Canada

No need to pause divorce proceedings despite foreign hearings: Supreme Court

OTTAWA - Quebec courts shouldn't automatically pause civil proceedings when a foreign court is examining the same matter, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. The decision came Friday in the case of...

Oct 27, 2019

Business leaders warn of glaring campaign omission: lack of economic game plans

OTTAWA - Business leaders want Canada's newly elected lawmakers to shift their attention to the economy following an election campaign that sorely lacked a critical conversation: how to secure th...

Oct 27, 2019

EU, Germany welcome 'continuity' on climate change with Liberal minority win

OTTAWA - The European Union and Germany say they appreciate the "continuity" in Canadian climate change policy that will result from the federal election result. The Liberals won a minority mandate af...

Oct 27, 2019

Courts, social services win in Alberta budget; students face tuition increases

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its first budget Thursday. Here is a look at who might be pleased and who won't be so happy: WINNERS Bibliophiles: Government ...

Oct 26, 2019

Guinean-Canadians in Montreal protest possible third presidential term

MONTREAL - Guinean-Canadians are taking to the streets to protest the president's bid to seek another term in their home country. Community members took part in a noonday demonstration near downtown M...

Oct 26, 2019

One win and one loss in Manitoba personalized licence plate fights

WINNIPEG - An Indigenous man in Manitoba has had his NDN CAR personalized licence plate returned, but in a separate legal battle an avid "Star Trek" fan learned resistance is futile in his court fight...

Oct 26, 2019

Next election could be some time away, predicts Green Leader Elizabeth May

SIDNEY, B.C. - Elizabeth May isn't expecting another federal election any time soon, but she's already telling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau what will keep the Greens from voting against his gove...

Oct 26, 2019

'Utterly fearless:' Greta Thunberg visits glacier in Jasper National Park

JASPER, Alta. - Climate change activist Greta Thunberg braved a blizzard on a snow-covered glacier in Jasper National Park this week to learn from the scientists who study the ice. In a tweet to ...

Oct 26, 2019

Jury deliberating at trial for suspect in Edmonton police officer stabbing

EDMONTON - Jurors are deliberating in the trial for a man accused of stabbing a police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, 32, has pleaded not guilty to 11 ch...

Oct 26, 2019

Legal aid won't take on Quebec man seeking to withdraw guilty plea for killing unborn child

MONTREAL - A Quebec man seeking to withdraw his guilty pleas in the killing of his unborn child and the stabbing of his ex-wife won't be represented by legal aid in the case. Sofiane Ghazi suddenly pl...

Oct 26, 2019