Canada

Conservative carbon tax 'resistance' showing cracks after Liberals re-elected

The so-called "resistance" force of Conservative premiers waging war against the carbon tax implemented by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began showing cracks on Tuesday, following ...

Oct 24, 2019

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg visits glacier in Jasper National Park

JASPER, Alta. - Climate change activist Greta Thunberg has visited a glacier in Jasper National Park on her way to Vancouver to attend a climate rally. In a tweet to her followers, the Swedish te...

Oct 24, 2019

Singh calls for reform of 'broken' voting system after NDP falls short in Quebec

BURNABY, B.C. - If there's any election that has highlighted how "broken" Canada's electoral system is, it's this one, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in his morning-after assessment. Monday's...

Oct 24, 2019

Trudeau must keep promise to support the West, Kenney and Moe say

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to support the West should be more than lip service or there will be lasting damage to national unity, say the premiers of the oil-producing Prairie provinces. ...

Oct 24, 2019

Chair of inquiry into youth protection services says Quebec society failed kids

MONTREAL - An inquiry into Quebec's maligned youth protection system began Tuesday with a declaration from its chair that the exercise itself reflects a societal failure....

Oct 24, 2019

Jury starts deliberating at Edmontohn trial for suspect in officer stabbing

EDMONTON - A jury has started deliberating in the trial for a man accused of stabbing an Edmonton police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, who is 32, has pl...

Oct 24, 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 24, 2019

N.B. Appeal Court orders new murder trial for woman convicted in stabbing death

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for a young woman convicted in the brutal slaying of a Moncton teen who was stabbed about 200 times. A spokeswoman confirmed today...

Oct 24, 2019

Police called after Catherine McKenna's office vandalized with vulgar slur

OTTAWA - Newly re-elected Liberal MP Catherine McKenna says she has notified police after someone spray-painted an obscenity on the front of her Ottawa Centre campaign office. Staff arriving at t...

Oct 24, 2019

Alleged RCMP secret leaker Cameron Ortis granted bail with conditions

OTTAWA - Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP official accused of breaching Canada's official-secrets law, walked out of an Ottawa courthouse Tuesday after being released on bail with strict conditio...

Oct 24, 2019