Canada

Families with kids ensnared by no-fly list invited to test federal remedy

OTTAWA - Families who have endured anxiety-inducing airport delays over no-fly list mismatches will be among the first to test a new system intended to solve the problem. The move is the latest federa...

Feb 11, 2020

Second plane carrying evacuees from Wuhan on its way home to Ontario

A second Canadian plane carrying evacuees from the quarantined region of Hubei, China, is on its way to the Canadian Forces Base Trenton in southern Ontario. Foreign Affairs Minister Fr...

Feb 11, 2020

Cheer up Montreal, the cheerleaders are back; In The News for Feb. 11

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 11 ... What...

Feb 11, 2020

B.C. mayor says forestry strike left some on brink of bankruptcy as deal reached

VICTORIA - A tentative agreement in a forest industry strike that kept 3,000 workers off the job since last July is being greeted with cautious optimism by a Vancouver Island mayor who says the d...

Feb 10, 2020

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr speaks in at child soldiers panel

HALIFAX - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr has made a rare public speaking appearance in Halifax. Khadr was part of a panel discussion Monday night on child soldiers hosted by the Romeo Dalla...

Feb 10, 2020

Renowned Canadian epidemiologist to lead coronavirus study team: WHO

OTTAWA - Renowned Canadian epidemiologist Bruce Aylward will be leading a team of World Health Organization experts in China to study the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Aylward arrived in Chi...

Feb 10, 2020

A Canadian evacuee describes life under quarantine at CFB Trenton

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - A Canadian evacuee from the Chinese epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak says life under quarantine at an Ontario military base can feel like "summer camp." Myriam Larouche ...

Feb 10, 2020

Alberta Appeal Court hears man convicted in three murders wants one overturned

CALGARY - An Alberta man who was found guilty of killing a father, the victim's two-year-old daughter and a senior wants one of his convictions thrown out. Derek Saretzky's lawyer argued in ...

Feb 10, 2020

A primer on the Coastal GasLink pipeline

VANCOUVER - Protests continue across the country as the RCMP enforce an injunction requiring opponents of the Coastal GasLink pipeline to clear the way for construction in northern British Columbia. H...

Feb 10, 2020

Ex-Hasidic couple take Quebec to court over religious school education

MONTREAL - A trial is underway that pits the Quebec Education Department against a former Hasidic Jewish couple who allege the government failed to ensure they received an adequate education. A lawyer...

Feb 10, 2020