Canada

Former Montreal mayor can keep $268K severance despite fraud conviction: judge

MONTREAL - Disgraced former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum can keep the $268,000 he received from the city after resigning from office, despite a conviction for fraud agains...

Jan 22, 2020

Canadian public health agencies ramping up preparations in response to new virus

Canadian public health agencies are ramping up preparations in response to a new viral illness that has killed 17 people in China and infected more than 400 people. The agencies say they are awai...

Jan 22, 2020

Former soldier, alleged neo-Nazi Patrik Mathews denied bail in U.S.

GREENBELT, Md. - Former Canadian army reservist and accused white supremacist Patrik Mathews was denied bail during an appearance in a U.S. court on Wednesday, where he is facing several firearms char...

Jan 22, 2020

Poll suggests some don't think Canada should send troops to stop genocide

OTTAWA - A poll probing people's knowledge of the Holocaust has turned up a finding that suggests there are some in this country who believe Canada shouldn't intervene militarily if there was a g...

Jan 22, 2020

By the thousands, well-armed Americans peacefully defend right to bear arms

RICHMOND, Va. - Tens of thousands of protesters - many decked out in full tactical gear and toting assault-style rifles, others brandishing colonial-era symbols of American liberty - fl...

Jan 22, 2020

Failed residential school claim 'appalling,' highlights pattern, Angus says

OTTAWA - A woman who alleges she was raped at age 15 while being transported to a residential school has had her settlement claim rejected for a fourth time - a case New Democrat MP Charlie Angus...

Jan 22, 2020

Ex-Alberta legislature member on tax strike over unpaid oilpatch property levies

A former member of the Alberta legislature says he won't pay his provincial taxes until oilpatch players pay theirs. David Swann, who once led the Alberta Liberals, says his tax strike is in...

Jan 22, 2020

Rookie MP Derek Sloan says he's running for Conservative leadership

OTTAWA - A rookie MP from Ontario says he's going to enter the Conservative leadership race. Derek Sloan made the jump from the private sector into politics in the last election, winning the Libe...

Jan 22, 2020

Federal parties left dozens of potential election promises on cutting-room floor

OTTAWA - A new report by the parliamentary budget officer suggests political parties left dozens of potential platform proposals on the cutting-room floor during the last election campaign. ...

Jan 22, 2020

Feds, Ontario sign funding deal for French-language university in Toronto

OTTAWA - The federal and Ontario governments have reached a deal on funding a new French-language university in Toronto. An agreement signed today says the two will spend $126 million on the project o...

Jan 22, 2020