Canada

Bloc's leader Blanchet prepared to work with Liberals despite pipeline talk

QUEBEC - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet said Thursday that he's willing to work with a re-elected Liberal government, despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's support ...

Oct 24, 2019

B.C. introduces law to implement United Nations declaration on Indigenous rights

VICTORIA - British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to introduce legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, mandating the governm...

Oct 24, 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 24, 2019

Some highlights from the first budget of Alberta's United Conservatives

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its budget Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - $8.7-billion deficit on revenues of $50 billion. - Debt projected to rise from the cu...

Oct 24, 2019

B.C. businessman David Sidoo faces new allegations in college bribery scandal

VANCOUVER - A well-known businessman and philanthropist from British Columbia faces fresh allegations in a new indictment filed in a college bribery scandal unfolding in the United States. David ...

Oct 24, 2019

'Human error' blamed for long delay reporting results in Ontario riding

OTTAWA - Elections Canada is blaming "human error" for having left federal candidates in one southern Ontario riding waiting the better part of a day to find out who garnered the most votes there in M...

Oct 24, 2019

'Havoc and chaos:' Alberta separatist group gains support as Liberals re-elected

CALGARY - There's been a surge of support for an Alberta separatist group since the Liberals secured a minority government Monday night, and while political scientists say a split from ...

Oct 24, 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 an avid "Star Trek" fan learned resistance is futile in his court fight to get his Borg-theme...

Oct 24, 2019

Bloc Quebecois expects to have leverage in new Parliament, keeps strategy secret

MONTREAL - The Bloc Quebecois says it plans to leverage its 32 members to pressure the Liberal minority government into making concessions that benefit Quebec, but party leader Yves-Francois Blanchet ...

Oct 24, 2019

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

OTTAWA - Elizabeth May isn't expecting another federal election any time soon. The Green leader says she believes none of the parties that have the electoral muscle to pull th...

Oct 24, 2019