Canada

Tory deputy leader apologizes for comparing Pride, St. Patrick's Day parades

Andrew Scheer's second-in-command has apologized after comparing the Conservative leader's decision not to march in a Pride parade to choosing not to take part in a St. Patrick's Day parade. Leona All...

Nov 30, 2019

Quebec's unique winter tire law begins Saturday, but does the rule make roads safer?

MONTREAL - For the past several weeks Quebec drivers have been in a race against time to equip their cars for winter or face steep fines. While the majority of Canadian drivers ins...

Nov 30, 2019

Three children among seven victims of deadly plane crash in Kingston, Ont.: TSB

KINGSTON, Ont. - Three children were among the seven people killed when a U.S.-registered plane crashed in eastern Ontario, the Transportation Safety Board said Thursday as it indicated seat...

Nov 30, 2019

Former cop says more than apology to black community needed from police

OTTAWA - A veteran black police officer - who has written about racism within policing in Canada - says it will take more than an apology from Halifax's police chief to improve relations with Nova Sco...

Nov 30, 2019

Independent senators want rule changes to prevent partisan stalling on bills

OTTAWA - The largest group of independents in the Senate wants some rule changes to reflect the new reality of a less partisan chamber of sober second thought - and to rein in obstruction tactics...

Nov 30, 2019

Failed Tory candidates cite too much control, social issues as liabilities

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says despite considerable infighting over his future as party leader he will remain at the helm, and as a show of how he intends to broaden its app...

Nov 30, 2019

Woman guilty of manslaughter in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church

EDMONTON - A woman accused in the death of a toddler found outside an Edmonton church has been convicted of manslaughter. Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack and the child's father, Joey Crier, were each charged wi...

Nov 30, 2019

Scheer cautions against internal fighting in speech in Conservative heartland

CALGARY - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has dismissed those calling for him to step down after last month's election loss as elites and "talking heads" who know he'll never rel...

Nov 30, 2019

Activist says RCMP profile about her is 'kind of creepy and unsettling'

OTTAWA - An activist concerned about mining-industry abuses found it "kind of creepy and unsettling" to recently learn the RCMP compiled a six-page profile of her shortly...

Nov 30, 2019

B.C. RCMP announce charges in 1993 homicide of 23-year-old Vicki Black

VANCOUVER - The RCMP in British Columbia say a man is in custody and facing a murder charge in the homicide of a 23-year-old woman in Vancouver in 1993. The Mounties announced in a news release Friday...

Nov 29, 2019