Canada

Nathalie Normandeau's request for stay of proceedings to be heard in March

QUEBEC - A judge will hear in March a request for a stay of proceedings from former deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau and her co-accused, charged in 2016 following a corruption investigatio...

Jan 13, 2020

Jewish, Iranian groups ask feds to add Iran's Guard Corps to terror listing

OTTAWA - Canadian Jewish and Iranian organizations have reiterated their demands for the government to list Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity following last week...

Jan 13, 2020

Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that Iran must take "full responsibility" for shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 people on board, including 57 Cana...

Jan 13, 2020

Jewish, Iranian groups want government to add Iran's Guards to terror listing

OTTAWA - Canadian Jewish and Iranian organizations have reiterated their demands for the government to list Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity following last week...

Jan 13, 2020

Applications open for Indian day-schools compensation

OTTAWA - A long-awaited program to provide financial compensation to survivors of Canada's Indian day schools is now open for applications. Under the terms of the settlement, survivors can apply for i...

Jan 13, 2020

Nuclear alert investigation won't be long and drawn out, minister says

TORONTO - Ontario's solicitor general says she wants the investigation into a mistaken alert about an incident at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station to be completed fairly quickly. Sylvia Jones ...

Jan 13, 2020

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

TORONTO - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the environment will be an important focus of his upcoming federal budget. Morneau is in his downtown Toronto riding today to kick off consultations on wha...

Jan 13, 2020

Manitoba reserve going to court to demand Ottawa extend flood evacuee benefits

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba First Nation plans to argue in court that the federal government is cutting off evacuee benefits without providing secure housing more than eight years after flooding forced...

Jan 13, 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 13, 2020

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

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is launching public consultations today on how best to respond to a court ruling that concluded it's unconstitutional to allow only Canadians who are already ...

Jan 13, 2020