Canada

Bill to ratify new North American trade deal coming in short order: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will move quickly to approve the updated North American free trade deal. Trudeau says he has given his personal promise to U.S. President D...

Greg Fry Dec 10, 2019

Conservationists criticize Quebec plan to protect caribou by killing wolves

MONTREAL - A Quebec government plan that involves shooting wolves if they get too close to an endangered caribou herd is drawing criticism from environmentalists. Trained shooters ...

Dec 11, 2019

Decision reserved in hearing for N.B. officers involved in fatal shooting

FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick arbitrator has 15 days to decide the fate of two Bathurst, N.B., police officers who were involved in a fatal shooting almost five years ago. Constables Mathieu...

Dec 11, 2019

Trudeau's minority Liberal government survives first confidence vote

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's Liberals survived Tuesday their first test of confidence in the House of Commons but got a pointed reminder of how opposition parties can still make life complicated for...

Dec 11, 2019

New NAFTA, a school strike and a school streaker; In The News for Dec. 11

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 11. What we are watching i...

Dec 11, 2019

'Kind of lacking:' Injured Bronco wonders why Canada won't fund spinal surgery

CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says it feels good to be home after spending five weeks in Thailand, where he underwent spinal surgery. "It feels good. I mea...

Dec 11, 2019

Court challenge to federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners postponed

TORONTO - A court hearing to challenge the federal government's ban on needles for drug-using prisoners has been postponed until next week in the latest delay for a case that began seven years ago. Mo...

Dec 11, 2019

Kenney aims for clear signs of federal action on two-day Ottawa trip

OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney set out a dire picture of the economic and social impact of federal policy on Alberta Monday as he embarked on a two-day political trade mission in the capital. T...

Dec 11, 2019

'Not engaging doesn't change anything,' Nova Scotia premier says of China

OTTAWA - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says he plans to keep building economic ties between his province and China, even though he opposes its ongoing detention of two Canadians. McNeil says ...

Dec 10, 2019

Man who strangled wife, buried body in their Calgary home to stay in prison

BOWDEN, Alta. - A man who strangled his wife and cemented her body in a basement wall of their home is staying in prison for now. The Parole Board of Canada has confirmed a decision fro...

Dec 10, 2019