Canada

Ombudsman calls for national consultations, plan for supporting veterans

OTTAWA - The watchdog for Canadian veterans is calling for nationwide consultations to develop a much-needed vision and plan to support veterans and their families with all their needs. The call by ve...

Feb 23, 2020

Ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic full of holes: environmental group

The global body that regulates shipping is moving to eliminate a highly polluting fuel in the Arctic. But environmental groups say the International Maritime Organization's proposal is so full of loop...

Feb 23, 2020

China, Iran challenges top foreign-policy priorities for Canada, says Champagne

OTTAWA - Iran is undermining international law by preventing the examination of the flight recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner it shot down last month, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Ph...

Feb 23, 2020

Violent ends to past Indigenous protests haunt Trudeau government

OTTAWA - The ghosts of Indigenous protests past have hovered over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as his government struggles to bring a peaceful end to blockades that have disrupted traffic o...

Feb 23, 2020

Attempted theft of seaplane ends with collision in Vancouver harbour

VANCOUVER - An attempt to steal a float plane in Vancouver's harbour didn't make it out of the water, but three planes were damaged in the botched theft. Vancouver police Const. Tanya Visintin says of...

Feb 23, 2020

Once convicted of manslaughter, ex-gang member now licensed as lawyer

TORONTO - It sometimes seems like the trajectory of a life that has taken him from one side of the law to the other since his arrival in Canada as an infant three decades ago belongs to someone else. ...

Feb 23, 2020

The latest on protests across Canada in support of anti-pipeline demonstrators

Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia (All times Eastern): 22:45 Protesters have left a site south of Montreal where they ...

Feb 23, 2020

Cruise-ship evacuees arrive for quarantine in Canada as first Wuhan evacuees let go

OTTAWA - A plane carrying 129 Canadians and their families who have spent weeks confined to cabins aboard a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan landed on Canadian soil Friday morning. ...

Feb 23, 2020

Blockades remain in place as Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs returning to B.C.

Hereditary chiefs from Wet'suwet'en First Nation were expected to return to British Columbia Sunday after visiting Mohawk communities in eastern Canada, with no signs that blockades cripplin...

Feb 23, 2020

Canadian L'Arche group shocked by report that founder sexually abused women

A report by a French-based charity that helps people who are developmentally disabled has concluded its late Canadian founder had "manipulative sexual relationships" with women over several ...

Feb 23, 2020