Canada

Bridges, buildings, railways, streets focus of anti-pipeline protests

VICTORIA - From the steps of the British Columbia legislature to Vancouver's city hall to ports, bridges, railways and streets, protests are continuing to support hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suw...

Feb 09, 2020

Baird confirms he's thinking about running for federal Conservative leadership

OTTAWA - Conservative heavyweight John Baird has confirmed he's thinking about throwing his hat into the federal party's leadership ring. The former minister told Global's "The West Blo...

Feb 09, 2020

Teck Frontier mine not a 'political gift' from Ottawa: Alberta minister

CALGARY - Alberta's environment minister says Ottawa shouldn't think it can use federal aid as a bargaining tool to determine the fate of a proposed Frontier oilsands mine. The federal cabinet ha...

Feb 09, 2020

Alberta's Kenney says push on to strengthen ties, find common ground with Quebec

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's new Montreal trade office will be just one part of a renewed push in the coming months to strengthen ties and find common ground with Quebec. "...

Feb 09, 2020

'100 per cent racial': Indigenous hockey player's dad rejects report on verbal abuse

WAYCOBAH, N.S. - An investigation into allegations an Indigenous hockey player faced racist taunts during a recent game in Cape Breton concluded the verbal abuse did...

Feb 09, 2020

Feds to fund urgent research into new coronavirus, including social impacts

OTTAWA - As governments and health agencies around the world race to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak, the federal funding agency for health research is set to back work ...

Feb 09, 2020

Parents in Montreal start petition to add windows to 'bunker-like' school

MONTREAL - Five days a week, students at a high school in one of Montreal's poorest districts spend all day learning math and science in classrooms without windows. In the win...

Feb 09, 2020

'Oil is going to move:' Calls for pipelines after fiery train derailment

GUERNSEY, Sask. - The reeve of a Saskatchewan municipality where a second fiery train derailment has occurred in less than two months says it's time for the federal government to look more seriou...

Feb 09, 2020

'My freedom and my life were stolen from me,' says Diab, suing over extradition

Ottawa sociology professor Hassan Diab says his long fight against accusations of terrorism wiped out his savings and caused chronic stress, depression and severe insomnia, prompting hi...

Feb 09, 2020

Liberals face heat as cost of Trans Mountain expansion hits $12.6 billion

OTTAWA - Expanding the Trans Mountain pipeline will now cost at least $12.6 billion - up from a three-year-old estimate of $7.4 billion on a project Finance Minister Bill Morn...

Feb 09, 2020