Canada

UNESCO gives Canada new deadline to preserve Wood Buffalo National Park

A United Nations body has given Canada a new deadline to repair the country's largest national park and the government is promising greater efforts to stop its deterioration. At a meeting this week in...

Jul 05, 2019

Coleman's mother says her daughter was frightened and robotic after captivity

OTTAWA - Lynda Coleman says her daughter, Caitlan, was an unemotional automaton who was afraid of her husband in the weeks after she and Joshua Boyle were released from captivity. Coleman, 7...

Jul 05, 2019

Estranged wife's interviews complicate testimony in Joshua Boyle assault case

OTTAWA - The sexual-assault trial of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle took another unexpected twist Wednesday that left the Crown's star witness looking for a new lawyer and the possibility of ...

Jul 05, 2019

Parties' financial returns show Tories topped Liberals in 2018 fundraising

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives entered this election year having outpaced the Liberals in fundraising by more than $8.3 million in 2018, and with extra cash in the bank, the party's...

Jul 05, 2019

Quebec man faces charges in rash of underwear thefts from clotheslines

GATINEAU, Que. - Police say a Quebec man who stole women's clothing from clotheslines also left them a note with his contact details saying he was interested in buying their underwear or swimwear. A 2...

Jul 05, 2019

In the news today, July 5

Three stories in the news for Friday, July 5 --- TRUDEAU SHOOTS BACK AT CHINA'S 'NAIVE' CLAIM Justin Trudeau says U.S. President Donald Trump did make good on his pledge to raise the pl...

Jul 05, 2019

In the news today, July 3

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, July 3 --- CORRUPTION IN UKRAINE HURTS REFORM: U.S. ENVOY Ukraine's weak judicial system is hurting the country's prospects for reform, which is the o...

Jul 05, 2019

Alberta to hold $2.5-million public inquiry into funding for oilsands foes

CALGARY - The Alberta government is holding a public inquiry into funding of environmental campaigns it says have prevented the province's resources from getting to new customers. Premier Jason K...

Jul 04, 2019

Quebec invests $47 million in youth protection to cut down wait lists

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is investing $47 million in the province's maligned youth protection system, in an effort to add more staff and cut down on lengthy wait lists. Junior health minister ...

Jul 04, 2019

Ottawa won't rush into sale of Trans Mountain to Indigenous groups: minister

CALGARY - Canada's natural resources minister says the government is willing to consider bids from Indigenous groups for a stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline. But Amarjeet Sohi a...

Jul 04, 2019