Canada

'My son's not breathing:' 911 call played at meningitis death trial

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The father of a toddler who died of bacterial meningitis called 911 because his son wasn't breathing but initially declined an offer of an ambulance, a trial heard Tuesda...

Jun 06, 2019

Trudeau pledges more funding for reproductive health services worldwide

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made several not-too-subtle references to the American president Tuesday as he pledged to gradually increase international aid for women's health to $1.4 bi...

Jun 06, 2019

Trudeau accepts inquiry finding of genocide, but says focus must be on response

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he accepts the finding that Canada's treatment of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls amounts to genocide. Debate has erupted over th...

Jun 06, 2019

Victoria officials confirm kitten tossed in trash ingested methamphetamine

VICTORIA - Animal control officers in Victoria now know why a kitten had balance and other issues after being found zipped in a small bag and tossed in the trash at a mall. Ian Fraser, senior animal c...

Jun 06, 2019

Trudeau has 'confidence' in RCMP to investigate Canadian extremist travellers

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has confidence in the RCMP to investigate Canadians who travelled to fight alongside extremists in Iraq and Syria. Speaking in France...

Jun 06, 2019

Canada's Tiananmen anniversary statement 'grossly' offside, envoy complains

OTTAWA - Beijing's top diplomat to Canada blasted the Trudeau government for "grossly" violating China's internal affairs Tuesday after a statement singled out his country's treatment of ethnic Muslim...

Jun 06, 2019

Trudeau worried China could target imports of other Canadian products

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's worried China could block imports of other Canadian products - in addition to its recent rejection of canola shipments. Speaking to repo...

Jun 06, 2019

World has 'positive lesson to learn' after MMIWG inquiry: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the world has a lesson to learn from Canada in the release of findings from a federally funded commission on missing and murdered Indigenous women and ...

Jun 06, 2019

Survey suggests Canadians eager to shift from plastic packages, but cost a factor

HALIFAX - A survey of over 1,000 Canadians indicates the vast majority of respondents are eager to reduce single use plastics, but aren't always on board with paying more for alternatives. The Agri-Fo...

Jun 06, 2019

Free-speech advocates and MPs clash over how to combat online hate

OTTAWA - The name and words of the man accused of killing 51 people in the Christchurch, New Zealand mosque attacks will be struck from the records of the House of Commons justice committee, its membe...

Jun 06, 2019