The battleground for pipelines and the oil and gas industry was set in Moosomin, Sask., on Saturday, as Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer blasted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his handling of the energy file.
How Trump just undermined his case for an emergency over the border wall
With a self-defeating sound bite on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump embarked on a legally dubious “emergency” course to build his border wall, setting up a constitutional clash and sparking anxieties among Republicans about how a future Democratic president might someday return the favour.
Police shift ‘trajectory’ of Jussie Smollett probe, seek follow-up interview with actor
Chicago police said Saturday the investigation into the attack reported by Jussie Smollett has “shifted” due to information received from two brothers arrested in the case then released, and police want to interview the Empire actor again.
Pence blasts allies on Iran, Venezuela as Freeland urges ‘working together’
As U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence launched a renewed rebuke of European powers over their position on Iran and Venezuela on Saturday, leaders from Canada and Germany defended their own multilateral vision for how the West should address world crises.
Pope defrocks former U.S. cardinal over sex abuse
Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession and of sexual crimes against minors and adults, the Holy See said Saturday.
PR firm suspends ties with Gordon Campbell pending U.K. sexual assault investigation
Public relations firm Edelman says it’s suspending its consulting arrangement with former B.C. premier and former high commissioner to the U.K. Gordon Campbell pending a British police investigation.
Did SNC-Lavalin play a role in the last cabinet shuffle? ‘Wide range of factors’ did, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opened the door to more questions this morning about his conversations with former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould about the SNC-Lavalin fraud case and his reasons for then shuffling her out of that role.
U.K. report says former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell under investigation for alleged assault
A British newspaper is reporting that Former B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell is being investigated by Scotland Yard for an alleged sexual assault while he was Canada’s High Commissioner to the U.K.
Liberal MP Joyce Murray’s son critically hurt on Mexican honeymoon
Liberal MP for Vancouver-Quadra says her son fell from a height while on vacation in Cancun and is awaiting medical evacuation to Vancouver.
PCO lawyer asked prosecutor if there was a way to ‘engineer issues’ in Norman case, court hears
The top lawyer at the Privy Council Office asked federal prosecutors if it was possible to “engineer the issues at stake” in the criminal case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.