Canada

Canadian firefighters expect to use tailored tactics to battle Australia blazes

HALIFAX - As Canadian firefighters boarded flights Wednesday to battle blazes in Australia, they noted they will likely have to employ some different tactics than they do to fight&...

Jan 17, 2020

Andrew Weaver leaves B.C. Greens to sit as Independent, cites family health

VICTORIA - A former Green leader in British Columbia who made history when he won a seat in the legislature is leaving the party to sit as an Independent. Andrew Weaver said Wednesday he wrestled with...

Jan 17, 2020

Ottawa plans to hire trainers in preparation for UN Security Council seat

OTTAWA - Canada is still vying for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, but it's already warming up the chair with a plan to hire trainers for Canadian officials. The federal gover...

Jan 17, 2020

Supreme Court to hear B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain expansion

OTTAWA - The B.C. government will ask Canada's high court Thursday to give it authority over what can flow through the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta. The case is a make-...

Greg Fry Jan 17, 2020

Man convicted of sexually abusing 18 boys over three decades released on parole

The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sexual abuse scandal has been released on day parole after officials found he presents a low risk of reoffending. A document released by the Parole Board...

Jan 17, 2020

Partner to appear in court in slaying of Quebec mother of six

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a man in his 30s is expected to appear in court today in the killing of a mother of six early Thursday morning. The victim was identified by police as Jael...

Jan 17, 2020

Competition watchdog probes complaint about political parties' data use

OTTAWA - Canada's competition watchdog is looking into a complaint about the data-harvesting practices of the main federal political parties. In its complaint to the commissioner of competition, ...

Jan 17, 2020

Countries vow stern signal to Tehran on PS752 in shadow of Iran nuclear deal row

LONDON - A dispute over a 2015 deal aimed at preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons is casting a shadow over an international meeting that Canada hopes will lead to justice and fina...

Jan 17, 2020

Impeachment ritual begins, perplexing Canadians more attuned to Parliament

WASHINGTON - For the third time in U.S. history, the president of the United States will stand trial in a uniquely American hybrid of judicial propriety and partisan politics, setting the sombre ...

Jan 17, 2020

First probable vaping-related illness reported in Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador have reported the province's first probable case of a lung illness related to vaping. The province's chief medical officer co...

Jan 17, 2020