Canada

Facing minority Parliament, Trudeau tells MPs to play nice with opposition

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is telling his caucus to play nice as Liberal MPs meet today before the House of Commons resumes sitting again next week. Trudeau says Canadians sent t...

Jan 23, 2020

Is climate action a $26-trillion opportunity? 'A little baloney' in this claim

OTTAWA - "This is not simply an environmental issue. It is an economic issue. The estimates going forward in terms of the size of the prize for countries that are in this game early, developing techno...

Jan 23, 2020

St. John's still digging out and James Dean back to life; In The News for Jan. 21

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 Jan. 21 ... What we are wa...

Jan 23, 2020

Allegations against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou not fraud in Canada: defence

VANCOUVER - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou should not be extradited to the United States to face fraud charges because her alleged misconduct doesn't amount to fraud in Canada, says her lawyer. Scott F...

Jan 23, 2020

Prison service trying to better understand the needs of black offenders

OTTAWA - Canada's prison service is working to better understand the needs of black offenders, a community that is second only to Indigenous people when it comes to overrepresentation in federal custo...

Jan 23, 2020

Lineups form outside grocery stores in St. John's, N.L., on 5th day of emergency

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Emptying kitchen cupboards were restocked in St. John's, N.L., on Tuesday, as residents lined up at grocery stores open for the first time since last week's massive blizza...

Jan 23, 2020

Liberals aim to find common ground when Parliament resumes next week

WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hoping to apply the same spirit of solidarity that saw Canadians pull together during recent disasters to get things done in a minority Parli...

Jan 23, 2020

Survey finds support among Canadians for broader assisted-dying law

OTTAWA - As the federal government moves to revise the law on assisted dying, new survey results suggest most Canadians support medical help to end suffering even when a natural death is som...

Jan 23, 2020

First phase of Meng Wanzhou extradition hearing to conclude today

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou are set to reply today to Crown arguments as the first phase of an extradition hearing for the Huawei executive draws to a close. The British Columbia Supreme Cour...

Jan 23, 2020

Canada prepares as WHO decides whether to declare global coronavirus emergency

Canadian public health agencies are ramping up preparations to deal with the coronavirus as the World Health Organization prepares to give more information on whether to declare the outbreak in C...

Jan 23, 2020