Canada

B.C. Finance Minister Carole James has Parkinson's, won't seek re-election

VICTORIA - B.C. Finance Minister Carole James says she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and will not seek re-election next year, but she intends to stay on in cabinet "as long as I can do t...

Mar 07, 2020

Military needs to be 30-per-cent women for real change: vice-admiral

OTTAWA - Nearly a third of members of the Canadian Forces should be women to bring about a real culture change in the military, says the admiral in charge of the Forces' human resources, while acknowl...

Mar 07, 2020

Protesters pack up camp at B.C. legislature after five arrests Wednesday night

VICTORIA - Dozens of Indigenous youth and their supporters packed blankets and tarps Thursday, ending a 17-day protest at British Columbia's legislature that saw a fire burning constantly&nb...

Mar 07, 2020

Steven Del Duca wins Ontario Liberal leadership

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario Liberals crowned former cabinet minister Steven Del Duca as their new party leader Saturday. Del Duca had enough delegates to win on the first ballot, but looking forward, ...

Mar 07, 2020

Jason Kenney endorses Erin O'Toole for leadership of Conservative party

OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, king among leaders of the conservative movement in Canada, is endorsing Erin O'Toole to lead the federal party. His seal of approval comes as O'Toole revs u...

Mar 07, 2020

Canadian and U.S. military equipment vulnerable to cyberattacks, top officials say

OTTAWA - Canada and the United States are working together to make their high-tech military equipment less hackable, top defence officials said in Ottawa Thursday, but they have a lot of work to do. S...

Mar 07, 2020

Blockade on CP Rail tracks in Kahnawake comes down after more than three weeks

KAHNAWAKE, Que. - A blockade in the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake that halted rail traffic south of Montreal for more than three weeks came to a peaceful end on Thursday as ac...

Mar 07, 2020

Academics say Indigenous perspectives still lacking in Canadian STEM studies

TORONTO - In order to learn about how Canada's Indigenous astronomers see the skies, Caroline Ormrod had to look overseas. The Toronto resident was interested in pursuing graduate work that would allo...

Mar 07, 2020

Stung by Iran tragedy, Canada leading bid to better protect airliners

WASHINGTON - Canada is taking a lead role in what Transport Minister Marc Garneau said Thursday he hopes will become an international effort to better protect civilian airliners around the world from ...

Mar 07, 2020

Minassian admits planning, carrying out deadly Toronto van attack

TORONTO - A man who killed 10 people when he drove a van into crowds of pedestrians on a busy Toronto sidewalk in 2018 admitted to planning and carrying out the attack, court heard on Thursday. T...

Mar 07, 2020