This week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal-majority House of Commons justice committee refused to allow former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould tell her side of the story in the SNC-Lavalin bribery scandal. Instead of letting her speak again — or at the very least, telling the public if the PM will let her speak, and when — the committee […]

The province has committed $1 million towards enhancing a cornerstone in Edmonton’s river valley. The Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL) has been approved grant funding towards building a community plaza in William Hawrelak Park. Related Dogs take over Hawrelak Park at annual Edmonton pet event In Photos: Pets in the Park celebrates 25th anniversary at Hawrelak Park Hawrelak Park […]

The Prime Minister promised to strike a free trade agreement with the EU after the transition period. Here's what you need to know. Reuters5 Theresa May said the UK will not remain part of the EU Single Market or Customs Union What is the EU customs union? The European Union's customs union is a trade agreement between all EU member states […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States’ top general said on Thursday that the Chinese military was benefiting from the work Alphabet Inc’s Google was doing in China, where the technology giant has long sought to have a bigger presence. “The work that Google is doing in China is indirectly benefiting the Chinese military,” Marine General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the […]

An appellate court in New York has rejected President Donald Trump’s assertion that a sitting president cannot be sued in state court — a ruling stemming from a defamation lawsuit filed by a former “The Apprentice” contestant who accused the president of groping and kissing her in 2007. Interested in Donald Trump? Summer Zervos’ lawsuit is now allowed to proceed […]

New York City is about to get a little bigger. Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to spend $10 billion to “climate proof” lower Manhattan by building out the coastline by two blocks into the East River from the Brooklyn Bridge to the Battery. “It will be one of the most complex environmental and engineering challenges our city has ever undertaken […]

Cali is the first high-ranking mobster to be "taken out" in the city since 1985. Here's what you need to know. Who is Frank Cali? Francesco 'Franky Boy' Cali was born on March 26 1965 to Sicilian parents in New York City. In 1980, he got his foot in mob doors when he moved with his parents to Brooklyn. There […]

A 25-year-old Stoney Creek man is facing multiple charges after an alleged fraud incident at a Home Depot store. Hamilton police made the arrest Wednesday morning at the location on 1775 Stone Church Rd. E. after receiving a call about a man allegedly taking products from the store shelves and obtaining a refund on merchandise he hadn’t paid for. Police […]

A British company has been awarded what it claims is the world’s first patent for a “jet suit”. Gravity Industries’ multi-gas turbine engine Jet Suit has been granted the right as the inventor of an apparatus enabling an individual to fly. Company founder Richard Browning has previously demonstrated the suit in more than 20 countries around the world and earned […]

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will bring back her twice-defeated Brexit deal for another vote in parliament if the government judges the circumstances are right, her spokesman said on Thursday. On Wednesday, Britain’s lawmakers rejected leaving the EU without a deal, further weakening May and paving the way for a vote that could delay Brexit until at […]