Canada

Saskatchewan premier, Regina mayor have meetings with deputy prime minister

REGINA - Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is to meet with the Saskatchewan premier and mayor of Regina today. Freeland's office says she is to first speak wi...

Nov 26, 2019

End assault-style gun sales now, Polytechnique survivors group tells Liberals

OTTAWA - A leading voice for stricter gun control is calling on the Liberal government to place an immediate moratorium on new sales of assault-style firearms as well as a permanent ban on t...

Nov 26, 2019

Alessia Cara, Will Arnett among those honoured at Canada's Walk of Fame

TORONTO - Alessia Cara says getting recognition at this year's Canada's Walk of Fame gala event ranks among the most tremendous honours she's received in her career. "I feel like gettin...

Nov 25, 2019

Kenney, deputy PM Freeland meet in Edmonton to find common ground

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland met up in Edmonton to try to find some common ground in a region that shut out the Liberals in the federal elec...

Nov 25, 2019

Kenney, Notley spar over firing of election watchdog

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney clashed with the Opposition NDP on his first day back in the legislature since his government fired the election commissioner who was investigating Ke...

Nov 25, 2019

PQ leadership hopeful Sylvain Gaudreault says Quebecers ready for a gay premier

SAGUENAY, Que. - The first person to emerge as a leadership hopeful for the Parti Quebecois says he believes Quebecers are ready to elect a gay premier. Sylvain Gaudreault made the comments Monday as ...

Nov 25, 2019

Leak of China documents raises questions about imprisoned Canadian Huseyin Celil

OTTAWA - The emergence Sunday of a leaked Chinese government blueprint for imprisoning one million Muslim Uighurs in China's western Xinjiang province is raising questions about a Canadian detain...

Nov 25, 2019

Transport Canada official says software blamed for Boeing Max 8 crashes must go

OTTAWA - A Transport Canada official is urging global aviation regulators not to let Boeing's 737 Max 8 aircraft fly again until the company removes anti-stall software that h...

Nov 25, 2019

Feds won't explain claim pipeline expansion will raise $500M in tax revenue

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will not explain how his department estimated that finishing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will bring another $500 million in corporate tax revenue into ...

Nov 25, 2019

Lawsuit alleges Indigenous soldier faced racism, bullying before his suicide

WINNIPEG - The mother of an Indigenous reservist who took his own life alleges in a lawsuit against the federal government that senior commanders were negligent when her son experienced raci...

Nov 25, 2019