Canada

Warning about marijuana dangers from SPCA after puppy named Bear overdoses

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia SPCA is warning dog owners about the dangers of recreational marijuana to their pets now that it's legal. The Vancouver branch says in a news release that an 11-week o...

Jul 29, 2019

Prime Minister applauds actions of coast guard in help with deadly plane crash

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the efforts of Canadian Coast Guard crews in the tragic plane crash that claimed four lives off B.C.'s coast. Trudeau, who's in Vancouver to mark the ...

Jul 29, 2019

Man accused of killing four people in Fredericton changes lawyer again

FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick man accused of murdering four people, including two police officers, in a shooting spree last August has fired his lawyer and rehired a lawyer he originally dismissed las...

Jul 29, 2019

Grilled cheese under the microscope in Quebec after seniors' choking deaths

MONTREAL - Health officials in Quebec are revisiting the place of the grilled cheese sandwich on menus in care facilities following the choking deaths of at least two elderly residents. A coroner conc...

Jul 29, 2019

Federal Court orders 'Product of Israel' labels off of West Bank wines

OTTAWA - A new Federal Court ruling calls it misleading and deceptive to characterize wines from the West Bank as "products of Israel." The decision, out today, marks the latest twist i...

Jul 29, 2019

'There is no Oka crisis 2.0,' Kanesatake chief says as land dispute simmers

MONTREAL - Kanesatake's grand chief says his people are not heading towards a second Oka crisis despite tensions over a land dispute and a highly publicized war of words with the mayor ...

Jul 29, 2019

Chief electoral officer decides to stick with voting day amid religious concerns

OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer says voting day this fall should not be moved. Election day can be no later than Oct. 21 under federal law, which this year falls on the Jewish holiday known ...

Jul 29, 2019

Grassy Narrows chief to run for the federal New Democrats in fall election

OTTAWA - The chief of a northern Ontario First Nation plagued by mercury contamination will be running under the NDP banner in the fall federal election. Grassy Narrows Chief Rudy Turtle and NDP Leade...

Jul 29, 2019

At least 20 people donated max to both Liberals and Conservatives in 2018

OTTAWA - The chairman of the board of Bombardier, a scion of the Rotman family, the chairman of a major power company - these prominent Canadians all gave as much money as they're allowed, or close to...

Jul 29, 2019

Tip shifts focus of manhunt for B.C. murder suspects to York Landing, Man.

GILLAM, Man. - A new tip has led police involved in the escalating manhunt for two B.C. murder suspects to another remote community in northern Manitoba. RCMP posted an update on Twi...

Jul 29, 2019