Canada

Two groups of Canadians arrive home after evacuation from Wuhan on two flights

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - Family members looked forward to reuniting with loved ones after two groups of weary Canadian citizens finally returned home Friday from the centre of a novel coronavirus...

Feb 09, 2020

'We are feeling strong': B.C. pipeline opponents brace for more possible arrests

SMITHERS, B.C. - Opponents of a natural gas pipeline said they were bracing for further police action Thursday following the arrest of six people near a work site in northern British Columbi...

Feb 08, 2020

No injunction for B.C. taxi industry against Uber, Lyft pending judicial review

VANCOUVER - The taxi industry is promising to continue its fight against Uber and Lyft after a judge rejected a bid to grant an injunction against the companies pending a legal challeng...

Feb 08, 2020

Names in the mix: an updated list of potential Conservative leadership contenders

OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is underway and the deadline to register as a candidate and meet the first round of requirements is Feb. 27. These candidates have been approved by the party,...

Feb 08, 2020

Experts urge PM Trudeau to use African trip to reset relationship

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left Thursday for a trip to Africa, where he will be the first Canadian prime minister to participate in a session of the African Union. With just five...

Feb 08, 2020

Wet'suwet'en supporters light ceremonial fire at steps of B.C. legislature

SMITHERS, B.C. - A ceremonial fire is burning on the front steps of the British Columbia legislature as supporters of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs join protests across Canada to halt a natural gas p...

Feb 08, 2020

NewsAlert: Flight from Wuhan carrying 176 passengers lands in Vancouver

A plane carrying Canadian citizens home from the centre of the global novel coronavirus outbreak has landed in Vancouver. The evacuation flight organized by the federal government departed from&n...

Feb 08, 2020

Wild weather causes 1,250 road accidents across Quebec, dumps 40 centimetres of snow

MONTREAL - Quebecers woke up Saturday to a massive snowfall that helped trigger more than 1,200 road accidents across the province, including a 70-car pileup east of Montreal that closed part of ...

Feb 08, 2020

Privacy czar asks court to declare Facebook broke law governing personal info

OTTAWA - The federal privacy czar is asking a judge to declare that Facebook broke Canada's law governing how the private sector can use personal information. Privacy commissioner ...

Feb 08, 2020

Health officials investigating Imperial Tobacco ad campaign on vaping

MONTREAL - Health Canada and its provincial counterpart in Quebec are investigating a widely disseminated Imperial Tobacco advertisement on vaping to see whether it violates advertising laws...

Feb 08, 2020