Canada

Pressure mounts on opposition parties to back speedy ratification of new NAFTA

OTTAWA - The pressure was on opposition MPs to quickly ratify the new North American free-trade agreement as Parliament got back to work Monday for its first extended sitting since the Oct. 21 el...

Jan 29, 2020

Closing arguments expected in assault trial of Toronto cop and brother

OSHAWA, Ont. - Closing arguments are expected to begin today in the trial of a Toronto police officer and his brother accused of beating a young black man three years ago. Const. Michael Theriault was...

Jan 29, 2020

Trump to sign new USMCA bill into law, clearing way for Commons debate

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is to sign a bill putting the new North American free-trade agreement into U.S. law today. The ceremony clears the way for the federal Liberal government to move fo...

Jan 29, 2020

Solemn events to mark third anniversary of Quebec City mosque shooting

QUEBEC - Events are being held today in Quebec City to mark the third anniversary of the deadly mosque shooting that claimed six lives. Organizers from the citizens group "We remember January 29" ...

Jan 29, 2020

Funding for women's group under review after call for ban on man-woman relationships

MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will re-evaluate the $120,000 annual public funding it gives to the province's biggest women's federation after its president suggested that heterose...

Jan 28, 2020

Officials concerned rumours spreading after Canada's third case of coronavirus

VANCOUVER - A third case of a new coronavirus that's behind deaths in China has been confirmed in Canada by health officials in British Columbia, who say a man in his 40s ...

Jan 28, 2020

Former UN committee member defends stance on LNG pipeline in B.C.

VANCOUVER - A former member of an anti-racism committee at the United Nations says she stands by its statement in support of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary clan chiefs. Gay McDougall was vice-chair of th...

Jan 28, 2020

Things for people in Canada to know about the coronavirus

Two cases of the new deadly strain of coronavirus have been identified in Ontario, with a third reported Tuesday in British Columbia. But how much of a threat does the new virus pose to Cana...

Jan 28, 2020

Montreal city councillor withdraws motion defining anti-Semitism amid criticism

MONTREAL - A Montreal city councillor has withdrawn a motion to have the city adopt an international organization's definition of anti-Semitism. Lionel Perez withdrew the motion endorsi...

Jan 28, 2020

City council in Prince Albert, Sask., votes to give plastic bags the boot

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A city in northern Saskatchewan is believed to be the first in the province to have banned plastic checkout bagsPrince Albert city council passed a bylaw unanimously at a meetin...

Jan 28, 2020