There was nothing in the official agenda at the Conservative policy convention that spoke of the need for party unity, but it became the predominant theme in Halifax as leader Andrew Scheer faced down challenges from within.
Families, former commanders urge open access to rebuilt Afghan war memorial
National Defence will soon inaugurate a rebuilt cenotaph to Canadian and American war dead in Afghanistan. But the memorial stands behind a security cordon at the new DND headquarters in Ottawa and families and former commanders say the public must have easy access to better understand a misunderstood war.
CRA’s tax evasion snitch line raked in 32,000 leads last year
For the fifth consecutive year in a row, the Canada Revenue Agency’s snitch line has received tens of thousands of tips about suspected tax cheats.
2 killed, 13 injured in mass shooting at Florida video game tournament
Dozens of ambulances and police cars flooded into Jacksonville Landing — a waterfront dining, entertainment and shopping site in downtown Jacksonville, Fla. — after several shots rang out on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
National title drives Brooke Henderson into Canadian golf lore
Brooke Henderson’s victory on Sunday at the CP Women’s Open at Wascana Country Club ended a 45-year drought – and this was no tepid performance, as the Canadian fired a seven-under-par 65 in the final round.
Manitoba hiker missing in German Alps found dead, family confirms
Jeff Freiheit, a Manitoba man who went missing while hiking in the German Alps, has been found dead, his family has confirmed. He was 32.
Cross-country funeral procession for John McCain in works
Former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are expected to speak at Sen. John McCain’s service and he will lie in state in both the nation’s capital and Arizona as part of a cross-country funeral procession ending with his burial at the U.S. Naval Academy, according to plans taking shape Sunday.
Are homegrown tech firms shut out of big federal IT contracts?
Shared Services Canada wants to consolidate 595 aging data centres, and is looking for high-tech firms to help. But Canadian firms say requirements for applicants will automatically exclude them.
John McCain, war hero and former U.S. presidential candidate, dead at 81
John McCain, the U.S. senator whose determination lifted him from the torture suffered as a Vietnam prisoner of war to the heights of Capitol Hill and the brink of the White House, has died at age 81.
Conservative delegates defeat anti-abortion resolution, endorse moving Canadian Embassy to Jerusalem
A slim majority of Conservative convention delegates voted Saturday against a resolution backed by anti-abortion campaigners while at the same time affirming the party’s opposition to using Canadian foreign aid to fund abortion services abroad — a mixed bag result for social conservatives.