Canada

Court challenge to federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners postponed

TORONTO - A court hearing to challenge the federal government's ban on needles for drug-using prisoners has been postponed until next week in the latest delay for a case that began seven years ago. Mo...

Dec 11, 2019

Kenney aims for clear signs of federal action on two-day Ottawa trip

OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney set out a dire picture of the economic and social impact of federal policy on Alberta Monday as he embarked on a two-day political trade mission in the capital. T...

Dec 11, 2019

'Not engaging doesn't change anything,' Nova Scotia premier says of China

OTTAWA - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says he plans to keep building economic ties between his province and China, even though he opposes its ongoing detention of two Canadians. McNeil says ...

Dec 10, 2019

Man who strangled wife, buried body in their Calgary home to stay in prison

BOWDEN, Alta. - A man who strangled his wife and cemented her body in a basement wall of their home is staying in prison for now. The Parole Board of Canada has confirmed a decision fro...

Dec 10, 2019

Toronto family receives death certificate years after daughter was murdered

TORONTO - Linda and Clayton Babcock have known for two years that their daughter suffered a horrific death - her body burned in an animal incinerator - but they have finally ...

Dec 10, 2019

Meng Wanzhou wins right to more documents involving arrest at Vancouver airport

VANCOUVER - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has won an application for more documents to be disclosed as she alleges there was an abuse of process during her arrest at Vancouver's airport last...

Dec 10, 2019

Millions in Bebawi's accounts were bonuses authorized by SNC bosses: defence

MONTREAL - A jury was told today that millions of dollars that ended up in the accounts of a former SNC-Lavalin executive on trial for fraud and corruption were legitimate bonuses authorized by the co...

Dec 10, 2019

Crews still battling fire from crude oil train derailment in central Saskatchewan

LANIGAN, Sask. - Saskatchewan's public safety agency says crews are working in frigid temperatures as they continue to battle a fire that started when a freight train carrying...

Dec 10, 2019

Tax cuts, flood fight and cost-control on Manitoba premier's agenda

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is promising a "bolder" approach in 2020 with his Progressive Conservative government now in its second term. Pallister says despite fears of a potentially ...

Dec 10, 2019

B.C. seaplane company tests first commercial electric aircraft

RICHMOND, B.C. - The world's first all-electric commercial aircraft landed today after a test flight at the Harbour Air Seaplane terminal in Richmond, B.C. Harbour Air announced in March tha...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 10, 2019