Canada

Nova Scotia premier joins calls for meeting with Trudeau about carbon pricing

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premier has joined a call from leaders across the country asking for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss carbon pricing. Tim Housto...

Apr 06, 2024

Former Quebec premier Jean Charest calls on Canada's leaders to promote civility

QUEBEC - Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest is concerned about what he says has been a rise in incivility across Canada. In an open letter he co-signed with former mayors, senators, artists and busine...

Apr 06, 2024

Man in his 60s dead after head-on collision with truck on Quebec Highway 50

BROWNSBURG-CHATHAM, Que. - Quebec police say a man in his 60s died this morning after the van he was driving collided with a large cargo truck in Brownsburg-Chatham, Que., roughly 70 kilometres west o...

Apr 06, 2024

Eclipse watchers could see a range of bizarre phenomena as the moon covers the sun

MONTREAL - A total solar eclipse is more than just the moon covering the sun; it's a multi-phase spectacle that can cause a number of unusual phenomena, if the weather is right. In the past, eclipses ...

Apr 06, 2024

Beijing is looking for a closer relationship with Ottawa. Should Canada play ball?

OTTAWA - Beijing is seeking to improve relations with Ottawa after years of diplomatic unease, and though it's not clear whether Canada is ready to play ball, some experts say there are practical reas...

Apr 06, 2024

Resignation of three town councillors latest shock to small Quebec town

MONTREAL - What began as a disagreement over an alcohol expense by a library volunteer in Ste-Ptronille, Que., has escalated into a political crisis that has upended the small village east of Quebec C...

Apr 06, 2024

First Nations men wrongfully convicted in Manitoba file lawsuits claiming racism

WINNIPEG - Two First Nations men wrongfully convicted of murdering a restaurant worker are suing three levels of government saying their imprisonment was the result of racial discrimination. Brian And...

Apr 05, 2024

B.C.’s first female lieutenant-governor, Iona Campagnolo, dies at 91

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed former B.C. lieutenant-governor Iona Campagnolo has died at the age of 91. Campagnolo was appointed as the province's 27th lieutenant-governor in 2...

Apr 05, 2024

RCMP cancel Amber Alert for four-month-old B.C. boy allegedly taken by his mom

LANGLEY, B.C. - Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are cancelling the Amber Alert issued for a four-month-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his mother on Thursday. Police say in a statement that ...

Apr 05, 2024

Trudeau announces $600 million in loans, funding to jump-start homebuilding, rentals

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government plans a $600-million package of loans and funding to help make it easier and cheaper to build homes for owners and renters. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made t...

Apr 05, 2024