Canada

Conservative senators defy O'Toole on expulsion of senator who challenged leadership

OTTAWA - Sen. Denise Batters may no longer be welcome in the Conservatives' national caucus but she's still a member of the party's Senate caucus. Conservative senators have chosen to keep Batters in ...

Nov 18, 2021

Tensions building in Wet'suwet'en territory as B.C. pipeline conflict continues

HOUSTON, B.C. - Mounties in northern British Columbia say they are enforcing an injunction barring protests from blocking an access road used by Coastal GasLink pipeline workers. The RCMP wouldn't con...

Nov 18, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada to examine timing of roadside breath tests

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case that hinges on the time police took to arrange a breath test for a Quebec man. Early one afternoon in April 2017, police got word of some...

Nov 18, 2021

No-win situation for Alberta premier at upcoming meeting: political scientist

CALGARY - Political scientists say Alberta Premier Jason Kenney faces a no-win situation at his party's annual meeting in Calgary this weekend over mounting questions about his leadership. Duane Bratt...

Nov 18, 2021

Feds to announce approval of kids' COVID-19 vaccine, easing of border measures Friday

OTTAWA - The federal government is set to announce Friday that Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, then later detail plans to ease some of the pandemic-relate...

Nov 18, 2021

'I don't know': Biden noncommittal on including Canadian vehicles in EV tax credit

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden isn't making any promises about whether he's willing to alter his controversial tax credit proposal for new electric vehicles. Biden, meeting with Prime Minister ...

Nov 18, 2021

Online response rate to census questionnaire hits new high, Statistics Canada says

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says about 84 per cent of completed census questionnaires were filled out online. The agency beat its goal to of having 80 per cent of census questionnaires completed online...

Nov 18, 2021

Alberta coal policy panel accused of bias, U.S. influence in letters to ministers

A group of Albertans are attacking a panel charged with gathering public opinion on coal mining in the province, saying it's biased against industry and influenced by United States environmental group...

Nov 18, 2021

Water main break preventing Abbotsford farmers from accessing water for animals

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayor of a city heavily impacted by flooding in southern British Columbia says farmers who stayed with their animals desperately need water for livestock. Henry Braun said Thurs...

Nov 18, 2021

Lopez Obrador keen to engage Trudeau on Indigenous reconciliation challenges

OTTAWA - The Mexican ambassador to Canada says President Andrs Manuel Lopez Obrador is keen to engage Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on finding ways to heal relations with Indigenous Peoples in his cou...

Nov 18, 2021