Canada

NDP throne speech in B.C. highlights accomplishments at midway point of mandate

VICTORIA - British Columbia's NDP government is promising new funding supplements for children and youth in care and the expansion of commuter service into the Fraser Valley in a throne speech to...

Feb 11, 2020

Texas murder suspect nabbed in Halifax claims safety concerns if sent to U.S.

MONTREAL - An American fugitive wanted for murder in Texas says he fears for his safety if returned to the United States. Derek Cameron Whisenand made the comment today during what was expected t...

Feb 11, 2020

High-tech companies eyeing supply chains as coronavirus outbreak continues

OTTAWA - High-tech companies in Canada and around the world are eyeing their supply chains as experts warn the impact of the novel coronavirus in China on manufacturing plants is starting to...

Feb 11, 2020

Trump nominates new ambassador to Canada to fill post vacant since August

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has nominated a North Carolina Republican, physician and former diplomat as the next U.S. ambassador to Canada. The White House says Aldona Z. Wos, who is curr...

Feb 11, 2020

Alberta unloads crude-by-rail contracts signed under former NDP government

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government has unloaded crude-by-rail contracts signed under the previous NDP government, but details aren't being disclosed yet. His predecessor, Rache...

Feb 11, 2020

Anti-pipeline protesters blocking access to Vancouver ports served with injunction

Anti-pipeline protesters were served Sunday with a court injunction ordering them to stop blocking access to four ports in the Vancouver area, marking the latest development in what has become a natio...

Feb 11, 2020

New Brunswick's John Williamson decides against running for Tory leadership

OTTAWA - Another potential contender for leadership of the federal Conservatives is backing away from the race. John Williamson, a member of Parliament from New Brunswick, says he won't enter the cont...

Feb 11, 2020

Hospitals threatened to not see troops after military cut reimbursement rates

OTTAWA - Senior defence officials were warned that a fight with provinces and hospitals over soldiers' medical costs could mean "negative exposure" weeks before it erupted on the federal cam...

Feb 11, 2020

Ontario family gets ready to say goodbye to toddler found dead with father

THORNHILL, Ont. - The family of a four-year-old girl found dead alongside her father at the bottom of an escarpment west of Toronto says they will get a chance to view her body today. P...

Feb 11, 2020

NewsAlert: CN Rail threatens to close network over blockades

MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway Co. says it will be forced to close "significant" parts of its Canadian network unless blockades impeding its rail lines are removed. More to come. Com...

Feb 11, 2020