Canada

Provinces, territories to have input in future price of carbon tax, McKenna says

OTTAWA - Any decisions about future increases in the carbon tax would take into account the views of provinces and territories, the federal environment minister says, using language tha...

Aug 28, 2019

Edmonton landscaper needed time to think, let $60-million lottery win sink in

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - An Edmonton landscaper has won big after waiting 10 months to claim a $60-million lotto jackpot. Bon Truong says he was stunned when he checked his Lotto Max ticket at a ...

Aug 28, 2019

'He lived the Canadian immigrant dream:' Memorial for MP Deepak Obhrai

CALGARY - Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a memorial service Monday that former member of Parliament Deepak Obhrai opened doors for new Canadians to become involved in politics. "Deepak...

Aug 28, 2019

Feds amend shipyard search following complaint about bias toward Quebec's Davie

OTTAWA - The federal government has amended its search for a third shipyard in line for potentially billions of dollars in work following allegations of bias for Quebec's Chantier Davie yard, but is s...

Aug 28, 2019

Competition bureau investigating claims made by makers of 'flushable' wipes

OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau of Canada is investigating the marketing practices of companies that make "flushable" wipes. Friends of the Earth Canada and EcoJustice filed a complaint about the clai...

Aug 28, 2019

Canadian health officials on alert after reports of vaping illnesses in the U.S.

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health says he and colleagues from across Canada are on alert as health officials in the United States continue to investigate nearly 200 cases of seve...

Aug 28, 2019

Queen's to teach med students about historic ban on black applicants to program

When medical students begin classes at Queen's University this fall, they'll be taught for the first time about the school's decades-long ban on admitting black applicants to the program. The uni...

Aug 28, 2019

Celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary involved in fatal boat crash, reports say

SEGUIN TOWNSHIP, Ont. - Media reports says celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary was on a boat involved in a crash that left two people dead in Ontario's cottage country last weekend. O'Leary issued a s...

Aug 28, 2019

Murderer who failed to return to N.B. halfway house had been at large twice before

FREDERICTON - A convicted murderer who failed to return to a Moncton halfway house last week remains missing, and documents show he had been unlawfully at large twice in the past. The Correctional Ser...

Aug 28, 2019

Third-party advertiser disavows 'mass immigration' message on billboards

OTTAWA - The third-party advertising group behind billboards promoting Maxime Bernier and his stance on immigration is now distancing itself from the message, saying it never signed off on the controv...

Aug 28, 2019