Canada

Regimental funeral in Winnipeg for RCMP officer who died in highway crash

WINNIPEG - An RCMP officer who died in a highway crash was remembered Friday as a fun-loving man with a zest for mischief as well as a deep compassion for friends and family. Well over ...

Dec 22, 2019

Back to the drawing board for missing heavy icebreaker: Coast Guard

OTTAWA - Call it the case of the missing icebreaker. The fate of the Canadian Coast Guard's next heavy icebreaker has been wrapped in mystery since the federal government quietly removed the $1.3-bill...

Dec 22, 2019

Internet-based 911 calling on the horizon; aim is to enhance response

TORONTO - Emergency services will soon have to ensure they can pinpoint the location of people calling 911 for help on their cellphones. The technically complex shift mandated by Canada's telecommunic...

Dec 22, 2019

Conservatives postpone policy convention to focus on organizing leadership race

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they're postponing a policy convention that had been scheduled for mid-April to allow more time to organize an upcoming leadership race. The party announced the ...

Dec 22, 2019

Judge refuses injunction request from Montreal caleche drivers ahead of deadline

MONTREAL - A judge refused a last-minute effort by Montreal caleche drivers seeking to save their industry, ruling on Friday against an emergency injunction request to stop new city rul...

Dec 22, 2019

Experts call for ice climbers to wear avalanche safety gear in the mountains

BANFF, Alta. - Outdoor experts are hoping that an avalanche that killed three world-class climbers last spring will lead to improved safety in the sport. American Jess Roskelley and Austrians David La...

Dec 22, 2019

'Wexit' should heed pitfalls faced by other separatist movements: experts

CALGARY - Recent secessionist movements in the world offer few encouraging examples to western Canadians who are miffed at the federal government and think they'd be better off living in a s...

Dec 22, 2019

RCMP say boy safe, father in custody after Amber Alert issued in Alberta

BRULE, Alta. - Alberta RCMP say a toddler has been found unharmed and his father is in custody after an Amber Alert was issued early Friday. The alert went out about 2:30 a.m. for the 14-month-ol...

Dec 22, 2019

Uncovering of cathedral's spectacular murals reveals Halifax's tragic past

HALIFAX - Perched on a scaffold high above the altar in St. Mary's Cathedral in Halifax, art conservator Jennifer Fotheringham was using a scalpel to chip away a thick layer of white paint when s...

Dec 22, 2019

N.S. premier rejects mill's plea for time: 'There will be no extension'

HALIFAX - A decision by Nova Scotia's premier to keep a pledge he made to a First Nations community five years ago will result in the closure of an aging pulp mill and the loss of thous...

Dec 22, 2019