Poilievre slams Carney over investment disclosure, says PM needs to sell assets

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pointing to a list of assets that Prime Minister Mark Carney transferred to a blind trust as evidence that the Liberal leader wasn’t being honest with Canadians on the campaign trail.  Last week, the ethics commissioner publicized a list of Carney’s investments before they were transferred to the trust. Carney…

Mountie facing criminal investigation for allegedly making threatening comments at G7

A Quebec Mountie is under criminal investigation for allegedly making threatening remarks online during their deployment at the G7 summit last month, the RCMP confirms.  The Journal de MontrĂ©al first reported the news and said the officer’s alleged remarks were made about U.S. President Donald Trump. The French-language newspaper, citing sources, also said the officer…

Tesla in court as rare trial against Musk’s company starts in Florida

A rare trial against Elon Musk’s car company began Monday in Miami, where a jury will decide if it is partly to blame for the death of a stargazing university student after a runaway Tesla sent her flying nearly 23 metres through the air and severely injured her boyfriend. Lawyers for the plaintiff argue that…

Unreleased Beyoncé music, other personal items stolen in Atlanta

Unreleased music by BeyoncĂ©, along with footage, show plans and concert set lists were stolen from a car in Atlanta rented by the singer’s choreographer and one of her dancers, according to a police incident report. The theft of the materials, stored on five thumb drives, happened on July 8 — two days before the…

Manitoba prepared to house thousands more wildfire evacuees if needed, official says

While recent rain has helped crews as they battle wildfires across Manitoba, provincial officials still say they’re prepared to house thousands more evacuees if needed, as 122 blazes now actively burn across the province. A total of roughly 12,000 people are currently out of their homes due to wildfire evacuations in Manitoba, with more than…

Gorky Park, Havana Bay mystery author Martin Cruz Smith dead at 82

Martin Cruz Smith, the bestselling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with Gorky Park and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has died at age 82. Smith died Friday at a senior living community in San Rafael, Calif., “surrounded by those he loved,” according to his publisher, Simon & Schuster. Smith revealed a decade…

Reena Virk’s killer has day parole revoked over positive drug tests

Canada’s parole board has revoked day parole for the woman who killed 14-year-old B.C. teen Reena Virk, following a series of positive drug tests and behaviours the board said represent “an undue risk to society.” According to parole documents, Kerry Sim — who was known as Kelly Ellard in 1997 when she killed Virk — first saw her…

Poilievre calls for ‘very hard caps’ on immigration to better integrate newcomers

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for a tougher stance on immigration, saying Monday he wants to see “very hard caps” on the number of newcomers allowed into the country. Speaking to reporters at a news conference in Ottawa, Poilievre said the country has struggled to integrate newcomers and he wants to see more people leaving…

Beauval, Sask., nearly surrounded as massive wildfire grows

The mayor of Beauval, Sask., says the village is nearly surrounded by wildfire, as the massive Muskeg fire continues to burn out of control on three sides of the northern community. “This fire is all around La Plonge Lake and all the way into Beauval,” Mayor Rick Laliberte said on Saturday. “It’s not in control. We’re defending Beauval…