Canada

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

WINNIPEG - More than 1,000 police officers, first responders and members of the public have gathered at a funeral for a Winnipeg Mountie killed in a highway crash. Const. Allan Poapst, who served with...

Dec 20, 2019

Manitoba government's oversight of commercial vehicles inadequate: auditor

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government's oversight of the trucking industry and other large commercial vehicles is inadequate in part due to infrequent inspections and improper checks before operator...

Dec 20, 2019

Judge refuses injunction request from Montreal caleche drivers ahead of deadline

MONTREAL - A judge has refused an injunction request by Montreal caleche drivers seeking to save their industry ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline that spells the end of horse-drawn carriages in th...

Dec 20, 2019

Canada's GHG emissions forecast inching lower, says environment minister

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is narrowing the gap between what it promised to achieve under the Paris Agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and what it projects will actually happ...

Dec 20, 2019

SNC-Lavalin settles Libya charges, pleads guilty to single count of fraud

MONTREAL - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. on Wednesday settled criminal charges related to business dealings in Libya, with its construction division pleading guilty to a single count of fraud and b...

Dec 20, 2019

Jody Wilson-Raybould chosen Canada's newsmaker of the year

OTTAWA - The SNC-Lavalin affair cost Justin Trudeau two cabinet ministers, his most trusted aide, the top federal public servant and possibly a second majority mandate; and now the woma...

Dec 20, 2019

RCMP issue Amber Alert for 14-month-old child abducted near Hinton

BRULE - RCMP just east of Jasper National Park have issued an Amber Alert for a 14-month-old child believed to have been abducted by his father.Mounties issued the alert early Friday morning and say W...

Dec 20, 2019

Statistics Canada says annual pace of inflation climbs to 2.2 per cent

OTTAWA - The annual pace of inflation heated up in November as gasoline prices posted their first year-over-year increase since October 2018, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The agency said the...

Dec 20, 2019

Right whale gives birth to first calf off the coast of Georgia: Oceana

HALIFAX - An international conservation group has announced the birth of the first North Atlantic right whale calf of the 2019-2020 calving season. Oceana says the calf was first observed Monday off t...

Dec 20, 2019

Canadian son of Russian spies to speak to media in Toronto this afternoon

TORONTO - The Toronto-born son of Russian spies, whose Canadian citizenship has now been affirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada, will speak to media in his hometown this afternoon. Alexander Vav...

Dec 20, 2019