Canada

Win a house: Alberta homeowners trying to sell properties with essay contest

EDMONTON - Albertans struggling to enter the real-estate market have at least two chances to win a home this year. A house south of Calgary and a historic bed and breakfast near th...

May 12, 2019

Five hurt, driver charged after fuel truck strikes plane at Pearson airport

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Five people were taken to hospital with minor injuries and a fuel truck driver was charged after a truck hit a plane on the tarmac at Toronto Pearson International A...

May 12, 2019

Tory Leader Ches Crosbie and sister Beth both vying for seats in N.L. election

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As the son of retired political heavyweight John Crosbie, Ches Crosbie presents Newfoundlanders and Labradorians with a familiar name as he seeks to become the province's next ...

May 12, 2019

In the news today, May 10

Five stories in the news for Friday, May 10 --- MONEY LAUNDERING CANADA-WIDE, B.C. REPORTS A report that estimates $5 billion was laundered through British Columbia's real estate market...

May 12, 2019

Soldiers help protect Pembroke water supply from Ottawa River ahead of expected rain

PEMBROKE, Ont. - Soldiers from a Canadian base in Petawawa were deployed Saturday to protect infrastructure in the nearby city of Pembroke, Ont. - one of several communities threatened ...

May 11, 2019

Death at post-prom party raises concerns about civic responsibility: observers

The death of a teenager at a post-prom party held at an Airbnb rental property north of Toronto should be raising questions around safety and civic responsibility in an evolving industry, lawyers and ...

May 11, 2019

Former senator rebuked for linking hijab, mutilation at Quebec secularism hearings

QUEBEC - Hearings into Quebec's secularism bill veered off track Thursday when a former senator drew a connection between the Muslim head scarf, female genital mutilation and forced marriage. Que...

May 11, 2019

Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's pending return raises thorny question for brass

OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's stated desire to return to active duty after the breach-of-trust case against him was dropped this week is raising a thorny question for the military's top brass: W...

May 11, 2019

$5 billion laundered through B.C. real estate in 2018, drove up home prices

VICTORIA - A report that estimates $5 billion was laundered through British Columbia's real estate market last year also lifts the lid on the extent of illegal cash moving across Canada. Som...

May 11, 2019

Supreme Court has 'full confidence' in Gascon following mysterious absence

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't discuss why Justice Clement Gascon briefly disappeared this week, but says it has "full confidence" the reason does not af...

May 11, 2019