Canada

By the thousands, well-armed Americans peacefully defend right to bear arms

RICHMOND, Va. - Tens of thousands of protesters - many decked out in full tactical gear and toting assault-style rifles, others brandishing colonial-era symbols of American liberty - fl...

Jan 22, 2020

Failed residential school claim 'appalling,' highlights pattern, Angus says

OTTAWA - A woman who alleges she was raped at age 15 while being transported to a residential school has had her settlement claim rejected for a fourth time - a case New Democrat MP Charlie Angus...

Jan 22, 2020

Ex-Alberta legislature member on tax strike over unpaid oilpatch property levies

A former member of the Alberta legislature says he won't pay his provincial taxes until oilpatch players pay theirs. David Swann, who once led the Alberta Liberals, says his tax strike is in...

Jan 22, 2020

Rookie MP Derek Sloan says he's running for Conservative leadership

OTTAWA - A rookie MP from Ontario says he's going to enter the Conservative leadership race. Derek Sloan made the jump from the private sector into politics in the last election, winning the Libe...

Jan 22, 2020

Federal parties left dozens of potential election promises on cutting-room floor

OTTAWA - A new report by the parliamentary budget officer suggests political parties left dozens of potential platform proposals on the cutting-room floor during the last election campaign. ...

Jan 22, 2020

Feds, Ontario sign funding deal for French-language university in Toronto

OTTAWA - The federal and Ontario governments have reached a deal on funding a new French-language university in Toronto. An agreement signed today says the two will spend $126 million on the project o...

Jan 22, 2020

One dead, five French tourists missing after snowmobiles break through ice in Quebec

ST-HENRI-DE-TAILLON, Que. - One person is dead and five tourists from France are missing after a group of snowmobilers plunged through the ice Tuesday night near Quebec's Lac-Saint-Jean. Police s...

Jan 22, 2020

Military must nearly double annual female recruitment to reach its own target

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces needs to nearly double the number of women it has been recruiting in recent years to reach its goal of having women represent one-quarter of all military person...

Jan 22, 2020

Harry and Meghan should cover their own security costs: NDP heritage critic

OTTAWA - The NDP's Canadian-heritage critic says he believes Prince Harry and his family should pay for their own security while they're in Canada. Alexandre Boulerice, who is also deputy leader of th...

Jan 22, 2020

Cdn envoy Dominic Barton to testify at Canada-China parliamentary committee

OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to China, Dominic Barton, will be among the first witnesses to testify before a new special parliamentary committee created to examine Canada's fraught relationship with C...

Jan 22, 2020