Canada

Trudeau appears open to safe opioid supply proposal in Vancouver: mayor

OTTAWA - Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared open to a proposal from the municipality to provide millions in funding for a safe supply of opioids to reduce over...

Nov 21, 2019

Ex-NDP leader Tom Mulcair featured at pro-homeopathy conference in Montreal

MONTREAL - Former federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair appeared at a pro-homeopathy conference on Tuesday, much to the dismay of critics who say his presence serves to legitimize a field they...

Nov 21, 2019

'Remember who we're fighting for,' Singh says as NDP caucus sworn into office

OTTAWA - When it comes to Justin Trudeau's minority government cabinet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he's more interested in seeing whether the Liberals change the way they g...

Nov 21, 2019

Public Safety once again a sprawling portfolio of pressing concerns

OTTAWA - Just over a year ago, Bill Blair took the reins of a new federal ministry - border security and organized crime reduction - hived off from veteran minister Ralph Goodale's sprawling...

Nov 21, 2019

Toxic algae, climate change, bad policy: Scientists say fresh water under threat

HAMILTON - Canada will be up a creek without a paddle if it doesn't acknowledge threats to its fresh water, says a report from some of the country's top water scientists. "We've enjoyed the luxury of ...

Nov 21, 2019

One worker knocked unconscious in Winnipeg liquor store robbery: police

Winnipeg police have charged a 15-year-old boy in a violent liquor store robbery in which three people were injured, including one person who was taken to hospital in critical condition. Const. R...

Nov 21, 2019

Pentagon's top watchdog paints gloomy picture of fight against ISIL

OTTAWA - A new report to the U.S. Congress by the Pentagon's top watchdog is painting a gloomy picture about the five-year-old fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Among the finding...

Nov 21, 2019

Justin Trudeau to name new ministers for minority mandate Wednesday

OTTAWA - It will be all business Wednesday when Justin Trudeau unveils a cabinet to navigate a new era of minority government in a bitterly divided country. Forget the theatricality and sunny opt...

Nov 21, 2019

Ontario Premier Ford to meet Prime Minister Trudeau in Ottawa on Friday

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be meeting Friday in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Ford says he will deliver a simple message that Ontario looks forward to working with the re-el...

Nov 21, 2019

CN strike means Quebec has less than five days propane left, premier says

Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a strike at Canadian National Railway Co. has left the province with fewer than five days before it runs out of propane, which would wreak havoc at hospitals, nurs...

Nov 21, 2019