Canada

'Doomsday' scenario of mass layoffs due to AI unlikely, federal documents say

OTTAWA - Newly released documents show that top government officials believe there is no imminent threat that artificial intelligence and robots will displace large segments of the Canadian workforce....

Jan 01, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Mounties eyed Cold War candid camera scheme, declassified documents show

OTTAWA - RCMP intelligence officials devised a secret Cold War plan to use a hidden briefcase camera to photograph Communists and Soviet Bloc personnel travelling through Toronto's airport, ...

Dec 31, 2019

Passenger train derails in Manitoba with 12 on board, no serious injuries

MACGREGOR, Man. - VIA Rail says an investigation is underway to determine why a passenger train went off the tracks west of Winnipeg with a dozen people on board. Emergency crews assessed seven passen...

Dec 31, 2019

Montreal airports warn of possible delays after refuellers launch strike

MONTREAL - Employees in charge of refuelling planes at two Montreal airports have gone on strike. The city's airport authority is warning of possible delays at the city's main airport, Montreal-T...

Dec 31, 2019

CP NewsAlert: Train derails in Manitoba with 12 on board, no serious injuries

MACGREGOR, Man. - RCMP say a Via Rail passenger train has derailed west of Winnipeg with a dozen people on board. They say passengers and crew are being assessed but do not appear to be seriously inju...

Dec 31, 2019

Popular program to sponsor parents, grandparents postponed by Liberals

OTTAWA - The federal government has hit pause on a popular immigration program that allows people to sponsor their parents or grandparents to come to Canada. The parents and grandparents program norma...

Dec 31, 2019

Federal consumer carbon tax, with rebate program, comes to Alberta

CALGARY - The federal consumer carbon tax is returning to Alberta with the new year, complete with a rebate program that Ottawa says will leave most families better off. Starting Wednesday, a lit...

Dec 31, 2019

Poll on best prime ministers of the 20th century suggests regional divide

OTTAWA - There appears to be a regional divide in how fondly Canadians view prime ministers past, according to a poll that might shed light on today's political climate. The survey from...

Dec 31, 2019

Rain, snow, freezing rain set B.C. up for soggy, sloppy, slippery start to 2020

VANCOUVER - Rain, snowfall and even freezing rain warnings cover many parts of British Columbia as the province prepares to welcome 2020 with some nasty weather. Environment Canada is calling for as m...

Dec 31, 2019

New industry develops around sucking carbon dioxide out of atmosphere

Somewhere in west Texas, amid one of the most productive oilfields in the continent, a Canadian company is building a plant that it hopes will eventually suck from the air a million tonnes of car...

Dec 31, 2019