Canada

Federal deficit could hit $256 billion, PBO says in new report

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says in a new report that this year's federal deficit could hit $256 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The result, posted in a report ...

Jun 18, 2020

N.S. inmates worry housing during COVID-19 could end unless funding extended

HALIFAX - Several advocacy groups in Nova Scotia say 20 provincial inmates who shifted to community housing during the COVID-19 crisis could lose their residences by the end o...

Jun 18, 2020

Stakes high for second debate of Conservative party leadership race

TORONTO - The stakes are high tonight for the four contenders for leadership of the Conservative party as they face off in what's likely the final debate of the race. All four will be fresh off last n...

Jun 18, 2020

Forever in blue jeans? Cotton fibres, microplastics pervade Eastern Arctic

Chelsea Rochman wasn't surprised when her research cruise through Canada's Eastern Arctic showed tiny plastic shards and other human debris in nearly every bucket she hauled aboard. What puzzled ...

Jun 17, 2020

N.S. shooting victims' families seek to sue RCMP, province over response

HALIFAX - Family members of those killed during the mass shooting in central Nova Scotia in April are seeking to launch a class action against the RCMP and the province, arguing police ...

Jun 17, 2020

Kenney responds to Fair Deal panel, promises referendum on equalization reform

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will call a referendum on pushing Ottawa for a better deal on equalization payments as well as explore the province cutting ties with the RCMP and leavi...

Jun 17, 2020

People have a right to capture footage of police on the job, say legal experts

Legal and privacy experts have a unified message for Canadians leery of facing threats or consequences for filming police interactions with the public - the law is on your side. Canadians have every r...

Jun 17, 2020

Canada buying 140,000 blood tests to begin immunity testing of COVID-19

OTTAWA - Blood samples collected from tens of thousands of Canadians will soon be tested for signs of COVID-19 antibodies as the federal government seeks to learn how many people have alread...

Jun 17, 2020

Researchers crack mystery of dinosaur eggs missing from fossil record

CALGARY - Researchers believe they have cracked the mystery of why fossilized eggs of only a few types of dinosaurs have been found. A paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature suggest...

Jun 17, 2020

More women join lawsuit against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard

More women have added their names to a class-action lawsuit alleging they were sexually assaulted by Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard. Eleven women recently joined the lawsuit, filed in t...

Jun 17, 2020