Canada

Election leaders' debates will be more accessible than ever, commission says

OTTAWA - Canadian political junkies will be able to access this fall's federal election debates with unprecedented ease thanks in large part to strong media partnerships, the commission resp...

Aug 02, 2019

Ontario police investigate possible sightings of suspects in northern BC murders

Ontario Provincial Police say they are investigating "numerous" reports involving possible sightings of two young men believed to be those wanted in multiple murders in British Columbia. Police say th...

Aug 02, 2019

Jocelyne Roy Vienneau, N.B. lieutenant-governor, dies after cancer battle

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy Vienneau has died, her office announced today. The notice says Roy Vienneau died following a courageous battle with cancer. Premier Blaine Higgs ...

Aug 02, 2019

Experts, cops weigh in on the intersection of violence and video games

TORONTO - A spate of recent high-profile crimes allegedly perpetrated by young men with a passion for video games is prompting industry watchers to raise cautions against reading too much into their h...

Aug 02, 2019

Scientist says tropical fish documented by divers signals warming Atlantic waters

HALIFAX - A marine biologist is taking notice of stunning images of tropical fish photographed by an amateur diver in the warming waters off Nova Scotia's southern shore. Boris Worm of Dalho...

Aug 02, 2019

Risk of student loan defaults rising, say documents warning 'system is broken'

OTTAWA - The risk of student loan defaults and delays has been on the rise, and the "system is broken," officials warned the federal government in a presentation earlier this year. Fede...

Aug 02, 2019

Freeland lands meeting with Chinese counterpart to talk about detainees

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is describing a face-to-face meeting with her Chinese counterpart as a positive step in a complicated relationship between the two countries. Freela...

Aug 02, 2019

Trudeau unveils housing agreement in Iqaluit to address housing crisis

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has reached a new housing agreement with Nunavut to help address the housing crisis across the territory. Speaking in Iqalu...

Aug 02, 2019

Both leaders' debates and countrywide environment events scheduled for Oct. 7

OTTAWA - The official English-language leaders' debate for the fall election is set to conflict with more than 100 planned all-candidates events focused on the environment. GreenPA...

Aug 02, 2019

Trudeau given glimpse of life in the Far North during tour of Arctic Bay

ARCTIC BAY, Nunavut - Sitting on a bed next to the oldest Inuit woman in northern Nunavut, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heard and witnessed first-hand what life is like for the people of the Far Nort...

Aug 02, 2019