Canada

Company wants to appeal decision that rejected proposed Alberta open-pit coal mine

CALGARY - The company behind a proposed open-pit coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains has filed a request to appeal a decision by a review panel that rejected the project as being not in the public ...

Jul 16, 2021

Remains of third Canadian pulled from collapsed Miami condo building: Global Affairs

Global Affairs Canada says the body of a third Canadian citizen has been recovered from the rubble of a condominium building that collapsed near Miami in late June. A spokesman for the department did ...

Jul 16, 2021

Nunavut shuts seven health centres temporarily because of nursing shortage

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government says it will temporarily close seven health centres in the territory this summer because it doesn't have enough nurses to staff them. Health minister Lorne Ku...

Jul 16, 2021

MPs on finance committee to discuss timing for changes to small business tax rules

OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee will hold a rare summer meeting next week about when Ottawa plans to change tax rules on the sale of small businesses between family members. Conservative MP Larry M...

Jul 16, 2021

Nunavut RCMP arrest Saskatchewan man wanted for second-degree murder

BAKER LAKE, Nunavut - RCMP in Baker Lake, Nunavut, say they've arrested a Saskatchewan man on a Canada-wide warrant for second-degree murder. Corey Clarke, who is 33, has been arrested in the central ...

Jul 16, 2021

N.S. police officer, wife launching complaint for 'driving while Black' stop by RCMP

HALIFAX - A Halifax police superintendent and his wife, a lawyer, are launching a complaint alleging the RCMP stopped their vehicle and ordered the officer out at gunpoint based on racial profiling. D...

Jul 16, 2021

Sending former defence chief's case to civilian courts the only option, says expert

OTTAWA - One of Canada's top military law experts says the decision to send former chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance's criminal case to the civilian justice system was the only real option. Retire...

Jul 16, 2021

Ottawa promises plan to help Afghan interpreters, stops short on timeline

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says the federal government is working on a plan to help Afghans who worked with Canada and could now be facing retribution from the Taliban. Pressure is ...

Jul 16, 2021

Wildfire evacuation order, alerts in B.C., but showers in forecast for some areas

The evolving wildfire situation in British Columbia prompted another evacuation order as flames from an out-of-control blaze threaten a rural area of northern B.C. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nec...

Greg Fry Jul 16, 2021

Canada to have new refugee stream for journalists, others who defend human rights

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendocino says there will be a new path to Canada for refugees who fear persecution because of their defence of human rights. The new stream will include anyone fac...

Jul 16, 2021