Canada

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

Bill passes to fire Alberta election watchdog during probe of governing party

EDMONTON - The Alberta government has passed a bill to fire election commissioner Lorne Gibson, raising questions about the future of his investigation into Premier Jason Kenney's United Con...

Nov 21, 2019

Politically motivated: Lawsuit seeks to quash 'anti-Alberta' inquiry

EDMONTON - An environmental law firm is asking a court to strike down Alberta's inquiry into the role of foreign money financing the activities of charities opposing the oilsands. In its application, ...

Nov 21, 2019

Liberals open to changing federal laws at heart of western anger: Carr

OTTAWA - The federal government's new western outreach ambassador says there might be room to look at changing legislation at the heart of anger towards the Liberal government in Canada's West. M...

Nov 21, 2019

Overhauling Canada's toxic chemicals law should be priority: advocate

OTTAWA - A new report suggests retailers in Canada are lagging behind American companies in removing hazardous chemicals from their products. Muhannad Malas, the toxics program manager at th...

Nov 21, 2019

Bars in Quebec town to give free non-alcoholic drinks to designated drivers

LAVAL, Que. - Police in Laval, Que., are fighting impaired driving by teaming up with 24 bars in the city to offer free non-alcoholic drinks to designated drivers. The initiative provides a drive...

Nov 21, 2019

Daughter of wrongfully convicted man had police job dropped as she helped father

HALIFAX - As she was fitted for a crisp new uniform in 2017, Amanda Assoun thought her lifelong dream of becoming a Halifax police officer was coming true. But five days later, a one-li...

Nov 21, 2019

Actor's complaint of racial discrimination against Victoria theatre to proceed

VANCOUVER - When Ravi Jain heard about the experience of an actor in Victoria who alleges she was denied an opportunity to audition for a role in "Les Belles-soeurs" (The Sisters-in-Law) because ...

Nov 21, 2019