Canada

Little potash spilled after derailment in B.C. lake: government spokesman

VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Two rail cars containing potash have been removed from Moose Lake in eastern British Columbia after a Canadian National train derailed Thursday. A spokesman with the B...

Dec 27, 2019

'Queen of Giraffes' among new Order of Canada recipients with global influence

OTTAWA - Talk about sticking her neck out for Canada. The latest cohort of appointments to the Order of Canada include many people whose accomplishments have had an impact around the wo...

Dec 27, 2019

A list of new Order of Canada recipients

OTTAWA - Here is a list of the newest recipients of the Order of Canada, along with their citations. Companions of the Order: James Francis Cameron, Saskatoon and Manhattan Beach, Calif. Writer, ...

Dec 27, 2019

Sex abuse complainants suing Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man whose sex abuse convictions were quashed by the Supreme Court of Canada is being sued by six complainants who say he inflicted a lifetime of emotional harm. A&nbs...

Dec 27, 2019

Liberals face challenge to climate, economic policies early in 2020

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads into 2020 promising to chart a path to Canada's most ambitious greenhouse-gas emissions target yet: getting to a point within 30 years where Canada is addi...

Dec 27, 2019

'Itch like crazy:' Edmonton boy battles ultra-rare disease

EDMONTON - Armando Perez was only three months old when he got itchy. His mom, Alexandra Perez, says it wasn't normal scratching that could be fixed with a cute pair of baby mittens. It was so bad tha...

Dec 27, 2019

Trudeau on climate and ultra-rare disease; In The News for Dec. 27

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 Dec. 27. What we are watching in Canada ... Pr...

Dec 27, 2019

'Right thing for a premier to do:' Saskatchewan's Moe reflects on Pride parade

REGINA - Before Scott Moe participated in his first Pride parade earlier this year, the Saskatchewan premier ran it past his young adult daughter. Moe says he takes advice in a big way from ...

Dec 27, 2019

No injuries in B.C. train derailment, environmental crews assessing impacts: CN

VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Canadian National says crews responded to a train derailment in eastern British Columbia on Thursday. The railway company said early reports suggest 26 railcars derailed along the tr...

Dec 26, 2019

Brisk early sales of weed edibles at Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. outlet

HALIFAX - Stocking stuffers with a kick moved briskly off the shelves at Nova Scotia's government-operated cannabis shops and at other Canadian vendors that managed to bring in a supply...

Dec 26, 2019