Tuesday, June 16, 2026
ADVT 
National

Newfoundland Conservative Candidate Donald Slaney Steps Down Citing Injured Foot

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 16 Nov, 2015 11:55 AM
    ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Progressive Conservative party of Newfoundland has lost a candidate.
     
    Donald Slaney, Tory candidate for Burin-Grand Bank, in Southeast Newfoundland has withdrawn from the race because of torn ligaments in his foot.
     
    Slaney says in a Facebook post dated Saturday that the injury leaves him unable to give a 100 per cent effort to the campaign, so he has decided to withdraw.
     
    The election is set for November 30.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    BC Hydro Lawyer Says Stop-work Order Would Cause Expensive Delays On Site C Dam

    BC Hydro Lawyer Says Stop-work Order Would Cause Expensive Delays On Site C Dam
    VANCOUVER — A stop-work order for the Site C dam will cause "extreme prejudice" to BC Hydro at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars and a one-year delay in the construction schedule, the utility's lawyer says.

    BC Hydro Lawyer Says Stop-work Order Would Cause Expensive Delays On Site C Dam

    5 More People Sickened In Connection With Raw B.C. Shellfish

    5 More People Sickened In Connection With Raw B.C. Shellfish
    The Public Health Agency of Canada says 53 people have been sickened in B.C. and another 19 in neighbouring Alberta since June 1.

    5 More People Sickened In Connection With Raw B.C. Shellfish

    Mayor Lauds Economic Spinoff From New $40-Million Cascades Casino In Kamloops

    Mayor Lauds Economic Spinoff From New $40-Million Cascades Casino In Kamloops
    Cascades Casino Kamloops opened the doors to its new $40 million, 5,800-square-metre entertainment centre on Wednesday night in the same city that's home to the B.C. Lottery Corporation's head office.

    Mayor Lauds Economic Spinoff From New $40-Million Cascades Casino In Kamloops

    U.S. Couple Whose Baby Was Locked In Niagara Falls, Ont. Hotel Safe Contacts Police

    U.S. Couple Whose Baby Was Locked In Niagara Falls, Ont. Hotel Safe Contacts Police
    Police say a baby who found locked inside a Niagara Falls, Ont., hotel safe and freed by a maintenance worker this week have concluded the incident was an accident and there are no concerns for the child’s safety.

    U.S. Couple Whose Baby Was Locked In Niagara Falls, Ont. Hotel Safe Contacts Police

    Ontario Appeal Court Upholds 'Toronto 18' Terror Plot Conviction

    Ontario Appeal Court Upholds 'Toronto 18' Terror Plot Conviction
    Asad Ansari had appealed the guilty verdict delivered by a jury in June 2010 on the grounds that the trial judge admitted improper evidence

    Ontario Appeal Court Upholds 'Toronto 18' Terror Plot Conviction

    Rob Wells, Alberta Man Gets $543 Ticket For Posting Anti-Harper Sign In Car Window

    Rob Wells, Alberta Man Gets $543 Ticket For Posting Anti-Harper Sign In Car Window
    Rob Wells says he posted the hand-made, pink "F--k Harper" sign a week ago to voice his contempt for Stephen Harper's Conservative government in the upcoming federal election.

    Rob Wells, Alberta Man Gets $543 Ticket For Posting Anti-Harper Sign In Car Window