Canada

Iqaluit mayor won't raise motion to tax churches, says similar motion already passed

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The mayor of Iqaluit says he will no longer bring forward a motion to make the city's churches pay taxes on land use. Kenny Bell proposed the motion following the discovery of what ...

Jul 13, 2021

Conservatives look to opposition parties on next steps to hear more on Data Sciences

OTTAWA - Conservatives are plotting their next steps on how to probe payments the offices of Liberal MPs made to a company founded by a friend to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, while the clock ticks d...

Jul 13, 2021

Trudeau defends Canada's early response to COVID-19 but admits room for improvement

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are ways to improve Canada's early pandemic alert and response systems, but insists Canada's top public health officials did start building a national...

Jul 13, 2021

Four dead, one missing after collapse of crane in Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - The Mounties say four people were killed and a fifth person is missing after a crane collapsed in Kelowna, B.C. Insp. Adam MacIntosh says four people at the site, all construction work...

Jul 13, 2021

N.S. becomes second province to sign on to federal Liberals' child-care subsidy plan

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has become the second province to sign on to a federal program that would fund thousands of subsidized daycare spots, in a deal that plays into the prime minister's and premier's...

Jul 13, 2021

Prison sentence increased to 16 years for Quebec's 'pilot to the stars'

MONTREAL - A Quebec man dubbed the "pilot to the stars" has been sentenced to a total of 16 years in prison after a Quebec court ruled he must serve two prison sentences consecutively. In a decision r...

Jul 13, 2021

As Bank of Canada readies rate call, documents suggest feds will watch closely

OTTAWA - Federal officials' apparent lack of concern about the impact central bank actions have on managing government debt, shown in internal documents, is about to face a test as the Bank of Canada ...

Jul 13, 2021

More than 160 unmarked graves found at B.C. residential school site: First Nation

CHEMAINUS, B.C. - A newsletter circulating online from a First Nation community on Vancouver Island says more than 160 unmarked and undocumented graves have been found at a former residential school s...

Jul 13, 2021

Canada's next governor general Mary Simon to be officially installed July 26

OTTAWA - Mary Simon will officially become Canada's governor general later this month. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, as his choice to be the Q...

Jul 13, 2021

Lawyer for Montreal police officer facing sex assault charge cross-examines accuser

MONTREAL - The lawyer for a Montreal police officer on trial for sexual assault is cross-examining the complainant today and focusing on her behaviour during the alleged assault. Roger Frchette, a Mon...

Jul 13, 2021