Canada

Privacy watchdog closes file on complaint against federal political parties

OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog has closed the file on a complaint about the data-harvesting practices of three national political parties. Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien says federal priv...

May 13, 2021

Supreme Court won't hear appeal from horse owners over derby dispute

OTTAWA - The owners of a horse that was disqualified after initially winning the Canadian Derby more than three years ago might have run out of legal room to reclaim the title. The Supreme Court of Ca...

May 13, 2021

Case of Saskatchewan Mountie charged with first-degree murder put over

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The court case of a Saskatchewan Mountie accused of killing a 26-year-old man has been put over until later this month.Cpl. Bernie Herman was charged with first-degree murder af...

May 13, 2021

Ontario keeps stay-at-home order; Quebec pauses Oxford-AstraZeneca shots

Ontario says it's keeping its stay-at-home order in place until at least June 2 and Quebec has become the latest province to stop giving Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot as a first dose. Ontario Pre...

May 13, 2021

'We did not unite around blind loyalty to one man:' Kenney faces call to quit

EDMONTON - Simmering internal discontent within Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative caucus has boiled over into an open challenge to his leadership.Senior backbench member Todd Loewen, ...

May 13, 2021

Lawmaker demands Bloc MP answer for naked screenshot of Liberal colleague

OTTAWA - The Liberal government whip is calling for a fellow member of Parliament to appear before a House of Commons committee to answer for a screenshot he took of a naked Liberal MP during virtual ...

May 13, 2021

Canadian maker of promising mRNA vaccine looks to test it against Pfizer in new trial

OTTAWA - A homegrown mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 shows promising results in its first small trial and its maker is hoping to test it directly against the vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech.Calgary-based Provi...

May 13, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Greyhound Canada to cut all routes, end operations

Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier's operations in Canada after nearly a century of service.The motor coach company said...

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N.S. mass killing probe names participants including families, police, victims groups

HALIFAX - The public inquiry into Nova Scotia's mass shooting has named participants, including families of those killed, police groups and organizations that advocate against gender-based violence. T...

May 13, 2021

Ethics watchdog: PM didn't violate conflict rules over WE Charity, but Morneau did

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not breach the Conflict of Interest Act over failing to recuse himself from cabinet discussions to have WE Charity operate a federal student-volunteer progra...

May 13, 2021