Canada

Defence lawyer says anti-Semitic attack at Winnipeg cafe was not a hoax

WINNIPEG - A lawyer for one of three family members accused of fabricating an anti-Semitic attack at their cafe says his client firmly denies any suggestion it was staged. "We...

May 31, 2019

Experts call for ban on waste exports after Philippine garbage embarrassment

OTTAWA - One of Canada's foremost experts on the garbage industry says the only way to stop Canadian trash from ending up in foreign ports and landfills is for Canada to ban waste exports altoget...

May 31, 2019

Life sentence appeal by Halifax mall plotter rejected by Nova Scotia court

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's top court has rejected the appeal of the life sentence given to an American woman who plotted a Valentine's Day shooting spree at a Halifax mall in 2015. In a written...

May 31, 2019

No icebreakers in federal government's $15.6B plan for new coast-guard ships

OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard's recent struggles in resupplying northern communities and rescuing ice-jammed ferries appear set to continue despite the Trudeau government's plan to invest $15.6 bi...

May 31, 2019

Wilson-Raybould says she never had an 'end game' planned in SNC Lavalin affair

OTTAWA - Former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould said Wednesday she never had long-term plan in mind during the SNC-Lavalin controversy that went bey...

May 31, 2019

'Snowden refugee' living in Montreal calls on Canada to accept others

MONTREAL - Two months after landing in Canada, a refugee who helped shelter whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong says she's grateful for her new life but is worried about the other memb...

May 31, 2019

Former Mountie says 'humiliating' that sex assault probes against doctor dropped

HALIFAX - A former Mountie who filed a complaint against a physician who performed medical exams on recruits says it was humiliating to learn no charges would be laid against him a...

May 31, 2019

'Like burnt toast': Wildfire destroys homes in northern Alberta Metis settlement

An official with the Metis Settlements General Council says 14 homes in a northern Alberta Metis community have been destroyed by an aggressive wildfire and there are concerns that more prop...

May 31, 2019

Canadian tourist recounts aftermath of boat collision on the Danube

BUDAPEST, Hungary - A Canadian tourist who was on the Danube River in Budapest when two boats collided Wednesday says the experience was "surreal and "sobering". Ken Hoffer, of Halifax, says he was on...

May 31, 2019

Trump threat of tariffs on Mexico threatens new NAFTA

OTTAWA - President Donald Trump says he'll put tariffs on all goods from Mexico starting next month, a move that could blow up chances of ratifying the new North American free-trade agreement. Trump s...

May 31, 2019