Canada

Supreme Court of Canada to hear cases in Winnipeg during September visit

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada plans to visit Winnipeg in September to hear two appeals and meet with Manitobans - the first time the court will sit outside of Ottawa. The high court says g...

May 13, 2019

Alberta premier says provincial carbon tax will die May 30

EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says the province's carbon tax will no longer exist as of May 30. Jason Kenney says a bill to eliminate the Alberta levy is to be introduced next week when the l...

May 13, 2019

Environment lobby says senators letting Big Oil 'run amok' on assessment bill

OTTAWA - Environment advocates say Canadian senators are bowing to pressure from the energy industry to gut the government's environmental-assessment legislation. More than 130 amendments are on ...

May 13, 2019

Investigation of QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency debacle turns up $28 million in assets

HALIFAX - The accounting firm trying to recover more than $200 million owed to users of the now-defunct QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency platform has turned up only $28 million in assets - vir...

May 13, 2019

Ottawa MPP Marie-France Lalonde seeks federal seat after Leslie retires

OTTAWA - Ontario Liberal politician Marie-France Lalonde wants to run for Parliament to replace retired general Andrew Leslie in the Ottawa riding he's vacating after just one term. Lalonde annou...

May 13, 2019

A glossy ibis drifts off course to a Nova Scotia marsh and draws a crowd

BROOKFIELD, N.S. - Nature photographers are gathering in a central Nova Scotia marsh this weekend capturing images of the latest bird species to fly off course and find itself in a foreign - but nouri...

May 13, 2019

Alex Trebek in Ottawa to open Royal Canadian Geographical Society's new HQ

OTTAWA - Canadian "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek will be in Ottawa later today for the official opening of the new headquarters of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. The Emmy-Award-winning&nb...

May 13, 2019

Wildlife corridors essential in an age of climate change, conservationist says

MONTREAL - For several years, conservationists have been stressing that ecological corridors, which allow wildlife to move between natural areas, are essential to preventing habitat fragmentation and ...

May 13, 2019

Danger subsiding after B.C. properties threatened by several weekend wildfires

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - An evacuation order has been downgraded to an alert as crews in north-central British Columbia make progress battling a significant wildfire. The blaze broke out Saturday near th...

May 13, 2019

Quebec's youth protection agencies need help, managers say after girl's death

MONTREAL - Quebec youth protection managers say the province has a shortage of qualified case workers, and the system must change to meet the realities of 2019. They have issued an open letter am...

May 13, 2019