Canada

'Oil is going to move:' Calls for pipelines after fiery train derailment

GUERNSEY, Sask. - The reeve of a Saskatchewan municipality where a second fiery train derailment has occurred in less than two months says it's time for the federal government to look more seriou...

Feb 09, 2020

'My freedom and my life were stolen from me,' says Diab, suing over extradition

Ottawa sociology professor Hassan Diab says his long fight against accusations of terrorism wiped out his savings and caused chronic stress, depression and severe insomnia, prompting hi...

Feb 09, 2020

Liberals face heat as cost of Trans Mountain expansion hits $12.6 billion

OTTAWA - Expanding the Trans Mountain pipeline will now cost at least $12.6 billion - up from a three-year-old estimate of $7.4 billion on a project Finance Minister Bill Morn...

Feb 09, 2020

PM brings star power to Africa as part of push for UN Security Council seat

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided to bring some star power from the sports world to his game plan in Africa this week, as he pursues support for a seat for Canada on the po...

Feb 09, 2020

Provincial tensions with federal government easing, Kenney, Moe suggest

WASHINGTON - Post-election tensions between the West and the federal Liberal government are showing signs of easing, two of Canada's premiers suggested Friday as provincial leaders fanned out acr...

Feb 09, 2020

Horgan says NDP to highlight 'what we've done, where we're going' this month

VICTORIA - British Columbia's New Democrat government will be pointing out its achievements on affordability and economic fronts while introducing a political agenda for the next year as the...

Feb 09, 2020

Commuter rail trips cancelled as protest blocks tracks near Belleville, Ont.

A blockade on a rail line in eastern Ontario has halted service along one of Via Rail's busiest routes and led to numerous cancellations. Spokesman Karl-Philip Marchand Giguere did not provide reasons...

Feb 09, 2020

Multiple road collisions, schools shuttered, flights cancelled as heavy snow lashes Quebec

MONTREAL - Drivers were urged to stay off the roads and children got an unexpected day off from school Friday as heavy snow battered a large swath of southern Quebec. More than 700 road inci...

Feb 09, 2020

Second plane for Canadians in Wuhan on its way to Asia: foreign minister

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Canada's foreign minister says a second plane has left for Asia to bring a second load of Canadians out of the Chinese city locked down over a viral outbreak. Foreign Affairs M...

Feb 09, 2020

On 10-year anniversary of Vancouver Olympics, public figures reflect on mixed legacy

VANCOUVER - When Gregor Robertson took office as mayor of Vancouver, he said he didn't anticipate the "financial meltdown" of a planned housing development as the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralym...

Feb 09, 2020