Canada

Trudeau turns to political veteran McLellan on tips to form government

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is turning to two political veterans to provide advice on forming a minority government in the face of renewed talk of separatism in Quebec and the Wes...

Oct 31, 2019

Five teens wounded in targeted shooting, Toronto police look for suspects: Chief

Toronto police say five teens have been shot in the western part of the city in a targeted shooting. Police Chief Mark Saunders says the victims include a 16-year-old girl, a 17-year-old gir...

Oct 30, 2019

MacKay blames Conservative election loss on Scheer's social conservatism

OTTAWA - One-time and possible future leadership contender Peter MacKay says the "stinking albatross" of Andrew Scheer's social conservative values cost the Conservatives the election. He offered the&...

Oct 30, 2019

Canadian living amid California fires says its like planning for snow storm

A Canadian woman living near California's Simi Valley says her car was packed Wednesday with emergency supplies as she was prepared to flee if a raging wildfire spre...

Oct 30, 2019

New Democrats want ballot recount in B.C. riding of Port Moody-Coquitlam

VANCOUVER - The New Democratic Party has asked for a judicial recount in the British Columbia riding of Port Moody-Coquitlam. NDP candidate Bonita Zarrillo's application for a recount t...

Oct 30, 2019

RCMP, feds pressed to find missing reservist with alleged links to neo-Nazis

OTTAWA - A Manitoba army reservist accused of being a neo-Nazi remains unaccounted for two months after he was first reported missing, sparking concerns the police and military are not treating the ca...

Oct 30, 2019

Trudeau, Chile's Pinera speak before APEC and climate summits cancelled

OTTAWA - Chile's cancellation of an Asia-Pacific summit next month means Prime Minister Justin Trudeau likely won't be venturing too far from home anytime soon as he retools his cabinet for a minority...

Oct 30, 2019

Winnipeg police officer pleads guilty in driving death of pedestrian

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg police officer has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of a pedestrian. Crown and defence lawyers have jointly recommended that Const. Justin Holz be sentenced ...

Oct 30, 2019

Towns postpone trick-or-treating with heavy rain in the forecast for Halloween

MONTREAL - Mother Nature's scary forecast is spooking some Quebec towns into postponing trick-or-treating festivities until Friday. Several towns south and east of Montreal have an...

Oct 30, 2019

Singh lays out NDP's first steps in Parliament, vows hard work in Quebec

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party's first act when Parliament returns will be to introduce a private member's bill to create a universal pharmacare system. The New Democrats campaigned ...

Oct 30, 2019