Canada

Officials track passengers on flight with coronavirus patient

Public health officials were working Sunday to track down some of the passengers of a China Southern Airlines flight to Toronto this week after learning that the patient diagnosed with Canada's f...

Jan 28, 2020

Wolf safely relocated after wandering through Victoria near B.C. legislature

VICTORIA - A lone male wolf that spent last weekend sniffing out a busy urban neighbourhood in Victoria, just steps from British Columbia's legislature, has been safely relocated to a new te...

Jan 28, 2020

Canadian teacher in Wuhan thinks it's best to hunker down, stay put

A Canadian teacher who lives in the Chinese city that is the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak says he has no plans to leave. Wayne Duplessis says he and his family are hun...

Jan 28, 2020

Ont. school board warns that coronavirus concerns veer into anti-Chinese racism

An Ontario school board is urging parents to not make assumptions about the new coronavirus that could stoke xenophobia and racism against the Chinese community. Officials with the York...

Jan 28, 2020

Feds rang up $1.4M in legal costs during failed prosecution of Mark Norman

OTTAWA - The federal government rang up more than $1.4 million in legal costs during the failed prosecution of retired vice-admiral Mark Norman. Revealed this week by Justice Minister David Lametti in...

Jan 28, 2020

Liberals' income tax cut to cost more in lost revenues than planned, PBO says

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget watchdog estimates the Liberal government's newly enacted income tax cut will cost $2.5 billion more than projected. A report from the budget office this mo...

Jan 28, 2020

Armed Forces wrap up blizzard response in Newfoundland after historic storm

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Armed Forces have wrapped up their mission in Newfoundland and Labrador after dispatching to the provincial capital more than a week ago to help with recovery from a histor...

Jan 28, 2020

Deputy prime minister asks Opposition not to delay new NAFTA deal

OTTAWA - The minority Liberals made another pitch Sunday for cross-partisan co-operation on a key priority for the government in the upcoming sitting of the House of Commons: passing the new U.S....

Jan 28, 2020

RCMP secrets-case arrest triggered internal warnings, advisories to Mounties

OTTAWA - After the shocking arrest of one of their own on national-secrecy charges, rank-and-file Mounties were encouraged to get counselling if needed, decline to speak with the media ...

Jan 28, 2020

Toronto-area mayors, police chiefs meet to discuss gun violence

TORONTO - Mayors and police chiefs from the Toronto area are meeting today to discuss a recent spike in gun violence throughout the region. Toronto Mayor John Tory says he called the meeting - wh...

Jan 28, 2020