Canada

Duceppe family seeks $1.1 million from seniors residence over mother's death

MONTREAL - The family of former Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe is seeking $1.14 million from the luxury seniors' residence where their 93-year-old mother perished after being trapped in a c...

Jul 10, 2019

Quebec premier affirms support for carbon price and Saskatchewan court challenge

SASKATOON - Quebec's premier is clarifying his province's carbon price isn't going anywhere, despite its entry into Saskatchewan's legal challenge of Ottawa's carbon tax. Francois Legault an...

Jul 10, 2019

U.S.-Iran tension has implications for Canadian troops in Iraq: analysts

OTTAWA - The escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the future safety of Canadian troops in Iraq, analysts suggested Monday. Canada has about ...

Jul 10, 2019

Lone woman says fellow councillors shut her out when she pushes for diversity

FREDERICTON - The only woman on Fredericton city council says she feels shut out when trying to advocate for change. Kate Rogers said Wednesday she has decided to speak out publicly because her privat...

Jul 10, 2019

Black-bear parts, anteaters among wildlife seizures during Cdn enforcement blitz

OTTAWA - Environment Canada says officers seized dozens of black-bear parts, diet pills made from endangered African plants and the bodies of two scaly anteaters as part of an inte...

Jul 10, 2019

Judge rejects demand to halt transfer of two Montreal English schools to French system

MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court on Monday rejected a request by a Montreal English school board to save two east-end schools from being transferred to the overcrowded French sys...

Jul 10, 2019

Ottawa announces $8.3 million in support for beef industry amid China standoff

CALGARY - The federal agriculture minister has announced $8.3 million to help support Canada's beef industry. The bulk of the funds announced in Calgary today will go toward Canada Beef, a market...

Jul 10, 2019

P.E.I., Quebec intervene in Saskatchewan's legal challenge of carbon tax

OTTAWA - Prince Edward Island and Quebec have joined as interveners in Saskatchewan's legal challenge of the federal carbon tax. P.E.I. Premier Dennis King said in Ottawa Monday that he...

Jul 10, 2019

Clooney calls out Trump media vilification at press freedom gathering

OTTAWA - Human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney says U.S. President Donald Trump's vilification of the media makes journalists more vulnerable to abuse around the world. Clooney didn't mention Trump by name...

Jul 10, 2019

Quebec delays sprinkler requirement for private seniors' homes to 2022

QUEBEC - Owners of privately owned Quebec retirement homes will have an extra two years to retrofit their residences with sprinkler systems. The Quebec government also announced today they'll provide ...

Jul 10, 2019