Canada

Fragments found in Yukon 46 years ago was from ancient rhinoceros

Joan Hodgins remembers the "wonderful day" in April 1973 as she hiked up hills and hopped over creeks with half a dozen kids participating in an outdoor program she led near Whitehorse. Alon...

Nov 01, 2019

Women's recovery centre in B.C. faces eviction as farm rules enforced

VICTORIA - A farm home in the Fraser Valley that provides addiction treatment and life-skills recovery help for women has received an eviction notice after the pastoral property al...

Oct 31, 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 allegations the RCMP shared details of her electronic devices with the Federal Bureau of Investigation de...

Oct 31, 2019

Alberta asking arbitrators to cut public service pay as high as five per cent

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is seeking wage rollbacks as binding arbitration is set to resume with unions that represent more than 180,000 public-sector workers. Finance Minister Travis Toews sa...

Oct 31, 2019

Metro Vancouver bus drivers plan strike 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 labour disruptions on Friday. Unifor ...

Oct 31, 2019

MLB in Montreal: Bronfman sees 'another positive step' in quest to bring team back

MONTREAL - A recent admission from the office of the mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla. has put a big smile on the face of the man trying to bring a Major League Baseball team back to Montreal. On Wed...

Oct 31, 2019

Alberta tables climate plan for industry; retains key parts of old legislation

EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a new climate plan for the province's big greenhouse gas emitters that it says will achieve similar emissions cuts as the former NDP government's plan and at less cos...

Oct 31, 2019

Canadian military's anti-ISIL mission adjusting as protests rock Iraq, Lebanon

OTTAWA - The Canadian military is being forced to adjust and temporarily curtail some aspects of its anti-ISIL mission in Iraq and Lebanon as anti-government protests rock the two countries and threat...

Oct 31, 2019

Quebec towns split as some opt to forgo Halloween until Friday due to weather

MONTREAL - The move by some Quebec towns to ask trick-or-treaters to hold off until the day after Halloween is proving to be a divisive one, with the debate raging on social media Thursday even a...

Oct 31, 2019

No reason for arrest: Man has drug evidence tossed over rights breach

TORONTO - A man found in possession of the highly toxic opioid carfentanil has had the drug evidence excluded because the police officer had no valid reason to arrest and search him. In...

Oct 31, 2019