Canada

Former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt to help run race to replace Scheer

OTTAWA - A high-profile Conservative who lost her seat in the last election will help lead the effort to elect a replacement for party Leader Andrew Scheer. The Conservative Party has announced t...

Dec 25, 2019

'If we don't, who is?' Adventurers protect winter playground as climate changes

BANFF, Alta. - Professional adventurer Greg Hill was skiing in Pakistan five years ago, when he got caught in an avalanche and broke his leg. As he healed, he reflected on what legacy he would have le...

Dec 25, 2019

Senator caps lifelong fight by taking aim at Chateau Laurier addition

OTTAWA - A soon-to-be-retired senator has taken his decades-long fight to protect important heritage buildings to "the heart of the nation," where his final act before leaving the Red Chamber for...

Dec 25, 2019

B.C. solicitor general forecasts better year ahead for cannabis products, revenue

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says it's the best of times for cannabis users in British Columbia, but they could be even better. Since recreational cannabis became legal in Canada in October 2018, ac...

Dec 25, 2019

Documents show myriad federal agencies crafting plan for homeless veterans

OTTAWA - Internal government documents show four federal departments have quietly spent months crafting an answer to a cross-party call for the government to end veterans homelessness b...

Dec 25, 2019

Morneau takes shot at Tories over recession talk in wake of fiscal update

OTTAWA - The political war-of-words around the national economy took another turn on Sunday's political talk shows as the federal finance minister warned Conservatives to cease claims of a l...

Dec 24, 2019

Sixty-nine Canadians giving up holidays to help with Australian wildfires

TORONTO - Sixty-nine Canadians are giving up their holidays at home to join the battle for the first time against the deadly wildfires devastating vast tracts of several Australian states. The Canadia...

Greg Fry Dec 24, 2019

Sixty-nine Canadians giving up holidays to help with Australian wildfires

TORONTO - Sixty-nine Canadians are giving up their holidays at home to join the battle for the first time against the deadly wildfires devastating vast tracts of several Australian states. The C...

Greg Fry Dec 24, 2019

Federal report says Canadians 'doubtful' on hitting emissions targets

OTTAWA - The federal government was told just before the fall election campaign that many Canadians didn't believe the country will meet targets for reducing its greenhouse-gas emission...

Dec 24, 2019

Journalist group protests Alberta war room's use of term reporters

EDMONTON - A group for Canadian journalists wants staff in the Alberta government's so-called war room to stop calling themselves reporters when speaking to the public. Numerous cases have surfac...

Dec 24, 2019