Canada

NDP hopes in New Brunswick dim further with resignations to the Greens

The NDP'S stature in New Brunswick ahead of the October federal election has taken a hit following a wave of defections to the Greens. Fourteen candidates who ran for the New Brunswick NDP in the...

Sep 03, 2019

Montreal Gay Village's famous rainbow balls taken down and offered for sale

MONTREAL - A well-known piece of public art that hangs over Montreal's Gay Village is being dismantled and sold off in pieces to the public. Known as "18 Shades of Gay," the installation is made up of...

Sep 03, 2019

Judge strikes down Quebec law forbidding home cultivation of cannabis

MONTREAL - A court has invalidated the provisions of Quebec's cannabis law prohibiting home cultivation of the drug. Quebec Superior Court Justice Manon Lavoie ruled Tuesday that Quebec's le...

Sep 03, 2019

Federal Court of Appeal to rule Wednesday on letting pipeline appeals proceed

OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal says it will reveal Wednesday whether a new set of legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline project can proceed. The federal government has twice ...

Sep 03, 2019

Montreal's Mirabel cargo airport to get $107 million for expansion

MIRABEL, Que. - Montreal's Mirabel airport does not have enough space to expand its flagship air cargo business. On Tuesday, the federal government and local airport authority sought to change that, a...

Sep 03, 2019

Canadian filmmakers explore female bonds, mother-daughter relationships at TIFF

TORONTO - For Nicole Dorsey, director and writer of stylistic, psychological drama "Black Conflux," creating of the film's main character, Jackie, was about relaying her own experiences as a teenager....

Sep 03, 2019

A look at some of the recommendations in Alberta's financial report

CALGARY - A panel looking into Alberta's finances says the province has been overspending for years and needs to make changes. Here are some of 26 recommendations its report makes: - Use alt...

Sep 03, 2019

Sweden's Saab undecided on whether to bid on Canada's fighter-jet contract

OTTAWA - Swedish fighter-jet maker Saab says it has not decided whether it will participate in the $19-billion competition to replace Canada's aging fleet of CF-18s. Saab's Gripen fighter is the only ...

Sep 03, 2019

B.C. mother who smothered daughter must wait 15 years before applying for parole

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia mother found guilty of the second-degree murder of her eight-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole for 15 ...

Sep 03, 2019

Big spender: Alberta panel says savings to be found in health, education changes

CALGARY - A panel looking into Alberta's finances says the province habitually overspends on the services it delivers. The panel, chaired by former Saskatchewan finance minister Janice MacKinnon, says...

Sep 03, 2019