Canada

Competition watchdog probes complaint about political parties' data use

OTTAWA - Canada's competition watchdog is looking into a complaint about the data-harvesting practices of the main federal political parties. In its complaint to the commissioner of competition, ...

Jan 17, 2020

Countries vow stern signal to Tehran on PS752 in shadow of Iran nuclear deal row

LONDON - A dispute over a 2015 deal aimed at preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons is casting a shadow over an international meeting that Canada hopes will lead to justice and fina...

Jan 17, 2020

Impeachment ritual begins, perplexing Canadians more attuned to Parliament

WASHINGTON - For the third time in U.S. history, the president of the United States will stand trial in a uniquely American hybrid of judicial propriety and partisan politics, setting the sombre ...

Jan 17, 2020

First probable vaping-related illness reported in Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador have reported the province's first probable case of a lung illness related to vaping. The province's chief medical officer co...

Jan 17, 2020

Blizzard conditions in Newfoundland, prompt state of emergency in St. John's

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The City of St. John's has declared a state of emergency, ordering businesses closed and vehicles off the roads as blizzard conditions descend on the Newfoundland and...

Jan 17, 2020

Airliner crash a mistake that pleased Iran’s enemies: Supreme Leader Khamenei

Iran's supreme leader says that the downing of a civilian airliner leaving Tehran was a bitter accident that saddened Iran and made its enemies happy. In a rare sermon at Friday prayers in Tehran, Aya...

Jan 17, 2020

Universities plan moment of silence and the growing deficit; In The News for Jan. 15

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 15 ... What we are watchin...

Jan 17, 2020

Industry applauds TMX ruling and Trump called a clown; In The News for Jan. 17

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 17 ... What we are watchin...

Jan 17, 2020

'I feel that I'm free.' Refugee and chocolate maker Tareq Hadhad becomes citizen

HALIFAX - After he took a solemn oath and received his Canadian citizenship Wednesday, Syrian refugee Tareq Hadhad said he was looking forward to becoming an unofficial ambassador for Canada. How...

Jan 17, 2020

Sadness and silence grips Canada's universities in honour of plane crash victims

A sombre silence fell across Canadian university campuses Wednesday as the institutions honoured the 176 lives lost in a plane crash in Iran last week. Many students, faculty and resear...

Jan 17, 2020