Canada

Trudeau warns internet regulation could be used to repress citizens, free speech

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says governments need to be wary of taking steps to regulate social media platforms that could be used by authoritarian regimes to further oppress...

May 31, 2019

Kenney says carbon taxes won't help stop forest fire threat

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says forest fires have always been around and carbon taxes won't do anything to change that. Kenney says a number of factors, including climate change,...

May 31, 2019

'Hold China accountable' for fentanyl, Andrew Scheer says

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal government needs to "hold China accountable" for the flow of illicit fentanyl that has fuelled Canada's opioid crisis. Speaking to municipal...

May 31, 2019

Ralph Goodale says military will help as Alberta deals with massive wildfires

REGINA - The federal government says the military is going to help with Alberta's wildfire fight. Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Alberta has asked for Canadian Forces assistance and...

May 31, 2019

Trudeau to raise abortion laws with Pence amid final push to ratify new NAFTA

OTTAWA - The spectre of abortion hangs over the home stretch of Canada's plans to finally ratify the new North American trade agreement after a tumultuous and at times bitter ...

May 31, 2019

Former U.S. president Barack Obama gives speech in Ottawa tonight

OTTAWA - Former U.S. president Barack Obama is set to give a speech and answer questions at an event in Canada's capital later tonight. The event, hosted by the think-tank Canada 2020, will be at...

May 31, 2019

We'll work with cities, even when provinces won't work with Ottawa: Trudeau

QUEBEC - Even with provinces and Ottawa not always seeing eye-to-eye these days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged Friday that his federal Liberal government would keep working...

May 31, 2019

Saskatchewan takes federal carbon tax fight to Supreme Court of Canada

SASKATOON - The Saskatchewan government has filed notice that it is taking its challenge of the federal carbon tax to the Supreme Court of Canada. Justice Minister Don Morgan says ...

May 31, 2019

'Unusual mortality event' declared as grey whales appear on West Coast beaches

VANCOUVER - The American federal agency dedicated to ocean science has declared an "unusual mortality event" as the bodies of dozens of grey whales wash up on West Coast beaches in Cana...

May 31, 2019

Rival fighter-jet makers warn procurement rule change for F-35 will hurt Canada

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government's plan to loosen federal procurement rules for the F-35 stealth fighter is sparking public warnings from other fighter-jet makers that it will ultimately hurt Canada. T...

May 31, 2019