Canada

U.S. farmers' group says pharma, not dairy, is main obstacle to ratifying USMCA

OTTAWA - A leading U.S. farmers' organization says it wants the new North American trade agreement renegotiated to fix a major flaw - one that has nothing do with Canada's much-attacked supply-managem...

Sep 10, 2019

100-foot wave recorded off the coast of Newfoundland during Dorian

A team at Memorial University says it recorded a 100-foot wave off the southwestern coast of Newfoundland during the tail end of post-tropical storm Dorian. Bill Carter, director&n...

Sep 10, 2019

The politics of abortion: why the parties are talking about it in the campaign

OTTAWA - The politically charged issue of abortion has been getting renewed attention ahead of the federal election campaign, even though party leaders are saying they have no plans to reopen the deba...

Sep 10, 2019

Ex-hostage Boyle says he hit wife with broom only because she asked him

OTTAWA - Joshua Boyle acknowledges hitting his wife Caitlan Coleman with a broom after they were freed from overseas captivity, but says he did it only because she asked to be spanked. Under cross-exa...

Sep 10, 2019

Trudeau to call election Wednesday with morning visit to Rideau Hall

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to call the next federal election Wednesday morning. He's to visit Rideau Hall at 10 a.m. local time to ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament. By...

Sep 10, 2019

Amnesty 'deeply concerned' about Alberta's plans to fight oil industry foes

CALGARY - Amnesty International says it's "deeply concerned" about the Alberta government's plans to fight back against oil and gas industry critics. Alex Neve, secretary general of the human rights g...

Sep 10, 2019

Woman convicted in Stefanie Rengel killing not committed to rehabilitation: parole board

A woman who convinced her boyfriend to kill his teenage ex more than a decade ago showed a lack of commitment to rehabilitation when she purposely hid two romantic relationships while living in a half...

Sep 10, 2019

Election day: Manitoba Tories seek 2nd mandate with promise of tax and cost cuts

WINNIPEG - A light drizzle fell across parts of southern Manitoba Tuesday as polls opened for a provincial election that will determine whether the Progressive Conservatives get a second man...

Sep 10, 2019

New federal Arctic policy focusses on human health, environment, infrastructure

The federal government has released its long-awaited policy on developing the Canadian Arctic. The lengthy document, released by the department of Crown-Indigenous Relations, proposes eight priorities...

Sep 10, 2019

Toronto doctors aims to scale up youth suicide prevention program across Canada

VANCOUVER - Rising youth suicide rates have prompted doctors at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto to launch a clinical trial aimed at testing whether involving families in treat...

Sep 10, 2019