Canada

Volkswagen expected back in court to plead guilty to environment charges

TORONTO - German automaker Volkswagen is expected back in court in Toronto today to plead guilty to environment-related charges. The company had wanted to enter a guilty plea to 60 charges last month ...

Jan 22, 2020

Lawyers for Canada's attorney general to argue for extradition of Meng Wanzhou

VANCOUVER - Lawyers representing the Canadian attorney general are set to begin arguments today at an extradition hearing for Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou. The hearing in Vancouver...

Jan 22, 2020

Trudeau meets Pallister and the Meng hearing; In The News for Jan. 20

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 20. What we are watching in Canada ... WI...

Jan 22, 2020

Flights resume after blizzard and analyzing bird poop; In The News for Jan. 22

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 22 ... What we are wa...

Jan 22, 2020

Growing natural-disaster response risks dulling Army's fighting edge: Commander

OTTAWA - Canada's top soldier is warning that as the Army gets called out to a growing number of floods, wildfires and other natural disasters, there is a risk that work will hurt the force's ability ...

Jan 22, 2020

Manitoba carbon tax a maybe, Pallister says after meeting Trudeau in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is holding out the possibility of imposing a carbon tax in his province as he tries to fashion a green plan that will meet with the federal g...

Jan 22, 2020

Fraud allegations a facade, Meng lawyer argues as extradition hearing begins

VANCOUVER - Fraud allegations against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are a "facade" and charges filed by the United States are really about the country trying to enforce its sanctions&nb...

Jan 22, 2020

Flights to resume out of St. John's, N.L., as search for missing man suspended

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Commercial flights were set to resume out of St. John's, N.L., this morning, as eastern Newfoundland continues to dig itself out from last week's record-breaking blizzard. Toda...

Jan 22, 2020

Snags, successes in Ottawa's efforts to recruit Indigenous public servants: docs

OTTAWA - The federal government invited a group of Indigenous elders to Ottawa last spring to seek their guidance on how to address barriers faced by Indigenous federal employees, but the well-in...

Jan 22, 2020

Jagmeet Singh says NDP caucus will discuss whether to support new NAFTA

OTTAWA - New Democrat MPs will gather in Ottawa today for a two-day planning session to prepare the re-opening of the House of Commons next week. Party whip Rachel Blaney says the party...

Jan 22, 2020