Canada

Quebec byelection today in former Liberal leader's Montreal riding

MONTREAL - A byelection is being held today in a Montreal riding to choose a new member of the provincial legislature to replace the former Quebec Liberal leader. Voters are heading to the polls in Sa...

Mar 13, 2023

Poilievre calls for spending cap, tax cuts in coming federal budget

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the coming federal budget should lower taxes, cap spending and make it easier to build new houses. Poilievre spelled out his party's budget prioritie...

Mar 12, 2023

Kearl oilsands leak exposes gaps in how Alberta and Canada oversee industry: experts

EDMONTON - Recent leaks of toxic tailings from northern Alberta oilsands mines have revealed serious flaws in how Canada and Alberta look after the environment, observers say. Some accuse the federal ...

Mar 12, 2023

A look at Prince Edward Island Liberal Leader Sharon Cameron

CHARLOTTETOWN - A look at Sharon Cameron, leader of Prince Edward Island's Liberal party. Age: 62 Early years: Cameron was born on Dec. 5, 1960, in Amherst, N.S., and currently lives in Cornwall, P.E....

Mar 12, 2023

Climate change hits home for some on P.E.I. but takes back seat in election

STANLEY BRIDGE, P.E.I. - A week into the Prince Edward Island election campaign, there has been plenty of talk about health care and housing. But after post-tropical storm Fiona pounded the Island las...

Mar 12, 2023

A look at Prince Edward Island Green Party Leader Peter Bevan-Baker

CHARLOTTETOWN - A look at Peter Bevan-Baker, leader of Prince Edward Island's Green party. Age: 60 Early years: Bevan-Baker was born June 3, 1962, in Scotland, U.K., to John Stewart Bevan Baker, a Bri...

Mar 12, 2023

Avalanche Canada releases details on B.C. avalanche that killed three Germans

INVERMERE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has released more details about the deadly avalanche that killed three German citizens in southeastern British Columbia last week. It says in an incident report that...

Mar 11, 2023

Flair Airlines says four of its aircraft seized in a 'commercial dispute'

Flair Airlines says passengers were "impacted" after four of its leased aircraft were seized in Toronto, Edmonton and Kitchener, Ont. in what the company is calling a "commercial dispute." Flair issue...

Mar 11, 2023

Quebec truckers worry problems at auto board will force them to park their rigs

MONTREAL - As frustrated motorists continue to deal with long lineups at Quebec's automobile insurance board, truck drivers are worried that they won't be able to leave the province come April 1. The ...

Mar 11, 2023

For the Conservatives' messenger on firearms, thoughtfulness is a secret weapon

OTTAWA - For Raquel Dancho, words have always come easily. She remembers her parents saying she was less than a year old when she started stringing them together, speaking in short sentences. "Everyon...

Mar 11, 2023