Canada

Closing arguments begin in B.C. case launched in 2009 over private health care

VANCOUVER - A framed iconic photo in Dr. Brian Day's office shows Muhammad Ali raising a triumphant gloved hand as he stares down at his opponent splayed on the mat after a first-round ...

Nov 17, 2019

Red tape, lack of experience slowing $60B warship project: Former DND official

OTTAWA - A former Defence Department official has pulled back the curtains on what he says are some serious problems with Canada's $60-billion effort to buy new warships for the navy, including r...

Nov 17, 2019

Greens to vote against Liberal throne speech unless carbon targets toughened: May

OTTAWA - Capping a week of meetings with opposition leaders, Justin Trudeau met Friday with the Green party's Elizabeth May, who says she will vote against the Liberal go...

Nov 17, 2019

No new rules needed to ensure timely youth justice, Supreme Court says

OTTAWA - There is no need for new rules to ensure timely justice when young people are charged with crimes, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided. The ruling came Friday as the high court dismi...

Nov 17, 2019

Inquiry begins Monday into deaths of former soldier and his Nova Scotia family

HALIFAX - It was almost three years ago that Lionel Desmond - a deeply disturbed Afghan war veteran diagnosed with PTSD - bought a rifle and headed to his modest home in rural Nova Scotia. As night fe...

Nov 17, 2019

Freeland's imprint of foreign affairs remains even if she's shuffled: analysts

OTTAWA - Whether or not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles her to a new cabinet post on Wednesday, Chrystia Freeland's imprint on Canada's foreign policy will remain visible for some time to come,...

Nov 17, 2019

Venezuela's decline poses challenges for Liberal minority government

OTTAWA - The ripples from Venezuela's collapse are shifting Canada's Western Hemisphere neighbourhood, creating major long-term costs for the new Liberal minority government. South America's bord...

Nov 17, 2019

CTV, Jessica Allen apologize for her hockey remarks after Don Cherry's firing

TORONTO - CTV says it is apologizing to anyone who was offended by comments made by a correspondent on its show The Social following the firing of hockey commentator Don Cherry. During the program on ...

Nov 16, 2019

MacLean calls first "Hockey Night" without Cherry the "end of an era"

TORONTO - Ron MacLean said he will address Don Cherry's dismissal during the first intermission of Saturday's "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcast. MacLean opened Saturday's show - the fi...

Nov 16, 2019

CN conductors' union gives 72-hour strike notice as talks continue

TORONTO - Canadian National Railways conductors, trainpersons and yardpersons have given strike notice ahead of a Tuesday deadline. The union, which represents 3,200 workers, provided the 72...

Nov 16, 2019