Canada

Feds charge Volkswagen with violating environment law for faking emissions tests

OTTAWA - German auto giant Volkswagen appears ready to strike a plea deal with Canada after being charged Monday for allegedly importing cars into this country that company executives knew violated em...

Dec 09, 2019

Freeland heads to Mexico in effort to finalize new NAFTA revisions

OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is to meet American and Mexican officials in Mexico City on Tuesday amid reports a deal to revise the new North American free-trade...

Dec 09, 2019

Liberals to release fiscal update before Christmas, Morneau says

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the government will provide an update on federal finances before Christmas. Morneau is introducing legislation today to provide a tax break for anyone earni...

Dec 09, 2019

Greed drove former SNC exec's alleged fraud, corruption scheme: Crown

MONTREAL - The Crown has begun final arguments in the criminal trial of former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi. A federal prosecutor summarizing the Crown's evidence described th...

Dec 09, 2019

Closing arguments begin in hearing for N.B. officers involved in fatal shooting

FREDERICTON - Closing arguments are underway today in an arbitration hearing for two police officers from Bathurst, N.B., involved in a fatal shooting almost five years ago. Constables Mathieu Boudrea...

Dec 09, 2019

'Parasite' big winner at Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

TORONTO - The dark social satire "Parasite" was the big winner at this year's Toronto Film Critics Association Awards. Members of the association voted at a meeting on Sunday, and Bong Joon-ho's ...

Dec 09, 2019

Mr. Kenney goes to Ottawa and income inequality; In The News for Dec. 9

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 Dec. 9. What we are watching in Canada ... OTT...

Dec 09, 2019

Kenney and cabinet ministers in Ottawa to meet federal counterparts

OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and eight of his cabinet ministers will be in Ottawa today as part of a trip to meet their federal counterparts. Kenney will speak at the Canadian Club this ...

Dec 09, 2019

After knife attack on Appalachian Trail, Canadian hiker shares plan to finish trek

MONCTON, N.B. - Kirby Morrill has loved sports since she was a young girl. At the University of New Brunswick, she was a rugby star, celebrated for her "off-the-charts" tackling. But for clo...

Dec 09, 2019

Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society

VANCOUVER - The Law Society of British Columbia has moved to require Indigenous cultural competency training for all practising lawyers in the province, in response to gaps in legal education that the...

Dec 09, 2019