Canada

Trudeau, O'Toole in Ontario, Singh in Quebec on Day 18 of election campaign

The three main party leaders are staying central for Day 18 of the federal election campaign. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau begins his day with an announcement in Toronto. Conservative Leader Erin O'T...

Sep 01, 2021

Poulin scores winner, Canada captures gold with 3-2 overtime win against U.S.

CALGARY - Canada won the women's world hockey championship for the first time in almost a decade on Tuesday with a 3-2 overtime win over the United States. Marie-Philip Poulin scored the winner for Ca...

Aug 31, 2021

Manitoba Tories choose Kelvin Goertzen as interim leader, new premier until Oct. 30

WINNIPEG - Kelvin Goertzen will become Manitoba's 23rd premier. The governing Progressive Conservative caucus chose Goertzen Tuesday as interim party leader to replace Premier Brian Pallister, who is ...

Aug 31, 2021

Pierre Fitzgibbon to return as Quebec economy minister after selling shares

QUEBEC - Pierre Fitzgibbon will return to the cabinet of Premier Franois Legault on Wednesday after withdrawing in June because of ethics violations. He will resume his role as economy minister follow...

Aug 31, 2021

Canada's spy service once again admonished by court over duty of candour

OTTAWA - A federal judge blames "a combination of institutional and systemic negligence" for the latest instance of Canada's spy service failing to be sufficiently forthcoming about applications for j...

Aug 31, 2021

Montreal to name downtown plaza for jazz great Oscar Peterson

MONTREAL - Following years of public calls to honour one of the most important musicians to come from Montreal, the city announced on Tuesday it will name a downtown plaza after the late jazz legend O...

Aug 31, 2021

U.S. warning about travel to Canada mainly for benefit of unvaccinated, CDC head says

WASHINGTON - The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. told Americans to "reconsider travel" to Canada mainly for the benefit of those not yet vaccinated against COVID-1...

Aug 31, 2021

Fortin's lawyers cite Hajdu interview comment in court fight over his firing

OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's lawyers are citing Health Minister Patty Hajdu's statements during a television interview in May in their fight to prove their client's removal as head of Canada's vac...

Aug 31, 2021

2021 had deadliest first half of a year for drug toxicity in B.C., chief coroner says

VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner says at least 1,011 people died from suspected illicit drug overdoses from January to June, the highest death toll recorded in the first six months of a cal...

Aug 31, 2021

Anxiety, optimism as many Montreal kids return to class amid COVID's fourth wave

MONTREAL - It's back-to-school day for thousands of children in Montreal's English-language school system, with both parents and teachers hoping for a more normal experience despite the ongoing COVID-...

Aug 31, 2021