Canada

Personal spending a party matter, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer declined Saturday to shed any light on lingering questions about the use of party money to pay for his children's tuition, an issue that threw his party into...

Jan 27, 2020

Gov't wasting billions on 'failed' projects through outsourcing, says union

OTTAWA - One of Canada's biggest civil service unions says outsourcing of work that could be done by government employees is costing taxpayers billions of dollars, with much of the money spent on sub-...

Jan 27, 2020

Quebec walks back offering medical aid in dying for mentally ill, will seek consensus

MONTREAL - Quebec is walking back a plan to offer medical aid in dying to severely mentally ill patients, saying they won't allow it for now and will consult widely before making a final decision. Hea...

Jan 27, 2020

Court of Appeal to hear from Crown, defence on Alexandre Bissonnette's sentence

Quebec's highest court is hearing arguments today on the length of the sentence handed down to convicted Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette. Bissonnette, 30, won't be present a...

Jan 27, 2020

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

VICTORIA - A wolf spotted roaming a busy Victoria neighbourhood not far from the British Columbia legislature has been safely captured. The wolf was first spotted on Saturday in the James Bay are...

Jan 27, 2020

Billboard pleas: Alberta man hopes sign will find him a kidney donor

CARBON, Alta. - The large billboard overlooking the town of Drumheller in east-central Alberta is hard to miss. Next to a photo of a smiling man in a blue shirt, his arms crossed, the sign reads:...

Jan 27, 2020

Inquiry into deaths of former soldier and his N.S. family set to begin — again

GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A high-profile inquiry is set to begin today in rural Nova Scotia, not far from where Lionel Desmond, an Afghan war veteran with PTSD, fatally shot his mother, ...

Jan 27, 2020

Pregnant Canadian woman stuck in Wuhan, China, coronavirus epicentre

A teacher who is living with his pregnant wife and child in a city that is at the epicentre of China's coronavirus outbreak is hoping to get his family out safely. Tom Williams is a British expat who ...

Jan 27, 2020

Conservative leadership campaign trail adds one more: MP Erin O'Toole

OTTAWA - Ontario MP Erin O'Toole is expected to lay out his vision for the federal Conservative party and why he's the one to run it in an online video being released today that officially kicks off h...

Jan 27, 2020

Experts weigh in on protecting against new coronavirus

TORONTO - As Canadian health officials treat Canada's first diagnosed case of a new type of coronavirus spreading around the world, doctors are repeatedly stressing the fact that the risk of furt...

Jan 27, 2020