Canada

Joshua Boyle's lawyers want charge of misleading police thrown out

OTTAWA - Lawyers for former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle want a judge to toss out a charge that he misled police - one of several criminal counts he faces in Ontario court. Boyle, 36, has ple...

Sep 03, 2019

Quebec woman waiting for news of her parents trapped in Bahamas during hurricane

MONTREAL - A Montreal-area woman says she's desperately waiting for news of her parents, who were trapped in the northern Bahamas when Hurricane Dorian battered the ...

Sep 03, 2019

Environment champions want voters to make climate their main priority this fall

OTTAWA - Two leading Canadian activists say voters need to think about climate change as if we are country at war against greenhouse-gas emissions. David Suzuki and Stephen Lewis plan a...

Sep 03, 2019

British government denies reports that a child murderer will be sent to Canada

The British government has denied media reports that it is considering sending a child murderer to Canada to live under a new identity. Several British media reported last week that Jon...

Sep 03, 2019

Federal NDP want voters to hear they're 'In it for You' on the campaign trail

OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats have settled on "In it for You" as their slogan for the upcoming federal election campaign. They're launching it with a new advertisement featuring leader Jagmeet Si...

Sep 03, 2019

In the news today, Sept. 3

Four stories in the news for Tuesday, Sept. 3 --- LAG IN RESPONSE TO WHALE PLIGHT COULD BE COSTLY For years, American fishers have faced tight restrictions on fishing gear and vessel speed r...

Sep 03, 2019

Confusion trips up labour reform roll-out, with some stakeholders in the dark

Chris Rauenbusch says he doesn't know if his employer can summon him to work on a day off after a series of sweeping federal labour reforms went into effect Sunday. "I don't know if I am ent...

Sep 03, 2019

Slow response to right whale plight could have impact on Canadian fisheries

HALIFAX - For years, fishermen off the U.S. east coast have faced tight restrictions on fishing gear and vessel speed restrictions to ensure their activities do not harm marine mammals, including the ...

Sep 03, 2019

Park Extension residents say evictions on the rise amid gentrification

MONTREAL - Residents of Montreal's Park Extension warn that evictions are on the rise amid gentrification in the province's poorest neighbourhood. Tenants and community advocates gathered at Parc Sain...

Sep 02, 2019

Scientists spot rare life as remotely operated vehicles livestream off N.S. coast

HALIFAX - Research scientists are watching with fascination this weekend as a search for rare undersea life is being broadcast live by two remotely operated vessels run by the...

Sep 02, 2019