Canada

Vancouver Island treaty agreement in principle includes West Coast trail lands

VICTORIA - The West Coast Trail and portions of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve make up part of a treaty agreement in principle between the federal and provincial governments and two Vanco...

Jun 28, 2019

Ontario woman nearly dies — twice — after snake bite in Thailand

Shalabha Kalliath's legs buckled as pain shot through her body during a walk on a beach in Thailand. When she looked down, a small snake dangled from her right big toe. She was able to slam it ag...

Jun 28, 2019

Fired 12 shots: Mountie accused of manslaughter testifies he feared for his life

THOMPSON, Man. - A Manitoba Mountie charged with manslaughter in an on-duty shooting says he thought he was going to be run over before he fired his weapon. "That was the only thing I could do to save...

Jun 28, 2019

'Pool of bad choices:' No charges for Alberta officer who ran over injured deer

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A southern Alberta police officer caught on video repeatedly running over an injured deer will not be charged after the province's police watchdog determined it saw ...

Jun 28, 2019

Vice-Admiral Mark Norman to retire after reaching agreement with government

OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman is retiring from the Canadian Forces after reaching a "mutually acceptable agreement" with the government. The surprise announcement comes more than a month after Cro...

Jun 28, 2019

CBSA has removed fewer than 900 of 45,0000 'irregular' asylum seekers since 2017

OTTAWA - New federal figures shows the Canada Border Services Agency has removed fewer than 900 asylum seekers who have crossed into Canada by exploiting a loophole in asylum laws. Since early 20...

Jun 28, 2019

New natural-gas power plants to pay carbon tax on all emissions by 2030

OTTAWA - The federal government is increasing the carbon tax on new natural-gas plants to discourage power companies from building them. The change is part of final regulations for the government...

Jun 28, 2019

Canada adds right-wing extremist groups to terrorist list

OTTAWA - For the first time, Canada has placed right-wing extremist groups on the national list of terrorist organizations. Blood & Honour, an international neo-Nazi network, and its armed branch,...

Jun 28, 2019

Transport Canada implements speed limits following death of another right whale

HALIFAX - Transport Canada has implemented a speed restriction for vessels in the western part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence following yet another death of the endangered North Atlantic right whale ...

Jun 28, 2019

Canada, California plan to work together to make cleaner cars, cut emissions

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna signed a vehicle-emissions agreement with California Wednesday that the state's governor and auto industry experts see as a signal that C...

Jun 28, 2019