Canada

Republican wave could prove emboldening for left-leaning Democrats on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON - Their arrival atop a cresting "blue wave" of Democrats in 2018, two years into the caustic presidency of Donald Trump, heralded a bold new era of young, diverse and left-leaning political...

Nov 03, 2022

Pristine alpine lake contaminated by dust from mountaintop coal mines, study shows

New Alberta government research has found windblown dust from mountaintop removal coal mines has polluted a pristine alpine lake to the point where its waters are as contaminated as lakes downwind fro...

Nov 03, 2022

Canadian recalls 'pandemonium' in South Korean district where 150 died in stampede

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A Canadian in Seoul says he's had trouble sleeping since witnessing tens of thousands of people crowding into side streets and alleys in the city's nightclub district on Sa...

Nov 03, 2022

Convoy leaders, Tamara Lich, set to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry

OTTAWA - Three organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" protests in Ottawa are to appear today at the public inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act. Benjamin Dichter, James Bauder ...

Nov 03, 2022

Trudeau headed to Southeast Asia, Tunisia, leaving no time for climate conference

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Southeast Asia and North Africa this month, but he won't be attending a major climate-change conference. The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau wi...

Nov 02, 2022

Quebec government says it is ready to make oath of office to the King optional

Quebec's governing Coalition Avenir Qubec party says it is willing to make a constitutionally required oath to the King optional for members of the legislature. CAQ house leader Simon Jolin-Barrette s...

Nov 02, 2022

Trudeau says Canadians 'have to intervene' somehow in Haiti, convenes incident group

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet today with key cabinet ministers about the situation in Haiti. The collection of cabinet ministers known as the Incident Response Group meets only when...

Nov 02, 2022

Witness tells B.C. mayor's mischief trial that car may not have broken foot bones

SURREY, B.C. - An engineer has told the trial of a British Columbia mayor charged with public mischief that broken bones may not be the result if someone's foot is run over by a car. Dennis Chimich, a...

Nov 02, 2022

Freedom Convoy lawyer says police gave protesters a 'steady stream' of information

OTTAWA - A lawyer representing some organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" says police were regularly leaking operational plans and other information to protesters in Ottawa during last winter's demonstra...

Nov 02, 2022

NDP MP calls for emergency debate on Ford's use of notwithstanding clause

OTTAWA - A New Democrat MP is calling on the House of Commons to hold an emergency debate about Ontario Premier Doug Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause. In a letter to the House Speaker today, M...

Nov 02, 2022