Canada

Canada's premiers call on Ottawa to seek exemption from Buy American policies

SASKATOON - Canada's premiers want the federal government to seek an exemption from the United States' Buy American measures. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said trade was a big topic Wednes...

Jul 12, 2019

Military's second-in-command to resign, links decision with Mark Norman case

OTTAWA - The Canadian military's second-in-command has announced his surprise resignation - and is reportedly linking the decision to an aborted attempt to reinstate Vice-Admiral Mark Norman into the ...

Jul 11, 2019

Minassian lawyer seeks publication ban on client's statement to police

TORONTO - The lawyer for a man accused of killing ten people by driving a van down a busy Toronto sidewalk has asked a judge to prevent the publication of his client's statement to police. Boris Byten...

Jul 11, 2019

Bombardier to lay off half the 1,100 workers at Thunder Bay, Ont. railway plant

Bombardier Inc. is laying off half of the 1,100 workers at its Thunder Bay, Ont., railway car plant, according to a federal government source. Two major contracts in Ontario - for the Toront...

Jul 11, 2019

Crews rush 46 to hospital after carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg hotel

WINNIPEG - Sergiy Bolshakov was watching TV in his Winnipeg hotel room when a firefighter knocked on the door and told him the building was being evacuated because of an emergency. The Toronto man qui...

Jul 11, 2019

Neil Bantleman returns to Canada after years in Indonesian prison, family says

The family of Neil Bantleman, a Canadian teacher jailed for years in Indonesia on disputed sexual assault charges, says the man is back in Canada. Bantleman's brother, Guy Bantleman, di...

Jul 11, 2019

NDP's Singh says Canada needs a national cycling strategy

OTTAWA - NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is a well-known cycling enthusiast whose folding bike seems to travel almost everywhere he does. Singh now wants to bring his love for two-wheeled-transportation to C...

Jul 11, 2019

Falls are leading cause for seniors hospitalized due to injury: report

TORONTO - Falls appear to be the leading cause of injuries that land seniors in hospital, according to newly released data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information that has experts...

Jul 11, 2019

Bernie Sanders plans trip to Canada with group seeking cheaper insulin

TORONTO - American presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said on Thursday that he would soon be coming to Canada with a group of diabetics to buy cheaper insulin. The Vermont senator said in a tweet tha...

Jul 11, 2019

Victoria should have sought provincial approval before plastic bag ban: court

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top court has quashed a bylaw prohibiting single-use plastic bags in Victoria, saying the city failed to get the approval of the province's environment minister. The B.C....

Jul 11, 2019