Canada

Alberta premier dismisses concerns over firing of election commissioner

CALGARY - Alberta's premier is dismissing concerns over a bill that fires the man who had been investigating wrongdoing within the United Conservative Party. Jason Kenney says he and other c...

Nov 22, 2019

Industry experts say StarMetro, Canada's last commuter daily, will be missed

Industry experts say the recent closure of the StarMetro newspapers in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Halifax and Toronto comes at a cost to some communities that still rely on the free commuter d...

Nov 22, 2019

UVic threatens disciplinary action if athletes speak about coach investigation

VANCOUVER - Three rowers who accused coach Barney Williams of harassment and abuse say the University of Victoria has threatened them with disciplinary action if they speak about the results of the in...

Nov 22, 2019

'He listened:' Alberta's energy minister meets with federal counterpart in Calgary

CALGARY - Alberta's energy minister says she had a productive meeting with Canada's newly appointed natural resources minister. Sonya Savage met with Seamus O'Regan, an MP from Newfoundland, this week...

Nov 22, 2019

Politicians in B.C. watch supermodel's transition journey on Transgender Day

VICTORIA - A Canadian male supermodel who walks the fashion runways of Paris and appeared on front covers of trend-setting magazines relayed his story to British Columbia politicians during ...

Nov 22, 2019

Alberta NDP seek ruling to ban UCP from voting on bill to fire election watchdog

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP is asking the ethics commissioner to ban the entire United Conservative caucus from voting on a bill that would fire the province's election watchdog. Leader R...

Nov 22, 2019

Trudeau seeks to keep eyes on Prairies with new role for Winnipeg's Jim Carr

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau carved new roles in his government Wednesday designed to ensure voices on the Prairies are heard around a cabinet table that has scant representat...

Nov 22, 2019

New Ottawa police chief vows vigilance on racial bias, discrimination

OTTAWA - New traffic-stop data and the results of a diversity audit show more steps are needed to ensure bias-free law enforcement in the nation's capital, Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly says. Sloly,...

Nov 22, 2019

Trudeau turns to B.C. MP with Saskatchewan roots to helm tricky climate ministry

OTTAWA - Jonathan Wilkinson has been the minister of environment and climate change for less than 24 hours but the job is likely going to get harder from here. "Environment is probably the most challe...

Nov 22, 2019

Military member accused of running illegal marijuana-oil lab in B.C.

OTTAWA - A Canadian Armed Forces member is facing two charges after military police uncovered what they say is an illegal marijuana-oil extraction lab that have been linked to home fires and even expl...

Nov 22, 2019