Canada

'Good corporate neighbours': Locals fear disruptions from giant VW plant in Ontario

ST. THOMAS, ONTARIO - Jenna Tranter thought she had finally found rural tranquillity a decade ago when she bought a lush 25-acre farm where she could teach horseback riding, removed from the traffic a...

May 19, 2023

Princess Anne to visit Canada's oldest regiment in New Brunswick this weekend

FREDERICTON - Princess Louise,the mare that was once the mascot of the 8th Canadian Hussars, never met the calvary regiment's horse-loving colonel-in-chief. But this weekend the cherished horse will b...

May 19, 2023

Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

EDMONTON - They're affixed to old buildings where someone important used to live. Or they're mounted on a rock overlooking somewhere where something once happened. Cast in bronze or lettered on a sign...

May 19, 2023

WestJet, pilots reach 11th-hour deal as strike averted

CALGARY - WestJet and its pilots union say they have reached a last-minute deal, averting a strike ahead of the May long weekend. A statement from the Air Line Pilots Association says union leaders vo...

Alex Rawnsley May 18, 2023

Canada to announce new Russian sanctions at G7 summit: source

OTTAWA - A government official says Canada plans to announce new sanctions on Russia during the G7 Leaders' Summit. The sanctions will target Russian companies involved in military technology, while o...

May 18, 2023

Trudeau calls out Italy on LGBTQ rights during meeting with Meloni at G7 summit

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out the Italian government's stance on LGBTQ rights during a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7 Leaders' Sum...

May 18, 2023

Eby laments B.C.'s 'troubling' overdose numbers, as toxic drugs take 206 more lives

LANGLEY, B.C. - Premier David Eby says the latest overdose death numbers provided by the B.C. Coroners Service are "profoundly troubling" as the province continues to face the challenge of toxic illic...

May 18, 2023

Teck Coal named in U.S. legal battle over selenium from its coal mines

A Canadian coal miner is facing legal action in an American court over levels of a contaminant from its mines in U.S. waters. Teck Coal Ltd. is one of three defendants in a request for judicial review...

May 18, 2023

Danielle Smith, Rachel Notley set for Alberta leaders debate tonight

EDMONTON - On the same day Alberta's two main election rivals were to square off in a debate ahead of the May 29 vote, the province's ethics commissioner found United Conservative Leader Danielle Smit...

May 18, 2023

Liberal gun-control bill headed to Senate following passage by House of Commons

OTTAWA - Almost a year after its introduction, MPs have passed a gun-control bill that would cement restrictions on handguns, increase penalties for firearm trafficking and try to curb homemade ghost ...

May 18, 2023