Canada

Meng Wanzhou's defence expected to tackle reputational risk in extradition hearing

VANCOUVER - A fifth defence lawyer on Meng Wanzhou's legal team is expected to step up to bat today to make a fresh set of legal arguments in the Huawei executive's formal extradition hearing. Scott F...

Aug 17, 2021

Nova Scotians head to the polls today as midsummer election campaign draws to a close

HALIFAX - Nova Scotians are heading to the polls today following a midsummer election campaign that was waged as the province started to emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. The incumbent Liberals, led...

Aug 17, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase, the provinces and territories have been releasing their reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational facilities. Most of the plans are based on each ...

Aug 16, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase, the provinces and territories have been releasing their reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational facilities. Most of the plans are based on each ...

Aug 16, 2021

Crown appeals prison term for trucker convicted in killing of woman in Edmonton hotel

EDMONTON - Crown prosecutors are appealing a 12 1/2-year sentence given to an Ontario truck driver found guilty in the killing of a woman in his Edmonton hotel room. Bradley Barton was sentenced in Ju...

Aug 16, 2021

Ontario open to child care deal with federal Liberals, with some flexibility: Lecce

TORONTO - Ontario's education minister says his government is open to striking a deal on affordable child care with the federal Liberals if it accounts for what he described as the province's "unique"...

Aug 16, 2021

Montreal Haitian group urges Ottawa to speed up immigration files for quake victims

Montreal's Haitian community is asking Ottawa to process immigration files more quickly for Haitians waiting to come to Canada, following a deadly earthquake that struck the country over the weekend. ...

Aug 16, 2021

Ontario trucker appeals prison sentence for killing woman in Edmonton hotel

EDMONTON - An Ontario trucker is trying to appeal his 12 1/2-year sentence after he was found guilty in the killing of a woman in his Edmonton hotel room. Bradley Barton was sentenced in July for mans...

Aug 16, 2021

Quebec premier promises $100 million for affordable housing in province's north

MONTREAL - Lamenting the "fly in and fly out" culture of workers in Quebec's northern communities, Premier Franois Legault said Monday his government would build more affordable housing in the north t...

Aug 16, 2021

First full day of Canada's election campaign begins with economic pledges

OTTAWA - The federal parties are beginning to lay out their plans to revive the country's economy after months of pain from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberals are promising to extend a hiring credit ...

Aug 16, 2021