Canada

Victims of Danforth shooting file class-action lawsuit against gunmaker

TORONTO - Victims of a mass shooting in Toronto have filed a class-action lawsuit against U.S. gunmaker Smith & Wesson, alleging the company was negligent for failing to i...

Dec 16, 2019

Former chair of Conservative leadership race says quick vote on leader possible

OTTAWA - A senior Conservative instrumental in the party's last leadership race says choosing a new leader at the upcoming convention in April is feasible, but would take a lot of work. Dan Nowlan, wh...

Dec 16, 2019

Government announces revised carbon-tax rebate amounts for four provinces

OTTAWA - The federal government has decreased the carbon tax rebates Canadians can expect in the new year in three provinces that have not adopted carbon pricing models that meet federal requirem...

Dec 16, 2019

RCMP: Mountie who died in Winnipeg crash was father of three and hockey volunteer

WINNIPEG - A Mountie who died in a crash on Winnipeg's Perimeter Highway was "the proud father of three teenaged girls" who was just days shy of 13 years of service with the force, Manitoba's top...

Dec 16, 2019

Arrest in RCMP secrets case touched off a flurry of activity at highest levels

OTTAWA - The head of Canada's spy agency was briefed two dozen times over a six-week period last fall about a security lapse at the national police force - an indication of the gravity of th...

Dec 16, 2019

NDP wants more transparency, regular reviews of new North American trade deal

OTTAWA - Federal New Democrats are asking the Liberal government to provide Canadians with more information about what's in the new North American free trade deal and commit to regular reviews of its ...

Dec 16, 2019

N.B. premier hopeful final sign-off on carbon plan coming early in the new year

OTTAWA - The premier of New Brunswick says he expects to hear early in the new year about whether the federal government will sign-off on his province's pricing plan on pollution from heavy industry. ...

Dec 16, 2019

Murder trial for accused in the Toronto van attack will begin March 2

TORONTO - The trial for a man who killed 10 people when he drove a van into crowds of pedestrians on a busy Toronto street will be delayed by three weeks. The murder trial for Alek Minassian...

Dec 16, 2019

Liberals' fiscal update shows billions more in deficits this year and next

OTTAWA - Canada's federal budget deficit will be billions of dollars deeper than it was supposed to be this year and next, according to the Finance Department. The figures released this morning show t...

Dec 16, 2019

Quebec legislature member files police complaint over hateful online messages

MONTREAL - A Quebec legislature member says she has filed two police complaints over hateful messages she received. Quebec solidaire member Christine Labrie wrote on Facebook that she filed ...

Dec 16, 2019