Canada

Fugitive Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont officially denied entry into Canada

MONTREAL - The lawyer for the fugitive Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont says his client has been officially refused entry into Canada. Stephane Handfield said Puigdemont learned today an im...

Oct 29, 2019

Alberta asking arbitrators to cut public service pay by two per cent

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is seeking wage rollbacks as binding arbitration gets set to resume with more than 180,000 public sector workers. Finance Minister Travis Toews says the government wi...

Oct 29, 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 29, 2019 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Protesters against Quebec's secularism law say they're not giving up

MONTREAL - Protesters against Quebec's secularism law said Sunday that they aren't giving up the fight to overturn Bill 21, with or without politicians on their side. As a cold rain fell, do...

Oct 29, 2019

Feds step up court fight to protect spy-related info in official-secrets case

OTTAWA - The federal government is ramping up its court fight to keep a lid on documents detailing clandestine Canadian surveillance efforts. Government lawyers are appealing a Fed...

Oct 29, 2019

Big business makes post-election pitch to incoming federal government

OTTAWA - Big business is adding its voice to a broader call for economy-lifting changes in Canada following an election campaign widely criticized for its dearth of deep policy discussion. T...

Oct 29, 2019

Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe to employ different style than famous politician father

OTTAWA - Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe recognizes he's got some big shoes to fill as a newly elected Bloc Quebecois MP. His win in the federal riding of Lac-Saint-Jean caught the attention of Quebecers...

Oct 29, 2019

Baby of Saskatchewan curler who died giving birth to be released from hospital

SASKATOON - The baby daughter of a promising Saskatchewan curler who died during childbirth last week is going home. Aly Jenkins of Warman, Sask., a member of Sherry Anderson's rink, died Oc...

Oct 29, 2019

Calgary mayor, former Alberta premier willing to help PM bridge western divide

OTTAWA - Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is willing to help bridge the current divide between western Canada and the federal government, but called speculation about him being appointed as a representativ...

Oct 29, 2019

Ninety-eight rookie MPs undergo House of Commons training in Ottawa

OTTAWA - Ninety-eight new MPs are in Ottawa to learn how to manage their budgets, get their parking passes and, later on, protect their sanity. The House of Commons began welcoming the rookie MPs, inc...

Oct 29, 2019