Canada

Andrew Scheer resigns as Conservative leader

Andrew Scheer says he is stepping down as Conservative leader as soon as a successor can be chosen.Scheer addressed the House of Commons briefly at about noon Eastern time, saying leading his party ha...

Dec 12, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Taxpayers' watchdog launches probe of child benefit rules, program

OTTAWA - The Liberal government's signature child benefit will undergo a critical review by a federal watchdog amid concerns that eligibility rules that can be "stringent to a fault" are pre...

Dec 12, 2019

B.C. seaplane company makes history with test flight of first commercial e-plane

RICHMOND, B.C. - As Greg McDougall prepared to fly the world's first all-electric commercial aircraft Tuesday morning, he said "nervous" wasn't quite the word to describe how he was feeling. The ...

Dec 12, 2019

Salmonella outbreak in six provinces linked to snakes and rodents

A salmonella outbreak in six Canadian provinces has been linked to contact with pet snakes and rodents, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. A notice issued this week counts 92 cases ...

Dec 12, 2019

Andrew Scheer resigns as Conservative leader

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer says he is stepping down as Conservative leader as soon as a successor can be chosen.Scheer addressed the House of Commons briefly at about noon Eastern time, saying leading his...

Dec 12, 2019

Legault defends telling California governor all French-Canadians are Catholic

SACRAMENTO, United States - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is defending comments made Wednesday to the governor of California in which he declared all French Canadians are Catholic. Legault was makin...

Dec 12, 2019

Privacy czar laments 'crisis of trust', cites urgent need to ensure rights

OTTAWA - High-profile, personal-data violations by Facebook, Equifax and others have highlighted like never before the urgent need to update Canada's aging laws, the federal privac...

Dec 12, 2019

Freeland signs new NAFTA pact, urges Parliament to ratify as quickly as possible

OTTAWA - Canada joined the United States and Mexico in heralding a new era of North American prosperity on Tuesday as they formally agreed to changes to the new continental free trade deal. The a...

Dec 12, 2019

Supreme Court won't hear dispute over discipline of federally appointed judges

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not delve into questions about the process for disciplining federally appointed judges. The top court has declined to hear the Canadian Ju...

Dec 12, 2019

Tentative deal reached to keep Metro Vancouver's SkyTrains running

VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver's transit system dodged a major disruption for the second time in less than two weeks on Tuesday as a tentative agreement was reached to keep SkyTrains running. The Ca...

Dec 12, 2019