Canada

Supreme Court to hear B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain expansion

OTTAWA - Canada's high court will hear arguments Thursday on whether British Columbia can stop Alberta from shipping heavy oil through the Trans Mountain pipeline without a permit. B.C.'s NDP governme...

Jan 15, 2020

Man convicted of sexually abusing 18 boys over three decades released on parole

The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sexual abuse scandal has been released on parole. Gordon Stuckless's lawyer confirms his client was released to a halfway house in Hamilton in December. ...

Jan 15, 2020

Iranian president threatens Europe over nuclear deal ahead of London meeting

LONDON - Iran's president levelled threats today against Europe in response to the continent's new crackdown on his country's violations of their nuclear deal - a move Canada is also support...

Jan 15, 2020

Morneau says environment, protecting economy to be key focus of 2020 budget

TORONTO - The federal Liberals' first budget of their minority mandate will put a heavy focus on the environment, which Finance Minister Bill Morneau says should get the opposition support he nee...

Jan 15, 2020

As impeachment ritual begins, Pelosi names Schiff, Nadler to lead team of seven

WASHINGTON - Reps. Adam Schiff of California and New York's Jerry Nadler will lead a team of seven Democrats in the prosecution of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power an...

Jan 15, 2020

Pipeline at centre of B.C. conflict is creating jobs for First Nations: chief

A pipeline at the centre of a conflict between hereditary chiefs and a natural gas company in northern British Columbia is creating jobs for Indigenous people and lifting communities from poverty, say...

Jan 15, 2020

Universities across Canada plan moment of silence for plane crash victims

Universities across Canada are coming together today to honour the victims of a plane crash in Iran that left no survivors a week ago. More than a dozen universities have said they are grieving s...

Jan 15, 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 15, 2020

Vigils held for plane crash victims and assisted dying; In The News for Jan. 13

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. 13. What we are watching in Canada ... Th...

Jan 15, 2020

Feds to delete near-death requirement but could impose new limits to MAID

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has accepted a court ruling that Canadians should not have to be near death to qualify for medical assistance to end their lives but it is now considering whether ...

Jan 15, 2020