Canada

Cut emissions twice as fast, ease worker anxiety, advocates say post-election

OTTAWA - A coalition of climate-change advocates is urging Canada's new minority Parliament to promptly develop a clear, effective and coherent strategy for reducing greenhouse-gas emis...

Nov 03, 2019

SeaBus services cancelled on first day of Vancouver transit dispute

VANCOUVER - The first day of job action by transit workers in Metro Vancouver caused SeaBus cancellations on a busy commuter route across the Burrard Inlet. TransLink said seven SeaBus round trips, to...

Nov 03, 2019

Desjardins revises data theft impact numbers, says 4.2 million affected

MONTREAL - The Desjardins Group data theft is much more widespread than first thought and actually hit 4.2 million members, the banking co-operative's chief executive said Friday. ...

Nov 03, 2019

Recounts ordered in B.C., Quebec ridings after narrow federal election results

OTTAWA - Three judicial recounts are taking place next week in ridings where runners-up in last month's federal election are hoping a court-ordered review will snatch victory from the j...

Nov 03, 2019

Pharmacist from London, Ont., area suspended over naloxone distribution

TORONTO - A pharmacist who went door-to-door handing out naloxone kits in a neighbourhood ravaged by opioid use choked back tears on Friday as he admitted to professional misconduct. At a disciplinary...

Nov 03, 2019

'American democracy will work,' visiting Ukraine minister says of impeachment

OTTAWA - The rules of American democracy will ultimately settle the Trump impeachment question, and Ukraine will be watching closely - but will keep its political distance at all costs, a senior ...

Nov 03, 2019

Halloween, part deux: Montrealers may double-dip on candy after delay

MONTREAL - Trick-or-treaters taking a weather-delayed second stab at Halloween were faced with strong winds - and far colder temperatures than the night before - as they ventured onto the streets...

Nov 03, 2019

Meng's lawyers still say RCMP shared phone details with FBI despite affidavits

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou maintain there is an "air of reality" to an allegation the RCMP illegally shared details of her electronic devices with the Federal Bureau of...

Nov 02, 2019

Saskatchewan court dismisses La Loche school shooter's appeal of sentence

REGINA - Saskatchewan's highest court has dismissed a sentencing appeal by a young man who fatally shot four people and wounded seven others in a northern community. The shooter was weeks shy of ...

Nov 02, 2019

Metro Vancouver bus drivers plan action as contract talks break off

VANCOUVER - The union representing 5,000 bus drivers in Metro Vancouver says contract talks have broken off, setting the stage for the start of job action on Friday. Unifor ha...

Nov 02, 2019