Canada

Vigil planned tonight to mark first anniversary of Greektown shooting

Toronto's Greektown community is expected to gather tonight to remember the victims of a mass shooting last summer. The vigil - set to begin at sunset - marks the first anniversary of the tr...

Jul 22, 2019

PM's official residence becoming a costly 'debacle,' say Conservatives

OTTAWA - Nearly four years after Justin Trudeau opted not to move into the prime minister's official residence over concerns about its crumbling state, the building remains vacant - except for staff w...

Jul 22, 2019

Alberta judge denies B.C.'s bid to block 'Turn Off the Taps' bill

CALGARY - A Calgary judge has denied British Columbia's attempt to block Alberta legislation that would allow that province to stop oil shipments to the coast. In a decision released Friday on th...

Jul 21, 2019

Relief in sight for southeastern Canada following weekend heat wave

MONTREAL - Relief is in sight for sweltering Canadians after a weekend of high humidity and thunderstorms that affected sporting events, caused localized flooding, and sent people&...

Jul 21, 2019

Two more right whales found dead off east coast, bringing total to eight this year

MONCTON, N.B. - Two more dead North Atlantic right whales have been spotted off the east coast, bringing to eight the number of the endangered whales to die this year in Canadian waters, federal ...

Jul 21, 2019

A year later, ceremony commemorates victims of the Danforth shooting

TORONTO - The names of the two people killed in a public shooting in Toronto's Greektown last year were read aloud in a ceremony meant to honour their memory Sunday afternoon. Those gathered...

Jul 21, 2019

Ontario attorney general invokes PM in spat over refugee legal aid

OTTAWA - Ontario's attorney general is taking his fight for more federal money for refugee legal aid to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Doug Downey, who took over as Ontario's attorney genera...

Jul 21, 2019

Stop CBSA policy requiring bulletproof vests in immigrant detention: advocates

OTTAWA - A group of doctors, lawyers, legal scholars and human-rights organizations is calling on the federal government to halt the rollout of a new policy that will see border officers outfitted in ...

Jul 21, 2019

O'Regan to visit Attawapiskat at request of chief: minister's office

OTTAWA - The office of Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan says he will be visiting Attawapiskat First Nation at the request of the community's chief. The northern Ontario reserve declared a s...

Jul 21, 2019

The bug: 29 former MPs among declared candidates for fall election

OTTAWA - Among those vying for seats in the federal election this fall are dozens of candidates who have already held the job. There are 29 former MPs among the currently nominated candidates for the ...

Jul 21, 2019