Canada

Freeland agrees to NDP trade pitch in return for new NAFTA support: letter

OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she wants to make Canada's trade negotiations more "transparent," by agreeing to proposals from the New Democrats to provide more details of ...

Feb 22, 2020

Official says she would have denied Desmond a gun licence had she known more

GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former Canadian soldier fatally shot three family members and himself heard Thursday from a firearms official who said ...

Feb 22, 2020

Unreleased report finds stop checks, searches of protesters unlawful: Watchdog

VANCOUVER - A civilian police watchdog has released a letter that was described Thursday as "explosive" by a supporter of hereditary chiefs opposed to a pipeline in northern British Columbia...

Feb 22, 2020

Thumbprint, hairbrush: Franklin wreck reveals sailors' lives

It was as if the past literally reached out and touched him. Parks Canada archaeologist Marc-Andre Bernier spent last summer diving into the wreck of the HMS Erebus, the flagship of the Franklin exped...

Feb 22, 2020

Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs arrive in Kahnawake, Que.

KAHNAWAKE, Que. - Traditional chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation have arrived in Kahnawake, Que., as they continue their tour of Mohawk communities in eastern Canada where rail blockades in solid...

Feb 22, 2020

Canadian cruise ship passenger tests negative for coronavirus in Cornwall, Ont.

TORONTO - A Canadian who recently arrived in Canada after being aboard a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan has tested negative for the illness while under quarantine in Cornwall, Ont. The Publ...

Feb 22, 2020

Report finds Catholic charity founder sexually abused women

PARIS - A respected Canadian Catholic figure who helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over half a century sexually abused at least six women, a report produ...

Feb 22, 2020

Ex-Quebec media star Eric Salvail calls sex assault accusations 'bizarre'

MONTREAL - Former Quebec media star Eric Salvail categorically denied the accusations against him Thursday, testifying that the claims he harassed, confined and sexually assaulted a one-time co-worker...

Feb 22, 2020

Rail conductor fired for social media posts awarded money, but not reinstatement

CALGARY - An arbitrator says a former Canadian Pacific train conductor in Alberta who was fired over social media posts is entitled to monetary compensation, but not to getting her job back at th...

Feb 22, 2020

Babies frequently exposed to cleaning products at higher risk of asthma: study

VANCOUVER - New research suggests frequent exposure to common household cleaning products can increase a child's risk of developing asthma. The CHILD Cohort Study found young infants living ...

Feb 22, 2020