Canada

Documents shed light on seniors poverty figures used by federal Liberals

OTTAWA - Internal government documents say that many of the 57,000 seniors the Liberals say they have helped lift out of poverty only moved above the poverty line when the government changed the measu...

Jul 20, 2019

Tentative agreement averts strike by Quebec provincial park employees

MONTREAL - A full-blown strike by employees at Quebec provincial parks that was set to begin today has been averted after the two sides reached an agreement in principle. About 300 workers were a...

Jul 20, 2019

Police lay charges against man accused of forging signature of Oilers superstar

EDMONTON - Police have laid charges against a man accused of forging the signature of Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid on what are believed to be authentic team jerseys, then selling them to score ...

Jul 20, 2019

Air Force will end search for missing Quebec businessman and his son

MONTREAL - The Royal Canadian Air Force says it will spend one final day searching for a missing Quebec businessman and his son before handing the case over to the provincial police. Stephan...

Jul 20, 2019

Fence blocking Signal Hill's famous vista dismantled after outcry

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A widely scorned fence blocking one of Canada's most spectacular vistas - the view of St. John's, N.L., from the Signal Hill historic site - was almost entirely dismantled Thursday ...

Jul 20, 2019

High court won't hear NDP expenses case over mailings, offices

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court may have just killed off the NDP's last legal hope to end a dispute with the House of Commons over payments to political staff, leaving the party's financial pictu...

Jul 20, 2019

'I'm choosing not to be a victim,' Danforth shooting survivor says

TORONTO - Danielle Kane struggled with depression in her 20s and even contemplated suicide. But then she fell in love, enrolled in nursing school and felt she was finally on her way&nbs...

Jul 20, 2019

Trudeau, Tusk take aim at Trump, and fixing WTO at Canada-EU summit

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Council President Donald Tusk ended a summit Thursday that was bathed in the symbolism of solidarity with critical words for U.S. President D...

Jul 20, 2019

CRA program to help poor file taxes yields noticeable bump in people helped

OTTAWA - A federal program designed to help low-income Canadians file their taxes has boosted the number of returns it's handled in the year since the government increased its funding. The extra money...

Jul 20, 2019

In the news today, July 18

Five stories in the news for Thursday, July 18 --- SCHEER CALLS TRUMP'S COMMENTS OFFENSIVE Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says there is no place in society for comments such as th...

Jul 20, 2019