Canada

Supreme Court ruling nixes U.S. ads for Canadian Super Bowl viewers

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has blown the whistle on a federal regulatory decision that allowed viewers to watch keenly anticipated American commercials during the Super Bowl b...

Dec 21, 2019

Dad who killed daughters must serve at least 22 years before parole

VICTORIA - A British Columbia father who committed the "vengeful" and "unspeakable" murders of his two daughters on Christmas Day in 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison without chance of pa...

Dec 21, 2019

Wet, cold, and dark: Environment Canada names Top 10 weather events of 2019

Wet. Cold. In the dark. And puzzled. That about sums up how the weather in 2019 left Canadians feeling, says David Phillips, Environment Canada's chief meteorologist. "It's almost as if normal doesn't...

Dec 20, 2019

B.C. board launches public effort to rename school named after 'racist' federal MP

VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island school district is embarking on what could be a difficult exercise to rename an elementary school named after a long-serving, controversial former municipa...

Dec 20, 2019

Canada won't say if U.S. agreed to suspend trade deal with China until Canadians let go

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 20, 2019

PM says he might have acted differently if knew how SNC-Lavalin case would end

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government might have acted differently had it known the criminal case against SNC-Lavalin would be resolved without crippling the company or throw...

Dec 20, 2019

'Good life' still left in Canada's submarines: Navy commander

OTTAWA - Canada's top sailor is standing by the Royal Canadian Navy's submarine fleet, saying there is still "good life" in the vessels and that with some "modest investments," they will be able to op...

Dec 20, 2019

Missing heavy icebreaker back on drawing board: 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 20, 2019

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

WINNIPEG - More than 1,000 police officers, first responders and members of the public have gathered at a funeral for a Winnipeg Mountie killed in a highway crash. Const. Allan Poapst, who served with...

Dec 20, 2019

Manitoba government's oversight of commercial vehicles inadequate: auditor

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government's oversight of the trucking industry and other large commercial vehicles is inadequate in part due to infrequent inspections and improper checks before operator...

Dec 20, 2019