Canada

Halloween proceeds in frightening times with public health measures in place

TORONTO - As spooky season reaches its climax in a particularly frightening year, some historians argue the COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity to explore a different side of Halloween. The ...

Oct 30, 2020

Judge says 'air of reality' to Meng's allegations of abuse of process

VANCOUVER - A B.C. judge has ruled that lawyers for Meng Wanzhou can argue that the United States misled Canadian officials in a win for the Huawei executive. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes re...

Oct 30, 2020

Cyberattack targets Montreal health agency, forcing it to go off-line

MONTREAL - A Montreal health agency has been forced off-line as authorities deal with a cyberattack. Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube said Thursday that specific attacks hit systems at the region...

Oct 29, 2020

Assisted-dying bill wins approval in principle over Conservative objections

OTTAWA - Over the objections of dozens of Conservatives, the House of Commons gave approval in principle Thursday to a bill that would make it easier for dying Canadians to get medical help to end the...

Oct 29, 2020

Federal government unveils rules for $750-million emissions reduction fund

OTTAWA - Oil and gas companies that use federal cash to help cut methane emissions from their operations won't have to repay every penny if they eliminate the methane emissions entirely. Natural Resou...

Oct 29, 2020

Auditor general blames government incompetence for costly Quebec ferry saga

MONTREAL - Quebec's auditor general is blaming incompetence within the province's ferry service corporation for the ill-fated acquisition of a vessel that cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollar...

Oct 29, 2020

B.C. man's lawsuit over marketing of Canada Dry ginger ale settled for $200,000

VANCOUVER - The maker of Canada Dry ginger ale has agreed to pay more than $200,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit launched by a B.C. man who alleged he was misled by marketing suggesting the soda h...

Oct 29, 2020

Ehren Cory appointed as new Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO

The Canada Infrastructure Bank has appointed Ehren Cory as its new chief executive officer. Cory previously served as Infrastructure Ontario's president and chief executive and prior to that, was a pa...

Oct 29, 2020

Truck driver responsible for Humboldt Broncos crash seeks to stay in Canada

REGINA - A lawyer representing the truck driver responsible for the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says his client wants to stay in Canada once released from prison. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was ...

Oct 29, 2020

Minister says scheduling snafus stalling Desmond inquiry, but lawyer isn't so sure

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister says scheduling snafus are getting in the way of restarting the high-profile inquiry investigating why former soldier Lionel Desmond killed his family and hims...

Oct 29, 2020