Canada

Liberal winners, losers to gather for first time since disappointing election result

OTTAWA - Re-elected, newly elected and defeated Liberal MPs will gather Thursday on Parliament Hill for the first time since Canadians clipped the wings of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's go...

Nov 08, 2019

Quebec puts English school board under trusteeship, alerts anti-corruption police

MONTREAL - Quebec has placed the province's largest English-speaking school board under trusteeship and sent a report on the organization's alleged financial irregularities to the anti-corru...

Nov 08, 2019

Vancouver expropriates two derelict hotels on the Downtown Eastside for $1 each

VANCOUVER - City council has voted to seize control of two derelict hotels in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside after a lawyer for the property owners warned the municipality it is exp...

Nov 08, 2019

Attack near Semafo mine in Burkina Faso results in the death of at least 37

MONTREAL - An attack on employees of Quebec gold producer Semafo Inc. in Burkina Faso has left 37 people dead and 60 injured. The attack occurred about 40 kilometres from the Boungou mine - ...

Nov 08, 2019

Manitoba premier to talk pipelines, flood protection and more with prime minister

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says the prime minister must help unify the country by ensuring the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is built so that western oil can get coastal acce...

Nov 08, 2019

Gun serial numbers are not personal information, judge tells RCMP

OTTAWA - The Federal Court is ordering the RCMP to release the serial numbers of hundreds of its handguns in response to a request under the national information law. In a decision ...

Nov 08, 2019

Toronto, Seattle mayors make friendly wager over outcome of MLS Cup Final

TORONTO - The mayors of Toronto and Seattle are making a friendly wager as their cities' Major League Soccer teams prepare to face off in the league's championship match this weekend. Toront...

Nov 08, 2019

Metis veterans get long-awaited recognition ahead of Remembrance Day

OTTAWA - Metis contributions to Canada's Second World War effort are being recognized at a special ceremony in the nation's capital today. The ceremony comes two months after the federal governme...

Nov 08, 2019

Concordia University says it will divest entirely from coal, oil and gas by 2025

MONTREAL - Concordia University says it will stop investing its assets in the coal, oil and gas sector within five years. The university says it's also committed to putting its entire endowm...

Nov 08, 2019

French national denied Quebec residency over language proficiency

QUEBEC - There's little doubt in Emilie Dubois' own mind about her ability to speak French - after all, it's her native tongue. But the Quebec government doesn't see Dubois' bona fides the w...

Nov 08, 2019