Canada

Promised 25 per cent wireless rate cut is on top of recent reductions: Bains

OTTAWA - The federal government is making clear that cuts to wireless rates it expects from mobile-phone service providers must be in addition to price reductions already seen since 2016. Bu...

Jan 16, 2020

Zelensky says he, Trudeau talk crash punishment, as Iran announces arrests

OTTAWA - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have discussed the need to "punish" the Iranians responsible for the downing of the Ukrainian airlin...

Jan 16, 2020

Politicians past and present expected in St. John's for John Crosbie funeral

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Past and present politicians of all stripes are expected in St. John's, N.L., today to pay their last respects to John Crosbie. The former federal cabinet minister and lieutena...

Jan 16, 2020

Foreign affairs minister in London to chair meeting on plane crash

LONDON - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is chairing a meeting in London today that the federal government hopes will lead to justice and financial compensation for the famil...

Jan 16, 2020

Inuit women in Canada's north encountering 'racialized policing,' report says

OTTAWA - A new report on how police respond to violence against women in Canada's four northern Inuit regions says researchers have uncovered "systemic racialized policing" there. Inter...

Jan 15, 2020

Duchess of Sussex visits women's shelter in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER - A women's shelter in Vancouver received a royal visit on Tuesday from Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, as she and husband Prince Harry plot their part-time move to Canada. The Downtown Easts...

Jan 15, 2020

Premier says he's excited about Harry and Meghan possibly moving to B.C.

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he is excited by the prospect of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle calling British Columbia their part-time home. He had a light-hearted conversation about t...

Jan 15, 2020

Horgan says 'rule of law applies,' LNG pipeline will proceed despite protests

VICTORIA - A natural gas pipeline across northern British Columbia is vital to the region's economic future and it will be built despite the objections of some Indigenous leaders, ...

Jan 15, 2020

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister plans to discuss carbon tax with prime minister

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he would like to discuss carbon taxes and climate change with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when the federal cabinet holds a retreat in Winnipeg n...

Jan 15, 2020

Hassan Diab seeks damages in Ontario court over extradition to France

Ottawa sociology professor Hassan Diab is suing the federal government over his extradition to France on allegations of terrorism. Diab, his wife and two young children have filed a notice o...

Jan 15, 2020