Canada

Chairwoman named to improve cancer outcomes for Indigenous Peoples in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Dr. Nadine Caron says she hears difficult stories every day from some of her Indigenous patients in rural British Columbia facing a diagnosis of cancer. They tell her why they di...

Jan 06, 2020

Trudeau's new look matches more serious, businesslike approach to being PM

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is sporting a new, more serious look to go with his more businesslike approach to being prime minister. He has returned from more than two weeks vacation in Cost...

Jan 06, 2020

Calgary neurologist pleads guilty to dozens of assaults dating back to 1980s

CALGARY - A retired neurologist has admitted in court to sexually assaulting 28 female patients over three decades. Keith Hoyte, 71, pleaded guilty to 28 counts as his trial was to begin Monday i...

Jan 06, 2020

Leafs fan, 8, gets birthday cake with Maple Leaf Foods logo by mistake

MONTREAL - A young Toronto Maple Leafs fan from Quebec got a big letdown Saturday when he discovered that a bakery mix-up had left him with a birthday cake honouring Toronto-based packaged m...

Jan 06, 2020

B.C. LNG pipeline project to resume work despite opposition, says company

VICTORIA - The company building a 670-kilometre natural gas pipeline as part of the massive LNG Canada project in northern British Columbia says it plans to resume construction this week despite ...

Jan 06, 2020

Democrat demands answers after Iranian-Americans delayed at Canada-U.S. border

WASHINGTON - American lawmakers from Washington state are demanding answers following reports that Americans and Canadians of Iranian descent were delayed for hours at the Canada-U.S. border over the ...

Jan 06, 2020

Canadian-led NATO training mission in Iraq suspended amid security concerns

Rising security risks posed by the death of a prominent Iranian general have prompted NATO to temporarily suspend a training mission in Iraq being led by Canadian troops, the federal de...

Jan 06, 2020

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan to thank Canada for Christmas holiday

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan want to thank Canada for the hospitality they received during their Christmas vacation in the Great White North. A statement from Buckingham Palace says the royals...

Jan 06, 2020

Poems by man who killed Indigenous woman removed from parliamentary website

OTTAWA - Two poems written by a man who killed an Indigenous woman have been removed from the parliamentary poet laureate website. The poems by Stephen Brown included one about a sex wo...

Jan 06, 2020

Federal natural disaster bills now average more than $430 million a year

Ottawa's bills for dealing with natural disasters neared half a billion dollars in two of the last three years. Data from Public Safety Canada shows the average annual bill for financial disaster...

Jan 06, 2020