Canada

Only Liberal riding east of Montreal up for grabs in Quebec City byelection

QUEBEC - Voters head to the polls today in a Quebec City riding that could be in play after being a Liberal stronghold for more than 50 years. A provincial byelection was triggered in the Je...

Dec 02, 2019

Huawei's Meng 'no longer fears unknown' despite 'torment, struggle' of last year

VANCOUVER - Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou says she has experienced feelings of helplessness, torment and struggle since being arrested in Canada one year ago, but no longer fear...

Dec 02, 2019

A premier meeting and a medical marvel; In-The-News for Dec. 2

In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 2. What we are watching in Canada ... MIS...

Dec 02, 2019

Premiers to meet, try to find consensus amid a host of issues

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Canada's premiers are meeting today just outside Toronto for the first time as a group since the federal election. The campaign laid bare some regional divisions, and the premiers ...

Dec 02, 2019

'Loss for words': Injured Bronco shocked, excited over effect of spinal surgery

A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he is thrilled with the progress he's made since receiving spinal surgery in Thailand a month ago. Doctors implanted an epidural stimul...

Dec 02, 2019

Voters keeping pressure on Kenney, Moe, survey results suggest

OTTAWA - As provincial and territorial leaders prepare to gather, new survey results suggest two western premiers pushing Ottawa to help kickstart their economies face some uneasin...

Dec 01, 2019

Stolen fire truck sparks police pursuit in Winnipeg, suspect arrested

WINNIPEG - Police zapped a man with a stun gun and took him into custody Friday after a suspect stole a fire truck and drove it, lights flashing and horn blaring, through downtown Winnipeg. Const. Rob...

Dec 01, 2019

Arctic U: Yukon passes bill to create first university in Canada's North

WHITEHORSE - Canada will finally have its first Arctic university. This past week, the Yukon legislature passed a bill to make Yukon College a university. It will be an institution...

Dec 01, 2019

Former Bank of Canada governor to serve as UN special envoy on 'climate action'

Bank of England governor Mark Carney, who previously served as Canada's top central banker, will be taking on a new role as the United Nations' special envoy on climate action and climate finance. U.N...

Dec 01, 2019

Alberta university students want lecturer who denies Ukrainian famine fired

EDMONTON - Some University of Alberta students want the school to fire an assistant lecturer who denies the Holodomor, the mass genocide of Ukrainian people carried out by the former So...

Dec 01, 2019