Defence to finish cross-examining hockey player at ex-teammates’ trial

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney was pressed on his government’s decision to punt the budget until the fall and his promise to make Canada an “energy superpower” during his first question period on Wednesday. Interim Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer started by welcoming Carney to his first official question period and reminded him “this is where we provide rigorous scrutiny on every word he says and every dollar he spends on behalf of Canadians.” “Now, let’s talk about those words and dollars,” he said. Scheer went on to enumerate how he believes Canadians are still suffering...