Canada

Siding company scrambling to keep up with demand after massive hail storm

CALGARY - A Calgary company that fixes home exteriors has been scrambling to keep up with demand since powerful hail storm pounded homes in the city's northeast on the weekend. Golf-bal...

Jun 15, 2020

Senator calls for RCMP boss to resign, saying she doesn't understand racism

OTTAWA - A Saskatchewan senator says RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki should resign or be removed to ensure the national police force can properly serve Indigenous communities. Sen. Lillian Dyck says Lu...

Jun 15, 2020

Canada to pay another $700M for Navy support ships in latest cost increase

OTTAWA - The federal government says it expects to pay $700 million more for two new support ships for the navy than expected. The new figure was revealed today as the government officially awarded a ...

Jun 15, 2020

Partner of N.S. gunman renounces claim to gunman's estate valued at $1.2 million

HALIFAX - The girlfriend of a gunman who carried out a mass shooting in Nova Scotia has renounced any claim on his estate, initially valued at more than $1.2 million. The woma...

Jun 15, 2020

Liberals looking to extend COVID-19 benefits ahead of parliamentary showdown

OTTAWA - The Liberals are putting together a plan to extend one of the key COVID-19 benefits ahead of a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he'll detail later this ...

Jun 15, 2020

Liberals looking to extend COVID-19 benefits ahead of parliamentary showdown

OTTAWA - The Liberals are putting together a plan to extend one of the key COVID-19 benefits ahead of a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he'll detail later this ...

Jun 15, 2020

Streaming concert, online videos and fireworks app to help mark Canada Day 2020

OTTAWA - Canadians are being offered a buffet of online videos, crafts and even a stop-motion animation app to celebrate Canada Day from home. Federal officials are releasing the details of how July 1...

Jun 15, 2020

Report says Montreal needs to recognize 'systemic racism' and take action against it

MONTREAL - A report published today says the City of Montreal has neglected the fight against racism and failed to recognize the systemic nature of discrimination. The 261-page document follows a...

Jun 15, 2020

Trans Mountain pipeline restarts after light crude spills in Abbotsford, B.C.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Trans Mountain says oil is flowing again through its pipeline after as much 190,000 litres of light crude spilled from a pumping facility in Abbotsford, B.C...

Jun 15, 2020

Ceremony to be held for families of two Indigenous people killed by N.B. police

METEPENAGIAG, N.B. - The families of two Indigenous people recently shot to death by New Brunswick police were expected to meet today at a First Nation near Miramichi. A message po...

Jun 15, 2020