Canada

Senate Arctic committee calls recommendations in report a 'wake-up call'

OTTAWA - We the North? Canada's Senate is skeptical. The marketing slogan for Toronto's NBA team may be everywhere these days. But for Sen. Dennis Patterson, who helped write a new report on the Arcti...

Jun 14, 2019

'We're deeply sorry:' Husky fined $3.8M for leak into North Saskatchewan River

LLOYDMINSTER, Sask. - Husky Energy was fined $3.8 million Wednesday for a pipeline oil leak that fouled a major river, harmed fish and wildlife and tainted the ...

Jun 14, 2019

MPs face summer recall for new NAFTA approval if no U.S. progress next week

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is prepared to recall Parliament this summer to ratify the new North American trade agreement, The Canadian Press has learned. As much as the government wants to move "...

Jun 14, 2019

Expert panel recommends single-payer, universal pharmacare plan

OTTAWA - Canada's governments have to work together to transform, rather than tinker with, a patchwork of prescription-drug plans to create a public plan for every Canadian, says the ch...

Jun 14, 2019

Quebec government to invoke closure on controversial secularism, immigration bills

MONTREAL - The Quebec government will invoke closure in order to force through controversial bills on secularism and immigration that it says must be adopted before the summer break. Th...

Jun 14, 2019

Trio of Canadian RADARSAT Constellation satellites launched and deployed

MONTREAL - Three Canadian satellites representing the next generation of Earth-observation technology have been successfully deployed after being launched into orbit today abo...

Jun 14, 2019

Raptors president Masai Ujiri accused of assaulting sheriff's deputy in Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif. - The local sheriff's office in Oakland, Calif., alleges Raptors president Masai Ujiri assaulted a sheriff's deputy moments after Toronto secured first NBA title. T...

Jun 14, 2019

To hit environment goals, feds should create 'super' tax credit, report says

OTTAWA - A government-struck expert panel is calling for new "super-deduction" tax credits as a carrot for Canadians to park their retirement savings in climate-conscious investments. The re...

Jun 14, 2019

Manitoba-to-Minnesota power line project approved with several conditions

WINNIPEG - The federal government has approved the proposed $453-million Manitoba-Minnesota power transmission project. The 213-kilometre, 500-kilovolt line will stretch from a point northwest of...

Jun 14, 2019

St. John's celebrates 100-year anniversary of first non-stop transatlantic flight

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The city of St. John's, known for its seafaring roots, is commemorating its aviation history today, 100 years to the day after two young British war veterans took off from Newfoundl...

Jun 14, 2019