Canada

Quebec government set to transfer three English schools to French board

MONTREAL - Quebec's education minister says he'll issue a decree to transfer three English schools in Montreal to an overcrowded French board. Jean-Francois Roberge told Montreal's 98.5 FM that h...

Jun 11, 2019

In the news today, June 11

Four stories in the news for Tuesday, June 11 --- ROARING RAPTORS' FANS GO QUIET AS WARRIORS WIN Almost 20,000 rapturous Raptors fans cramming a downtown arena and tens of thousands more acr...

Jun 11, 2019

Social media skepticism helping fuel distrust of the internet, survey finds

OTTAWA - A new global survey suggests distrust of the internet is being fuelled by growing skepticism of social-media services like Facebook and Twitter. One in four people who took part in ...

Jun 10, 2019

The latest from the Toronto Raptors Game 5 in the NBA Finals

TORONTO - 9:25 p.m. Hockey icon Wayne Gretzky is among the celebrities at Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors. Other big Canadian names among the 20,000 ...

Jun 10, 2019

Victoria police chief hands out hefty fine to driver who flicked lit butt

VICTORIA - A "lit"terbug was issued a hefty fine after a Victoria police officer caught him flicking a cigarette butt out his car window. Victoria Police Chief Const. Del Manak says he was t...

Jun 10, 2019

Ottawa passes legislation that bans whale and dolphin captivity in Canada

Keeping whales and dolphins in captivity will no longer be allowed across Canada under legislation that passed Monday, drawing celebrations from activists and politicians who called it ...

Jun 10, 2019

Canada 'closely following' reports of attacks on journalists in Russia: Freeland

MONTREAL - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says she will speak out about the lack of media freedom in Russia during a conference that Canada is co-hosting next month with Great B...

Jun 10, 2019

Rules for new corporate ombud criticized for deferring to companies

OTTAWA - The federal government is giving its new watchdog on international corporate responsibility unprecedented power to hear complaints from Canadian companies that think they've been unfairly tar...

Jun 10, 2019

New Manitoba plan contains no carbon tax, higher carbon emissions level

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is watering down its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and removing any possible carbon tax from the equation. Sustainable Development Minister Roche...

Jun 10, 2019

Styrofoam take-out boxes and straws among expected targets of plastics ban

OTTAWA - A national ban on the most harmful single-use plastics will very likely force restaurants and fast-food outlets to find non-plastic materials for takeout and delivery containers but plas...

Jun 10, 2019