lt.-Col. Yury Bezler was told on Monday he has two weeks to leave Canada. The Russian...
View ArticleMayor Ford says he 'wasn't drunk' at weekend sports games
Mayor Rob Ford denied Monday that he was drinking at a pair of weekend sports games he attended, also telling reporters that he "wasn’t drunk" at those games. Outside his office at Toronto City Hall,...
View ArticlePauline Marois Resigns PQ Leadership After Crushing Defeat
MONTREAL - Pauline Marois is stepping down as Parti Quebecois leader after a crushing election defeat on Monday. The party won only about 30 of the 125 ridings up for grabs, down from the 54 it had...
View ArticleInuit Plan Giant Sealfie To Protest Ellen DeGeneres
A Nunavut land claims group is planning a giant "sealfie" to protest Ellen DeGeneres's opposition to the seal hunt. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) is inviting people to come out for a large "sealfie" at...
View ArticleDavid Quarmby to talk transit with board of trade
A transit consultant who helped design the agency that oversees London’s transit system has a few lessons to impart that he believes Toronto could learn from. David Quarmby told CBC News he can recall...
View ArticleLise Thibault, former Lt.-Gov. of Quebec, goes to trial
The trial of Quebec’s former Lt.-Gov. Lise Thibault on charges of fraud and breach of trust gets underway in earnest Wednesday, seven years after allegations against her first surfaced. Thibault, 75,...
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Signs That Winnipeg's Winter Sucks Worse Than Yours (PHOTOS, TWEETS)
Think your winter was bad? Think again. Winnipeg is coming off its coldest winter since the 19th century. The average temperature from December to March was -18.3 degrees Celsius, just 0.1 degrees...
View ArticlePolice seek missing man, considered dangerous
Toronto police are asking for the public's help finding a missing man. Jeffrey Armstrong, 29, was last seen on April 8 at 3 p.m., in the Queen Street West and Ossington Avenue area. He is described as...
View ArticleMontreal Islamic centre gets axe thrown through window
Montreal police are investigating a possible hate crime at an east-end Islamic community centre where an axe with an anti-Muslim message written on it was thrown through a window early Tuesday morning....
View ArticleCanadian Forces major sues feds over moving bill
A Canadian Forces major is taking the federal government to court next week in Halifax for what he says is its refusal to follow its own policy on military family relocation. Maj. Marcus Brauer has...
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Meghan Mcnutt-Anderson's Whooping Cough Baby Photo A Warning To Anti-Vaccine...
An Ontario mother whose daughter is in hospital with whooping cough has sent a strong message to parents who don't vaccinate their children. Meghan Mcnutt-Anderson shared a photo of her five-week-old...
View ArticleNDP, House Of Commons Discussed Use Of Staff In Satellite Offices
OTTAWA — The Conservative Party is demanding that the NDP pay taxpayers back for using parliamentary staff to work in party offices outside of Ottawa. The Board of Internal Economy, the secretive...
View ArticleB.C. McDonald's restaurants now calling back local applicants
At least one job seeker previously turned away from a B.C. McDonald's restaurant is now being called in for an interview, days after the federal government launched an investigation into alleged abuses...
View ArticleCaught on camera: B.C. driver going 180 km/h stopped, arrested
Police with the Deas Island Freeway Patrol arrested a man this weekend after he allegedly drove at speeds of up to 180km/h along Highway 91 in Delta and Richmond, B.C. The man was behind the wheel of a...
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