Canada

Leona Alleslev officially enters Conservative leadership race

OTTAWA - Former Conservative deputy leader Leona Alleslev has officially announced she's running for leadership of the party. Alleslev, who lost her Greater Toronto Area seat in last year's federal el...

Apr 06, 2022

More cost overruns, delays coming for delivery of new navy, coast guard fleets

OTTAWA - Federal bureaucrats are warning that more cost overruns and delays are on the horizon for the delivery of new ships to Canada's navy and coast guard. The warnings come as the Liberal governme...

Apr 06, 2022

Liberals expected to raise taxes on big banks, insurance companies in budget

OTTAWA - The final message to Scotiabank shareholders from its president and CEO's annual address: a higher tax on the country's biggest banks is a tax on you. Brian Porter called a tax hike that's wi...

Apr 06, 2022

Railing against soaring gas prices, Republicans in Congress cite Keystone XL decision

WASHINGTON - Republicans are resurrecting the long-dead Keystone XL pipeline expansion in an effort to blame President Joe Biden for soaring gasoline prices. The controversial cross-border project, ca...

Apr 06, 2022

Quebec tables bill on academic freedom, says no words off-limits in lecture halls

Quebec's higher education minister says legislation tabled today would allow "any word" to be uttered in university classrooms as long as it's used in an academic context. Danielle McCann told reporte...

Apr 06, 2022

Calls to health line in 2020 reveal desperation of Quebec long-term care home owners

MONTREAL - Newly released recordings of phone calls to a Quebec government-run health line in 2020 reveal how desperate the owners of a long-term care home were during the pandemic's first wave. The p...

Apr 06, 2022

After two years of uncertainty, Liberals ready budget under shifting circumstances

OTTAWA - After two years of pandemic-induced uncertainty, the federal Liberals are readying to deliver an updated spending blueprint in a 2022 budget that, by all accounts, has been influenced by fast...

Apr 06, 2022

Norovirus outbreak tied to raw B.C. oysters linked to 91 illnesses in U.S.

Health officials in the United States say a norovirus outbreak linked to raw British Columbia oysters has spread to at least 13 states. A statement posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Preven...

Apr 06, 2022

Six years after making promise, advocates hope Liberals move on children's watchdog

OTTAWA - It's one of those promises that doesn't cost the government too much, but never seems to materialize on budget day. Children and youth advocates are hoping that changes this week and the Libe...

Apr 06, 2022

N.L. Bay du Nord oil project highlights tension between economy, climate goals

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As Newfoundland and Labrador awaits word from Ottawa on a proposed new oilfield off the coast of St. John's, Shears Mercer says he's not worried - he's frustrated. Mercer is the may...

Apr 06, 2022