Canada

Calgary man found guilty in grandson's death appeals manslaughter conviction

CALGARY - A Calgary man found guilty in the death of his five-year-old grandson is appealing his manslaughter conviction. A notice of appeal filed today on behalf of Allan Perdomo Lopez says he a...

Oct 23, 2019

A by-the-numbers look at the 2019 federal election

OTTAWA - Monday's federal election by the numbers, according to Elections Canada: 17,890,264: Number of Canadians who cast a ballot 4,774,963: Voters who cast a ballot in advance polls, or about 26.5 ...

Oct 23, 2019

May sees room for consensus on climate action, pharmacare in new Parliament

OTTAWA - Green Leader Elizabeth May hopes to use whatever influence her three-member caucus has to ensure bolder climate action, a pharmacare plan and a promise of lower cellphone rates make thei...

Oct 23, 2019

'This isn't about me:' Rookie Nunavut MP wants focus on problems of the North

Few newly elected members of Parliament get to enjoy a parade in their honour after an election victory. But to Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, the freshly minted 25-year-old NDP MP from Nunavut, the line of trucks ...

Oct 23, 2019

Quebec premier hopes U.S. lawsuit doesn't force California out of joint carbon market

MONTREAL - Quebec says it will go it alone if California is forced out of their current partnership aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Premier Francois Legault was reacting today to...

Oct 23, 2019

Alberta finance minister says first budget to attack spending, not services

EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews says the first budget of the new United Conservative government will surgically attack spending but not at the expense of essential services. Toews say...

Oct 23, 2019

No defence from suspect on trial in Edmonton police officer stabbing

EDMONTON - The trial for a man accused of stabbing an Edmonton police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van is coming to an end. Crown prosecutor Elizabeth Wheaton said Monday tha...

Oct 23, 2019

NewsAlert: Trudeau says new cabinet to be sworn in on Nov. 20

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will unveil his new cabinet on Nov. 20 and is vowing to work with opposition parties - his first public comments since election night when voters handed ...

Oct 23, 2019

Halifax ceremony marks 50th anniversary of Navy's worst peacetime accident

HALIFAX - A ceremony was held today to commemorate the worst peacetime accident in the history of the Royal Canadian Navy, which happened 50 years ago in seas off England. An explosion ...

Oct 23, 2019

'Everything is interrelated:' Scientists write family tree for tree of life

Scientists have written the family tree for the tree of life. Researchers from around the world and several Canadian universities say it's taken nine years of work to analyze the genetics of 1,100 pla...

Oct 23, 2019