Canada

Travel restrictions during outbreak needless and illegal, global law experts say

OTTAWA - Global health law experts say dozens of countries - including the United States and Australia - are breaking international law by imposing travel restrictions during the n...

Feb 13, 2020

Trudeau misses deadline for disclosing private interests to ethics commissioner

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has run afoul of federal ethics rules yet again - this time missing the deadline for filing a financial disclosure statement with the ethics commissioner. Every ...

Feb 13, 2020

Former Conservative cabinet minister John Baird decides to stay out of leadership race

OTTAWA - Former Conservative cabinet minister John Baird says he's not running to lead the federal Conservative party. "I sincerely appreciate all the emails, phone calls and offers of time and e...

Feb 13, 2020

Saskatoon retrofits fleet so residents can get a good night's sleep

SASKATOON - It's not quite the sound of silence, but residents of Saskatoon might sleep more peacefully now that the city has replaced backup alarms on some of its maintenance vehi...

Feb 13, 2020

'Our union and thousands of working families are in crisis': Teamsters want resolution

OTTAWA-CN Rail announced today that it's in danger of shutting down its entire train network in eastern Canada due to protestor blockades in support of the Wet'suwet'en.In a release by Teamsters Canad...

Feb 13, 2020

NDP throne speech in B.C. highlights accomplishments at midway point of mandate

VICTORIA - British Columbia's NDP government touted new funding supplements for children and youth in care, expansion of commuter service into the Fraser Valley and paid leave for people fle...

Feb 13, 2020

Feds open air-traveller complaint inquiry over claims airlines mislead about delays

OTTAWA - The Canadian Transportation Agency has announced an inquiry under new passenger-rights rules after receiving multiple complaints from travellers about flight delays. The investigation was ann...

Feb 13, 2020

Manitoba won't shut door on oil pipeline to Churchill: premier

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he is open to discussing a possible oil pipeline to the Port of Churchill as a way of getting western energy to ocean tankers. The idea has b...

Feb 13, 2020

High-tech companies eyeing supply chains as coronavirus outbreak continues

OTTAWA - High-tech companies in Canada and around the world are eyeing their supply chains as the impact of the novel coronavirus in China on manufacturing plants is starting to be felt. The...

Feb 13, 2020

Trump nominates new ambassador to Canada to fill post vacant since August

WASHINGTON - Aldona Z. Wos, a former Manhattan physician, Republican fundraiser and North Carolina lawmaker who once was George W. Bush's ambassador to Estonia, has been nominated by Preside...

Feb 13, 2020