Canada

Trudeau's former right-hand adviser playing role in Liberal election campaign

OTTAWA - A Liberal party official is confirming that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former principal secretary Gerald Butts is playing a key role in the party's election campaign. With three months t...

Jul 21, 2019

Australian man, U.S. woman killed in double homicide in northeastern B.C.: RCMP

FORT NELSON, B.C. - Police are appealing for the public's help identifying a van connected with the double homicide of a couple found on the side of a highway in northeastern British Columbi...

Jul 21, 2019

Feds redo child-benefit forms amid concerns 'at-risk' families missing payments

OTTAWA - The federal government will roll out a simplified application form for the Canada Child Benefit this month - just as it gets a bump in value - after hearing about barriers for newcomers and I...

Jul 21, 2019

Off Canada's East Coast, a hunt to detect 'beautiful' great white sharks

HALIFAX - The great white sharks move torpedo-like through East Coast waters, cruelly efficient hunters with multiple rows of serrated teeth devouring seals and other prey. But the "fascinat...

Jul 21, 2019

May says Greens will work with any party that has a serious plan for the climate

OTTAWA - With three months until Canadians vote in the next federal election, Green party leader Elizabeth May says her big hope for the final result is a minority government over which she can exert ...

Jul 21, 2019

American father, two sons among passengers on plane in fatal Labrador crash

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - An American father and his two sons vacationing together in Canada on a fishing getaway were on board the small float plane that crashed into a remote Labrador lake o...

Jul 21, 2019

Japanese Canadians call on B.C. to go beyond mere apology for historic racism

VANCOUVER - Japanese Canadians across the country are meeting to discuss how an apology by the British Columbia government could be backed by meaningful action for those who were placed in i...

Jul 21, 2019

'Us and them': influence of Quebec anglos on decline with new Coalition government

MONTREAL - Last March, Quebec Premier Francois Legault made a mocking remark in the legislature that the Liberals are still talking about. Responding to a question from interim Liberal Leade...

Jul 21, 2019

Ottawa fights planned class action against RCMP for bullying, intimidation

OTTAWA - The federal government is fighting a proposed class-action lawsuit against the RCMP over bullying and intimidation of members, saying the national police force already has a co...

Jul 21, 2019

In the news today, July 19

Five stories in the news for Friday, July 19 --- SCHEER'S FOOD GUIDE PLEDGE UNDER SCRUTINY Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer faced strong criticism from nutrition experts on Thursd...

Jul 21, 2019