Canada

Conservatives postpone policy convention to focus on organizing leadership race

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they're postponing a policy convention that had been scheduled for mid-April to allow more time to organize an upcoming leadership race. The party announced the ...

Dec 22, 2019

Champagne quiet on what U.S. thinks of idea to hold off on trade deal with China

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is refusing to say how Washington responded to Canada's request that it hold off on signing a trade deal with China until Canadian pr...

Dec 22, 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...

Dec 22, 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 22, 2019

Regimental funeral in Winnipeg for RCMP officer who died in highway crash

WINNIPEG - An RCMP officer who died in a highway crash was remembered Friday as a fun-loving man with a zest for mischief as well as a deep compassion for friends and family. Well over ...

Dec 22, 2019

Back to the drawing board for missing heavy icebreaker: Coast Guard

OTTAWA - Call it the case of the missing icebreaker. The fate of the Canadian Coast Guard's next heavy icebreaker has been wrapped in mystery since the federal government quietly removed the $1.3-bill...

Dec 22, 2019

Internet-based 911 calling on the horizon; aim is to enhance response

TORONTO - Emergency services will soon have to ensure they can pinpoint the location of people calling 911 for help on their cellphones. The technically complex shift mandated by Canada's telecommunic...

Dec 22, 2019

Conservatives postpone policy convention to focus on organizing leadership race

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they're postponing a policy convention that had been scheduled for mid-April to allow more time to organize an upcoming leadership race. The party announced the ...

Dec 22, 2019

Judge refuses injunction request from Montreal caleche drivers ahead of deadline

MONTREAL - A judge refused a last-minute effort by Montreal caleche drivers seeking to save their industry, ruling on Friday against an emergency injunction request to stop new city rul...

Dec 22, 2019

Experts call for ice climbers to wear avalanche safety gear in the mountains

BANFF, Alta. - Outdoor experts are hoping that an avalanche that killed three world-class climbers last spring will lead to improved safety in the sport. American Jess Roskelley and Austrians David La...

Dec 22, 2019