Canada

Futurist Martine Rothblatt sees a day when human and machine become one

MONTREAL - It's reasonable to expect that in 50 years, humans will build their own identities the way computers download software, says futurist Martine Rothblatt. By that time, she predicts, we ...

May 23, 2019

Growing wildfire prompts evacuation of High Level, Alta.

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - A northern Alberta town and a nearby First Nation are being evacuated due to the threat of an encroaching wildfire. Thousands of people are being told to leave High Level, as ...

May 22, 2019

Alberta throne speech followed by bill to repeal provincial carbon tax

EDMONTON - The new Alberta government has set its first legislature sitting in motion with a throne speech followed immediately by a bill to repeal the provincial carbon tax. Lt.-Gov. Lois M...

May 22, 2019

Canada stripping citizenship from Chinese man over alleged marriage fraud

OTTAWA - The federal government is taking the relatively rare step of revoking Canadian citizenship from a Chinese man because he allegedly got it through a bogus ma...

May 22, 2019

Three women launch lawsuit alleging sexual assault by Correctional Service guard

OTTAWA - Three women who say they were sexually assault by a prison guard have launched a lawsuit against the federal correctional service. The alleged assaults are said to have happened at ...

May 22, 2019

Watch your step! Ecologist warns bird 'candy' catalyst for extreme goose poop

REGINA - People who like to go for a stroll in Regina's Wascana Park are being advised that if they want to avoid stepping in goose poop, they should quit giving unhealthy snacks to the birds. Ec...

May 22, 2019

Scheer vows criminal crackdown on human trafficking in election pledge

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising funding for police, survivor services and public awareness to fight human trafficking. The previous Conservative government created a four-year ...

May 22, 2019

Once a whistleblower, Bernier's new candidate now promotes conspiracy theories

MONTREAL - Ken Pereira, one of the first people to blow the whistle on corruption in Quebec's construction industry, is running as a Quebec City-area candidate in the fall election for Maxime Bernier'...

May 22, 2019

WestJet pilot injured by green laser light while approaching Orlando airport

A WestJet pilot flying from Newfoundland to Orlando International Airport had his eyes burned by a green laser light, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration officials said Wednesday. Spokeswoman Ka...

May 22, 2019

Feds offer $15.8B in new ships to Vancouver, Halifax while opening door to Davie

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are shaking up the government's multibillion-dollar shipbuilding plan, promising $15.7 billion in new work to the two shipyards in Vancouver and Halifax while opening the...

May 22, 2019