Canada

Wet'suwet'en supporters light ceremonial fire at steps of B.C. legislature

VICTORIA - Efforts by hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation to halt a pipeline project have prompted arrests and spurred a national movement that saw protesters light a ceremonial fire at the f...

Feb 10, 2020

Jordan Peterson in Russia for medical benzodiazepine detox: Daughter

The daughter of controversial Canadian author Jordan Peterson says her father is recovering in Russia from "physical dependence" to anti-anxiety medication. Mikhaila Peterson says in a YouTube&nb...

Feb 10, 2020

Ottawa launches consultations on Indigenous ownership of Trans Mountain pipeline

CALGARY - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government is launching a new set of consultations with Indigenous groups that will determine if and how they might take part in ownership...

Feb 10, 2020

School board association could fight Quebec's education bill, with federal help

QUEBEC - The association representing Quebec's English-language school boards has been granted federal money to challenge a major Quebec education-reform bill, its vice-president says, days after...

Feb 10, 2020

Arrests made as anti-pipeline protesters block Vancouver ports, defy injunction

VANCOUVER - Police have begun enforcing a court injunction preventing protesters from blocking several entrances to the Port of Vancouver and at DeltaPort, south of the city. Officers arrived at ...

Feb 10, 2020

'Reaper of death:' Fearsome new dinosaur species discovered in Alberta

CALGARY - A fearsome lizard with a name meaning "reaper of death" is the first new tyrannosaur species to be identified in Canada in 50 years, say researchers with the University of Calgary ...

Feb 10, 2020

Canada, Ethiopia starting talks towards investment agreement: Trudeau

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought the promise of an investment agreement with Ethiopia and $10 million to help empower African women to the table Saturday as he continued h...

Feb 10, 2020

Kenney sets sights on Democratic hopefuls aiming to block Keystone XL pipeline

WASHINGTON - Jason Kenney opted to join Ontario counterpart Doug Ford in the Democratic doghouse Saturday as the Alberta premier vented his spleen about progressive presidenti...

Feb 10, 2020

Trudeau praises Canadians troops in Kuwait for 'fight' against Islamic militants

KUWAIT CITY - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Canadian military personnel that their efforts have been essential in the "fight" to defeat Islamic militants in Iraq and elsewhere. He delivered that ...

Feb 10, 2020

Princess Cruises confirms new Canadian coronavirus case aboard Diamond Princess

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Princess Cruises says a Canadian is among an additional 66 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in the Japanese port city of Yokoha...

Feb 10, 2020