Canada

Liberals to give road map to a net-zero emissions Canada today

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will show Canadians his path to net zero today, when he tables climate legislation in the House of Commons. The legislation fulfils a promise in the 20...

Nov 19, 2020

Canada-Britain trade negotiation in final stages as Dec. 31 tariff deadline looms

OTTAWA - Canada and Britain say they are in the final stages of negotiating a new trade deal before a Dec. 31 deadline. That would prevent Canadian products from seafood to steaks and autos from being...

Nov 19, 2020

Jury deliberations to enter third day in murder trial of Fredericton shooter

FREDERICTON - The jury at the trial of Fredericton mass shooter Matthew Raymond will continue its deliberations today. The 11-member jury began considering the case on Tuesday evening and they remaine...

Nov 19, 2020

Feds 'missing opportunity' to ensure political parties covered by privacy law

OTTAWA - A not-for-profit group that promotes public awareness of digital rights says the Trudeau government has missed an opportunity to ensure political parties come under federal privacy law. Innov...

Nov 19, 2020

Wikipedia was source of security concern questions for Meng: Border officer

VANCOUVER - A border officer who examined Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport before her arrest says the Huawei executive was "calm and open" until he turned to questions about security concerns surro...

Nov 18, 2020

RCMP needs structural changes to address racism: MMIWG commissioner

OTTAWA - A commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls says top-down attitudes and the centralized structure of the RCMP are leading to racist practices...

Nov 18, 2020

Toronto school staff member dies of COVID-19

TORONTO - An education worker at a Toronto school has died from COVID-19. The child and youth worker was employed with the Toronto Catholic District School Board at the St. Francis De Sales School, of...

Nov 18, 2020

Tories disappointed by Scheer's decision to hire family as they call for better rules

OTTAWA - Conservative MPs vented some disappointment in their former leader - and current caucus colleague - Andrew Scheer Wednesday after revelations he twice hired family members to work in his offi...

Nov 18, 2020

Parliament passes Tory motion to demand government decision on Huawei, 5G

OTTAWA - A united federal opposition has supported a Conservative motion to insist the Liberal government take a harder line against what it says are national-security threats from China. The motion, ...

Nov 18, 2020

Potential vaccine news brightens dark day marked by rising COVID-19 cases, deaths

Ontario's health minister on Wednesday suggested Canada could start receiving millions of doses of COVID-19 as soon as January, providing a glimmer of hope on an otherwise dark day marked by rising ca...

Nov 18, 2020