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OTTAWA _ The House of Commons is apologizing to Vice-Admiral Mark Norman for what he had to endure while facing criminal breach-of-trust charges. Conservative MP Lisa Raitt got unanimous consent for the statement of regret shortly after question period today. Watch: Norman was second-in-command of the Canadian military when he was charged in 2018 in…

TORONTO — The case of an Ontario woman who was murdered by her husband days after she filed for divorce underscores that victims of domestic violence face even greater danger when they try to leave their abuser, experts say. Elana Fric Shamji, 40, stayed with her abusive husband for more than a decade before serving…

TORONTO — The Ontario government is calling the federal government’s carbon tax a money drain in new TV attack ads paid for by taxpayers. “The federal government is charging you a carbon tax,” a narrator says over video of the price at a gas station rising. “You’re paying a nickel more per litre.” The government-produced…

OTTAWA — Ontario Liberal politician Marie-France Lalonde wants to run for Parliament to replace retired general Andrew Leslie in the Ottawa riding he’s vacating after just one term. Lalonde announced her intention to run federally Monday, saying she’s giving up thoughts of seeking the leadership of the Ontario Liberals because she wants to focus on…

Click Here: bapehoody TORONTO — The Toronto Wolfpack, no strangers to blazing a trail, are getting into the cannabidiol products business. The transatlantic rugby league team and its wholly owned subsidiary HowlBrands are partnering with Vancouver-based companies International Cannabis Corp. and Organic Flower Investments Group Inc. to launch a line of athlete-focused cannabidiol products. “CBD…

OTTAWA — A refugee from Ghana who lost all his fingers to frostbite crossing irregularly into Canada made an impassioned plea to MPs on Thursday to scrap proposed new asylum-seeker rules the Liberals want to turn into law. Seidu Mohammed’s story of crossing a snow-covered field between North Dakota and Manitoba focused attention on the…

WASHINGTON — Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos said Thursday he’s going to send a spaceship to the moon, joining a resurgence of lunar interest half a century after people first set foot there. Bezos said his space company Blue Origin will land a robotic ship the size of a small house, capable of carrying four rovers…

TORONTO — Ontario is cutting more than $70 million from eHealth’s budget ahead of a major health system merger, and millions in health research funding is drying up. The numbers are contained in a detailed spending plan that the government tabled Thursday following last month’s budget. Though the Progressive Conservative government’s overall spending package is…

OTTAWA — Vice-Admiral Mark Norman says he has an “important story to tell Canadians” in the coming days after federal prosecutors dropped their criminal case against him. “Not to lay blame, but to ensure that we all learn from this experience,” Norman told reporters Wednesday during a press conference at a downtown Navy officers’ mess.…

OTTAWA — The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending that everyone under 25 should get confidential access to free birth control. In a position statement released Thursday, the society says access to contraception is a basic human right, and the direct costs of unintended youth pregnancies probably exceed $125 million a year. It says contraception should…