Canada

'Wexit' should heed pitfalls faced by other separatist movements: experts

CALGARY - Recent secessionist movements in the world offer few encouraging examples to western Canadians who are miffed at the federal government and think they'd be better off living in a s...

Dec 22, 2019

RCMP say boy safe, father in custody after Amber Alert issued in Alberta

BRULE, Alta. - Alberta RCMP say a toddler has been found unharmed and his father is in custody after an Amber Alert was issued early Friday. The alert went out about 2:30 a.m. for the 14-month-ol...

Dec 22, 2019

Uncovering of cathedral's spectacular murals reveals Halifax's tragic past

HALIFAX - Perched on a scaffold high above the altar in St. Mary's Cathedral in Halifax, art conservator Jennifer Fotheringham was using a scalpel to chip away a thick layer of white paint when s...

Dec 22, 2019

N.S. premier rejects mill's plea for time: 'There will be no extension'

HALIFAX - A decision by Nova Scotia's premier to keep a pledge he made to a First Nations community five years ago will result in the closure of an aging pulp mill and the loss of thous...

Dec 22, 2019

'Happy to be back:' Relieved son of Russian spies returns to Canada

TORONTO - A much-relieved son of Russian spies flew back from Moscow to his Toronto birthplace on Friday, a day after the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed his Canadian citizenship. The court deci...

Dec 22, 2019

ICBC sorry for suggesting deceased B.C. Mountie liable for on duty deadly crash

VICTORIA - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is apologizing for suggested a deceased Mountie was liable for the on-duty crash that claimed her life. The Crown-owned insurer says it will im...

Dec 21, 2019

Ottawa moves to restrict vaping advertisements to prevent youth exposure

Health Canada is proposing to ban advertising of vaping products in spaces where young people can see them in a bid to rein in the rise of underage e-cigarette use. Minister Patty ...

Dec 21, 2019

Logo a no go: Alberta energy war room to pull image belonging to U.S. company

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy war room says it is pulling and replacing its logo after learning that it was already being used by another company. The war room, officially known as the Ca...

Dec 21, 2019

Crown says former SNC-Lavalin exec Bebawi should be sentenced to 9 years

MONTREAL - Former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi tarnished Canada's reputation and helped perpetuate the corrupt dictatorial regime of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya, federal prosecutor Anne-Marie M...

Dec 21, 2019

Feds won't let resistant premiers scuttle municipal handgun bans: PM

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he won't let resistance from unwilling premiers scuttle the plans of municipalities that want to ban handguns. In an interview with The Canadian P...

Dec 21, 2019