Canada

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

Canada hasn't issued any permits for companies to ship waste, government says

OTTAWA - The federal government has issued no permits for Canadian companies to ship trash overseas since regulations changed three years ago but Canadian garbage is still showing up unwanted in ...

May 31, 2019

'Surveillance capitalism' turning kids into 'voodoo dolls': big-data panel chair

OTTAWA - The world's lawmakers have a duty to protect children from being turned into "voodoo dolls" by the "surveillance capitalism" of major high-tech companies, says the Canadian cha...

May 31, 2019

Norman, Vance being given 'privacy, space' on reinstatement talks: Minister

OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance are being given "their privacy and their space," Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan insisted Wednesday as he was grilled over why No...

May 31, 2019