Canada

Vets with PTSD treated like 'lepers,' doctor tells Desmond fatality inquiry

GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A New Brunswick doctor who specializes in treating veterans with PTSD apologized today for comments he made about the Department of Veterans Affairs during testimony before a fatal...

Feb 25, 2020

Violent ends to past Indigenous protests haunt Trudeau government

OTTAWA - The ghosts of Indigenous protests past have hovered over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as his government struggles to bring a peaceful end to blockades that have disrupted traffic o...

Feb 25, 2020

N.S. Liberal budget opens spending taps as province faces flattening economy

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government is opening the spending taps on infrastructure in its fifth consecutive balanced budget, as economic growth is expected to drop sharply this year. The 2020-2...

Feb 25, 2020

World isn't ready for coronavirus outbreak, says Canadian WHO expert

OTTAWA - A renowned Canadian epidemiologist who led a team of experts to China to study the novel coronavirus on behalf of the World Health Organization says other countries are not ready fo...

Feb 25, 2020

Canada's quest to buy new fighter jets delayed another three months

OTTAWA - Canada's long-running effort to buy new fighter jets is facing another delay. The federal government says today it is giving fighter-jet makers another three months to submit their propo...

Feb 25, 2020

All Canadians evacuated from Wuhan released from quarantine at CFB Trenton

OTTAWA - Canada's top health official has released the final 195 Canadians and their families who were brought home from Wuhan, China after two weeks of observation for the novel coronavirus...

Feb 25, 2020

Police give Tyendinaga Mohawk protesters deadline to clear rail blockade: reports

TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY, Ont. - Protesters were reportedly given until the end of Sunday night to clear a blockade on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory that's crippled the country's rail network. O...

Feb 25, 2020

The latest on protests across Canada in support of anti-pipeline demonstrators

Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia (All times Eastern): 9:21 a.m. ET Passenger rail service is halted this morning along a...

Feb 25, 2020

Democrat rivals to take aim at Sanders in key South Carolina debate

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Hard-charging Bernie Sanders might want to wear a helmet when he takes the stage tonight for the Democratic debate in South Carolina. The Vermont senator, the clear front-runner in ...

Feb 25, 2020

Joe Biden's presidential bid faces definitive moment in South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Once, everyone seemed to think he was going to win. Now, Joe Biden can't afford to lose. In truth, he's not alone - with Bernie Sanders on the march, neither Amy Klobuchar...

Feb 25, 2020