Canada

Wooden fence blocking Signal Hill view comes down after backlash in St. John's

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Only a few panels of a widely scorned wooden fence were still standing along Signal Hill in St. John's, N.L., this morning as Parks Canada tore the structure down following a&n...

Jul 18, 2019

Trudeau, Tusk open talks at EU summit on Canada-EU trade agreement

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Council President Donald Tusk have begun their formal talks that will centre on the comprehensive trade agreement between the European Union....

Jul 18, 2019

In the news today, July 16

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 16 --- IRREGULAR MIGRANT NUMBERS DOWN THIS YEAR: DATA Newly published government figures show fewer asylum-seekers crossing "irregularly"...

Jul 18, 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 18, 2019

$1.5 billion in frigate-repair contracts split among yards in three provinces

OTTAWA - Warship repair contracts worth $1 billion will be split evenly between two shipyards, with a third deal on the way, the federal government announced Tuesday. The Davie shipyard in Quebec and ...

Jul 18, 2019

Study says rents in most cities are unaffordable for lower-income earners

OTTAWA - A minimum-wage worker could afford to rent in just a few neighbourhoods in Canada, suggests a new analysis of the country's rental market that also raises questions about a promised fede...

Jul 17, 2019

Parks Canada promises to remove offending fence at Signal Hill in St. John's

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Parks Canada is promising to remove a fence that visitors say spoiled the iconic view at Signal Hill in St. John's. In a statement, the agency says the current fence was meant to ma...

Jul 17, 2019

Cambodia says 11 containers of Canadian trash among illegal garbage shipments

OTTAWA - The Canadian government has asked officials in Cambodia for more information about 11 containers of Canadian garbage the southeast Asian country's environment ministry says ended up there ill...

Jul 17, 2019

Scheer on Trump: It's 'offensive' to question the family background of critics

SASKATOON - Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says there is no place in society for comments such as the ones U.S. President Donald Trump has made about four Democratic congresswomen. Sch...

Jul 17, 2019

Weather improving: Some Ontario fire evacuees staying in Regina heading home

REGINA - Some evacuees who were put up in Regina when they were forced to flee a wildfire in northwestern Ontario are heading home. Last week, Saskatchewan agreed to welcome about one-quarter of ...

Jul 17, 2019