Canada

Canada spearheading effort to better protect airborne passenger flights

WASHINGTON - Canada is spearheading what Transport Minister Marc Garneau hopes will become an international effort to protect civilian airliners around the world from being shot down over conflic...

Mar 05, 2020

Minassian admits to planning, carrying out Toronto van attack

TORONTO - A man who killed 10 people when he drove a van into crowds of pedestrians on a busy Toronto sidewalk in 2018 has admitted to planning and carrying out the attack, court heard Thursday. ...

Mar 05, 2020

Manitoba government changes course, plans to adopt its own carbon tax

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government has changed course and has agreed to bring in its own carbon tax, but is cutting the provincial sales tax as well. Premier Brian Palliste...

Mar 05, 2020

Two new coronavirus cases in Ontario, pushing provincewide total to 22

TORONTO - Ontario health authorities say two new cases of the novel coronavirus have been identified in the province. The latest cases are a woman who returned to Kitchener, Ont., from Italy and ...

Mar 05, 2020

Trudeau urges patience as Wet'suwet'en mull over proposed land and title deal

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he knows people are impatient for a resolution to tensions involving a disputed natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, but time is nee...

Mar 05, 2020

Ontario reports two new coronavirus cases, bringing province's total to 20

TORONTO - The number of cases of novel coronavirus in Ontario climbed to 20 on Tuesday as provincial health officials recorded two new positive tests from people with recent travel histories to affect...

Mar 05, 2020

Coronavirus fears prompt new federal warning against travel to Iran

OTTAWA - The federal government is now warning against all travel to Iran over concerns about the novel coronavirus.Global Affairs Canada posted a new alert this morning, upgrading an advisory against...

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Supreme Court will not hear Trans Mountain pipeline expansion appeal cases

OTTAWA - The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project has cleared another legal hurdle. The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear five challenges from environment and Indigen...

Mar 04, 2020

Coronavirus fears prompt new federal warning against travel to Iran

OTTAWA - The federal government is now warning against all travel to Iran over concerns about the novel coronavirus. Global Affairs Canada posted a new alert this morning, upgrading an advisory agains...

Mar 05, 2020

PM promises resources for provinces fighting novel coronavirus

HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says provincial health authorities won't be alone in their fight against the novel coronavirus because the federal government will ensure they have the resource...

Mar 05, 2020