Canada

Cdn military program seeking help to find and take out waste in space

OTTAWA - The Canadian military is looking for help taking out the trash in space. Over the last two years, the military's Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security program has awarded 16 contract...

Jan 18, 2020

More than 16,000 people nabbed by RCMP between border crossings in 2019

OTTAWA - The number of people intercepted by the RCMP as they crossed into Canada between official border points fell in 2019, newly released federal figures show, but overall, the number of asylum cl...

Jan 18, 2020

Newfoundland reeling in wake of monster blizzard that buried St. John's

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Environment Canada has ended a blizzard warning for the St. John's, N.L., area this morning but a state of emergency and storm surge warning remain in effect following a m...

Jan 18, 2020

FBI arrest former Canadian reservist, suspected neo-Nazi, in United States

OTTAWA - A former Canadian Forces engineer who disappeared after he was accused of being a neo-Nazi has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on firearms charges and appeared in a Unite...

Jan 18, 2020

U.S. Senate approves new version of North American free trade agreement

WASHINGTON - The Republican-led U.S. Senate finally passed North America's long-delayed new free trade pact Thursday, its final piece of legislative business before it transforms into a high...

Jan 18, 2020

As past Tory party players step up, Harper appears to step to the side

OTTAWA - As the federal Conservative leadership race begins drawing party grandees into potential candidates' camps, former prime minister Stephen Harper appears to be taking a step to the side. ...

Jan 18, 2020

Sen. Mike Duffy appeals ruling blocking him from suing Senate over suspension

TORONTO - The Senate forfeited any claim to immunity from lawsuits over its suspension of Mike Duffy, because its actions were politically motivated and unlawful, the senator's lawyer argued on T...

Jan 18, 2020

Quebec provincial police open homicide probe into killing of Mascouche mother

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a young mother was the victim of a homicide in a suburban home Thursday north of Montreal. The victim was identified by police as Jael Cantin, 33, of Mascouche,...

Jan 18, 2020

RCMP creating DNA profiles to help identify Canadians killed in Iran plane crash

Canada's national police force is taking part in the massive effort to identify dozens of Canadians killed in last week's plane crash in Iran. While no RCMP officers are currently on th...

Jan 18, 2020

Canadian military resumes some operations in Iraq following Iran scare

OTTAWA - Canadian special forces and other military personnel in Iraq have resumed some of their activities following a temporary suspension last week, though many others remain on lock down. Can...

Jan 18, 2020