Canada

Tax credits or cash? Parties spar over what is best for parental benefits

OTTAWA - Is it better to be paid in credit or with cash? That's a question Liberals and Conservatives tusseled over Tuesday in the ongoing federal election competition for the votes of middle-cla...

Sep 17, 2019

Liberals include 'a lot of baloney' while promoting record on child care

OTTAWA - "(We made) a commitment to develop an additional 40,000 high quality and affordable learning spaces each year, rising to 100,000 by 2030." - Liberal Party of Canada news release, Sept. 16 As ...

Sep 17, 2019

Conservatives promise to boost federal contribution to RESP to 30 per cent

WINNIPEG - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Tuesday he wants to help parents save up to send their children to college or university by increasing the amount of money the fed...

Sep 17, 2019

NDP's Singh seeks urban support with housing billions, avoids deficit questions

OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh continued his push to win progressive votes on Tuesday by promising an NDP government would invest billions of dollars in affordable housing to help Canadians struggling to make...

Sep 17, 2019

Review board hears mass killer doing well, should have unsupervised outings

EDMONTON - A psychiatrist in charge of treating an Alberta man who stabbed and killed five young people at a Calgary house party says the patient's risk of re-offending is low...

Sep 17, 2019

Families launch claims against N.L. government over deaths in custody

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The families of two inmates who died in Newfoundland jails have filed lawsuits claiming that negligence by the province exacerbated their loved ones' mental health co...

Sep 17, 2019

Time ticking down for expat voters, chief electoral officer says

OTTAWA - Voters living outside of Canada should register soon to ensure they can participate in the coming federal election, says Canada's chief electoral officer. Expat voters' applications must...

Sep 17, 2019

Nova Scotia's annual pumpkin regatta sunk by extreme weather, lack of gourds

WINDSOR, N.S. - Nova Scotia's annual Pumpkin Regatta has been cancelled following a disastrous season in the pumpkin patch. The race across Lake Pesaquid in Windsor, N.S., features padd...

Sep 17, 2019

Nurse's battle over fine for Facebook comments before Saskatchewan Appeal Court

REGINA - The lawyer for a Saskatchewan nurse who was disciplined for criticizing her grandfather's care on Facebook says the decision to punish her was based on numerous legal errors. Caroly...

Sep 17, 2019

Four Mounties sue attorney general over 2014 Moncton shootings

MONCTON, N.B. - Four RCMP officers who responded to the 2014 shootings in Moncton, N.B., that claimed the lives of three of their colleagues are suing the attorney general of Canada fo...

Sep 17, 2019