Canada

Ride-hailing in Vancouver experiences growing pains, detours to courts

Ride-hailing is common in many major Canadian cities, but the long-awaited arrival of Uber and Lyft in Metro Vancouver last week has produced lawsuits and a vow by Surrey's mayor to kee...

Jan 29, 2020

Former MP Nathan Cullen appointed B.C. liaison in pipeline dispute

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has appointed former New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen as a provincial liaison with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in an LNG pipeline dispute, a move ...

Jan 29, 2020

Labour groups want independent investigation into death of 3 CP Railway workers

Two labour groups are calling for an independent investigation into the deaths of three Canadian Pacific Railway employees in a British Columbia train crash almost a year ago. Conductor Dyla...

Jan 29, 2020

Feds' electric-car rebate uses nearly half its three-year budget in eight months

OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau is thinking about expanding the government's rebate program for people who buy electric vehicles after eager car-buyers gobbled up nearly half the funds in jus...

Jan 29, 2020

Senior officer warns Norad can't detect Russian bombers in time, needs upgrades

OTTAWA - A senior Canadian military officer says the aging defensive system protecting North America from attack cannot detect long-range Russian bombers before they are in range to launch missiles at...

Jan 29, 2020

Fresh lettuce and tomatoes: Sea-can garden aimed to ease Arctic food insecurity

GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - Two converted sea cans sitting on the rocky tundra are bringing fresh vegetables to the Arctic. The overseas shipping containers have been turned into greenhouses that are&...

Jan 29, 2020

Crown wants 12 years for two men guilty of violent Toronto bar sex assault

TORONTO - A bar owner and his manager convicted of a violent, videotaped gang sex assault of a barely conscious woman each deserve 12 years in prison, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. In argu...

Jan 29, 2020

Desmond fatality inquiry hears of former soldier purchasing rifle before killing

GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - An RCMP investigator has testified about the steps a former soldier took, including researching where to buy a rifle, before he shot three members of his f...

Jan 29, 2020

Canadian oil producers prepared for temporary price slump as virus spreads

OTTAWA - Canada's energy industry is not overly alarmed as the new coronavirus coming out of China is taking a bite out of world oil prices. Brad Herald, a vice-president at the Canadian Association o...

Jan 29, 2020

Gov't wasting billions on 'failed' projects through outsourcing, says union

OTTAWA - Outsourcing of work that could be done by federal government employees is costing taxpayers billions of dollars, and has created an unaccountable shadow public service, says a report fro...

Jan 29, 2020