Canada

McGill student who led fight to drop offensive nickname chosen as valedictorian

MONTREAL - The Indigenous student who led the fight to convince McGill University to drop an offensive name for its men's varsity sports teams has been named one of the school's valedictorians. T...

Jun 23, 2020

Alberta reinstating environmental monitoring in industry, oilpatch on July 15

EDMONTON - Alberta industries, including the oilpatch, will resume environmental monitoring and reporting in three weeks. The Alberta government and its energy regulator have each issued ord...

Jun 23, 2020

Ottawa to give $46 million to Quebec, Atlantic provinces to help boost tourism

MONTREAL - The federal government is announcing a $46-million aid package for the tourism industries of Quebec and Atlantic Canada, which have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Economic Developm...

Jun 23, 2020

Feds prepared to push back against any new U.S. tariffs on aluminum, Duclos says

OTTAWA - The federal government will make the case to the Trump administration that Canadian aluminum is no threat to the American market, as the mercurial president reportedly prepares to slap on tar...

Jun 23, 2020

Feds plan to run open competitions for some COVID-19 medical supplies: Anand

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals say the government will go back to using competitive bid processes to get protective equipment needed across the country due to COVID-19. Procurement Minister Anita ...

Jun 23, 2020

Supporters remain at intersection west of Toronto to protest police killing

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Demonstrators remain at an intersection in Mississauga, Ont., protesting the police shooting death of a 62-year-old man with schizophrenia. Peel Regional Police say the intersectio...

Jun 23, 2020

Margaret Wente resigns contentious Toronto college appointment after uproar

TORONTO - Former Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente has resigned a contentious appointment with a Toronto college after facing fierce opposition from students and staff. Massey College says Wente...

Jun 23, 2020

TV, online ads, take lion's share of party election spending, new reports show

OTTAWA - Online advertising is coming close to rivalling television in election advertising by some of Canada's major political parties. The first reports on expenses from last fall's federal campaign...

Jun 23, 2020

Tory MP fires student after allegation of theft from O'Toole campaign

OTTAWA - A Conservative MP from Calgary says he's fired a summer student working in his office following allegations that someone stole campaign data from party leadership contender Erin O'Toole. Greg...

Jun 23, 2020

Eight more weeks of CERB to cost $17.9 billion, budget officer says

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates in a new report that it will cost $17.9 billion to provide eight extra weeks of payments through the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. The report t...

Jun 23, 2020