Canada

Canada's top 1% saw fastest income acceleration, overall decrease in taxes

OTTAWA - The incomes of Canada's top one per cent grew at a faster pace than everyone else in 2017 - and, overall, they saw their taxes edge down, says a n...

Sep 25, 2019

Quebecers to decide in 2022 whether they want to change electoral system

Quebecers will decide during the next provincial election in 2022 whether they want to change how they vote in future elections. The Legault government has tabled an electoral reform bill th...

Sep 25, 2019

'Insulting, racial mockery:' Trudeau's behaviour panned by Alberta premier

CALGARY - Alberta's premier says images of federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wearing black and brown face makeup should make it easier for voters to choose in next month's election. Jaso...

Sep 25, 2019

Supreme Court judges hear two cases in Winnipeg, meet with Indigenous leaders

WINNIPEG - The Supreme Court of Canada's decision to hold hearings outside of Ottawa for the first time in its 144-year history is part of a plan to let Canadians see how the high court works and...

Sep 25, 2019

No shift in domestic homicide rates in spite of efforts, new research finds

Canada's efforts to address intimate partner violence and its impacts have failed to make any appreciable dent in the country's domestic homicide rates, researchers suggested Wednesday as they ca...

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Manitoba politician who made inappropriate remarks says he's learned his lesson

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba politician who was investigated for showing an assistant a picture of naked women and making inappropriate remarks says he has learned his lesson. Rick Wowchuk, a Progressiv...

Sep 25, 2019

British man returns to Yukon to tipple his own toe in long-running tradition

WHITEHORSE - An British man who lost several toes to frostbite in Yukon is now back in the territory for a reunification of sorts. Former British marine Nick Griffiths is set to become the most exclus...

Sep 25, 2019

NewsAlert: Freeland revoking appointment of Syrian consul in Montreal

OTTAWA - Canada is revoking its approval of a diplomatic appointment by the Syrian government to the country's consulate in Montreal. In a statement on Twitter, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freel...

Sep 25, 2019

Feds not planning study of endangered blue whale found dead in Cape Breton

MABOU, N.S. - The federal Fisheries Department says it won't order a necropsy into the death of a young blue whale off Cape Breton. The body of the endangered mammal was spotted la...

Sep 25, 2019

Climate, an NHL survivor and a double-double dilemma; In-The-News for Sept. 25

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 Sept. 25. What we are watching ...

Sep 25, 2019