Canada

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

MONTREAL - Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair's work for a pro-homeopathy advocacy group is raising eyebrows among critics who denounce the field as pseudoscience. Mulcair told a conference in Mo...

Nov 19, 2019

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

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh counselled his caucus to remember the people who voted for them, but also the people they're in Ottawa to champion. Singh and his caucus are being sworn in as members...

Nov 19, 2019

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

HAMILTON - Canada's top water scientists say the country is kidding itself if it believes it will always have plenty of fresh water whenever and wherever needed. A report from the Globa...

Nov 19, 2019

Justin Trudeau to name new ministers for minority mandate Wednesday

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will unveil his new cabinet tomorrow afternoon. The Governor General's office says the official swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall will begin at 1:30 p.m. ...

Nov 19, 2019

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

OTTAWA - A new report says retailers in Canada are lagging behind American companies in removing hazardous chemicals from their products. Muhannad Malas, of the advocacy group Environmental Defence, s...

Nov 19, 2019

Inquiry begins Monday into deaths of former soldier and his Nova Scotia family

HALIFAX - It was almost three years ago that Lionel Desmond - a deeply disturbed Afghan war veteran diagnosed with PTSD - bought a rifle and headed to his modest home in rural Nova Scotia. As night fe...

Nov 19, 2019

Trans Mountain received $320M in government subsidies in first half 2019: report

VANCOUVER - The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes...

Nov 19, 2019

Closing arguments begin in B.C. case launched in 2009 over private health care

VANCOUVER - A framed iconic photo in Dr. Brian Day's office shows Muhammad Ali raising a triumphant gloved hand as he stares down at his opponent splayed on the mat after a first-round boxing knockout...

Nov 19, 2019

Canadian students urged to flee Hong King and a modest hero; In-The-News Nov. 19

In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 19. What we are watching i...

Nov 19, 2019

Canadian universities encourage exchange students in Hong Kong to head home

Some Canadian universities are urging their exchange students in Hong Kong to consider returning home as the semi-autonomous Chinese territory is beset by escalating violence between government offici...

Nov 18, 2019