Canada

How views of Pierre Trudeau led RCMP to provide first close security for an ex-PM

OTTAWA - With threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spiking in recent years, newly released historical records reveal the security concerns the RCMP had when his father was getting ready to le...

Apr 16, 2023

Alberta RCMP to provide update on death of officer killed en route to noise complaint

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - The RCMP is set to provide an update on the vehicle crash that killed one of its Alberta-based officers last week. Const. Harvinder Dhami, a member of the Strathcona County deta...

Apr 16, 2023

Talk of LNG as clean fuel alternative risks losing sight of climate goals: experts

WASHINGTON - The progressive side of Canada's fossil-fuel energy debate is pushing back against the prospect of relying on natural gas as a path to a carbon-free future. High prices and a spike in dem...

Apr 16, 2023

Russian billionaire couple claims Canadian sanctions are unjustified and unreasonable

Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko and his wife Aleksandra want to be taken off Canada's sanctions list, claiming in Federal Court they've been wrongfully labelled as "elites and close associates"...

Apr 16, 2023

Quebec judge grants injunction halting eviction of homeless camp living under highway

MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court has granted a temporary 10-day injunction to halt the dismantling and displacement of a long-standing homeless encampment located under a major Montreal highway. In ...

Apr 16, 2023

B.C. and federal government announce settlement with group of First Nations

VANCOUVER - The Canadian government says it's righting nearly a century of wrongs done to five First Nations in British Columbia by settling historic land claims owed under an 1899 treaty. Federal Cro...

Apr 15, 2023

Canada, South Korea launch talks on defence, security intelligence sharing

OTTAWA - Canada and South Korea have launched talks aimed at sharing defence and security information as the two countries work to counter increasing threats from Russia and China. The agreement to de...

Apr 15, 2023

Trudeau's cross-country town halls are back with a new format — and new skeptics

OTTAWA - Every town hall begins the same way: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in a blue or white shirt with rolled-up sleeves, takes the microphone, waxes poetic about the state of the world and...

Apr 15, 2023

Proposed shark tourism project has to walk fine line to balance benefits and safety

A proposed tourism project off the coast of Nova Scotia to let people watch great white sharks through the bars of a submerged cage requires a balancing act between sightseeing and the needs of the an...

Apr 15, 2023

Alberta Premier Smith, with election looming, announces new limits on media questions

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, four days after announcing she won't answer questions on her ethics investigation, now says she will limit questions on all other topics. Smith told reporter...

Apr 14, 2023