Canada

New immigration pilot will offer permanent residency to migrant farm-workers

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is launching a new three-year immigration experiment that aims to help fill labour shortages in Canada's agri-food sector. Over the last several years, industries&...

Jul 12, 2019

Federal Liberals, Ontario Tories point fingers over looming Bombardier layoffs

The federal Liberals and Ontario Tories are blaming each other for the impending loss of 550 jobs at Bombardier's railway car plant in Thunder Bay, Ont., as the transportation giant's Canadian rail fo...

Jul 12, 2019

Trudeau, Sohi, meeting with workers at TMX's Edmonton terminal this morning

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is paying a visit to the Trans Mountain pipeline terminal in Edmonton this morning. It has been almost a month since Trudeau gave a second go-ahead to expan...

Jul 12, 2019

OCS pulls some CannTrust pot amid Health Canada probe, Alberta puts pot on hold

TORONTO - The Ontario Cannabis Store has removed certain CannTrust Holdings Inc. products from its online store and from distribution to physical outlets until Health Canada completes its in...

Jul 12, 2019

Third horse dies at Stampede chuckwagon races; driver fined, suspended

CALGARY - A driver has been suspended and fined after a collision during a Calgary Stampede chuckwagon race that resulted in the death of a third horse during this week's Rangeland Derby. St...

Jul 12, 2019

Pikangikum First Nation forest fire evacuees start arriving in Saskatchewan

Residents of a First Nation threatened by a growing forest fire in northwestern Ontario began arriving in Regina on Thursday after the Saskatchewan government offered to host the evacuees. Member...

Jul 12, 2019

One of three entangled North Atlantic right whales may be on its way to freedom

One of the endangered, entangled North Atlantic right whales is partially free. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans said in a news release that on Thursday, "for the first time in several days," th...

Jul 12, 2019

Evidence to be released in Halifax man's 1999 wrongful murder conviction

HALIFAX - A federal Justice Department report that led to the release of a Halifax man wrongfully convicted of murder is expected today. Lawyers for 63-year-old Glen Assoun say the release o...

Jul 12, 2019

In the news today, July 10

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, July 10 --- MILITARY'S SECOND-IN-COMMAND TO RESIGN The military's second-in-command, Lt.-Gen. Paul Wynnyk, is resigning. The move, which is effec...

Jul 12, 2019

In the news today, July 12

Five stories in the news for Friday, July 12 --- VOTERS NEED CONVINCING ON CLIMATE: TRUDEAU Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged Thursday that he has more work to do to sell Canadians ...

Jul 12, 2019