Canada

Ride-hail firms can apply to operate in B.C. Sept. 3, ahead of launch this year

VICTORIA - The journey to bring ride-hailing to British Columbia came closer to a destination Monday as the provincial government announced it will start accepting applications in Septe...

Jul 08, 2019

Conservationists file legal challenge to Trans Mountain reapproval over whales

VANCOUVER - The federal government is facing a new legal challenge after it approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion for a second time. Ecojustice has filed a motion to the Federa...

Jul 08, 2019

Protesters target Alberta premier at Stampede over gay-straight alliances

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was met at his Calgary Stampede pancake breakfast by a handful of people voicing opposition to an education law that they say puts gay and transgender ...

Jul 08, 2019

New measures announced to protect North Atlantic right whales

OTTAWA - The federal government has announced new measures to protect North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence that have been dying from ship strikes and getting caught in fishing ...

Jul 08, 2019

B.C. mother recalls last words of love for two girls found dead Christmas 2017

VANCOUVER - A mother says she "screamed like never before" when police told her that her two young daughters had been found dead in their father's apartment in Oak Bay, B.C., in December 2017. Sarah C...

Jul 08, 2019

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

OTTAWA - Analysts say the escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the safety of Canadian troops in Iraq. Rob Malley, the president of the Inter...

Jul 08, 2019

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

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a demand to immediately halt the transfer of two east-end Montreal English-language schools to the French system. The English Montreal School...

Jul 08, 2019

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

OTTAWA - Prince Edward Island and Quebec have petitioned to become interveners in Saskatchewan's legal challenge of the federal carbon tax. P.E.I.'s Progressive Conservative Premie...

Jul 08, 2019

Scheer flips pancakes, appeals for votes on Calgary Stampede circuit

CALGARY - Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer made the rounds on the Calgary Stampede circuit on Saturday, with the aim of strengthening voter support in the traditional party stronghold ah...

Jul 08, 2019

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Settlement reached in harassment case against RCMP

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for women who worked or volunteered for the RCMP who experienced gender or sexual harassment may be eligible for compensation under the settlement of a class-action ...

Jul 08, 2019