Canada

Leader Jagmeet Singh takes on Indigenous affairs in NDP's shadow cabinet

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he'll be his party's critic on Indigenous matters and on intergovernmental affairs. The idea is to emphasize how important the concerns of people who feel ignore...

Nov 28, 2019

War of words escalates between Legault and Pallister over Manitoba's Quebec ads

MONTREAL - Manitoba's premier would be better off spending money on French-language services or retaining NHL players than trying to woo Quebec civil servants to the Prairies, Quebec Premier...

Nov 28, 2019

'Linda O'Leary was not impaired' during fatal boat crash, says defence lawyer

A lawyer for Linda O'Leary, the wife of celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary, says his client was not impaired when she got involved in a boat crash on an Ontario lake that left two people dead. Recent...

Nov 28, 2019

Northern residents need bigger rebates to offset carbon tax: Nunavut premier

OTTAWA - Canadians living in the North should receive higher rebates to compensate for the federal carbon tax than people in Southern Canada, the premier of Nunavut said after meeting Thursday with th...

Nov 28, 2019

Independent senators want rule changes to prevent partisan stalling on bills

OTTAWA - The largest group of independents in the Senate wants to change procedural rules to limit the ability of Conservatives senators - the last remaining unabashedly partisan caucus in the up...

Nov 28, 2019

Computer issues may delay murder trial for Alek Minassian in Toronto van attack

TORONTO - The heavily encrypted digital devices owned by the man who carried out the deadly Toronto van attack are giving his own lawyer problems, court heard Thursday, which may delay the start ...

Nov 28, 2019

Multiple people dead after small plane crashes in Kingston, Ont., police say

KINGSTON, Ont. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is examining weather as a possible factor in a crash that claimed the lives of multiple people, a spokesman said Thursday as a team of f...

Nov 28, 2019

'An important meeting:' Saskatchewan premier hopes leaders can find consensus

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says an upcoming sit-down of Canada's premiers is an important chance to send a message to a prime minister dealing with regional divisions. Moe ...

Nov 28, 2019

Samuel Opoku, accused in series of Toronto feces assaults, due in court today

TORONTO - A man accused of tossing fecal matter on five people is due in a Toronto courtroom today. Samuel Opoku is charged with five counts each of assault with a weapon and mischief. The 23-year-old...

Nov 27, 2019

Cellphones, radio, TV stations to broadcast emergency alert system test today

OTTAWA - Wireless devices, radio and TV stations will issue emergency messages today, but there isn't anything to be alarmed about. The squawky signals from provincial and territorial emergency manage...

Nov 27, 2019