Canada

Greens to vote against Liberal throne speech unless carbon targets toughened: May

OTTAWA - Capping a week of meetings with opposition leaders, Justin Trudeau met Friday with the Green party's Elizabeth May, who says she will vote against the Liberal go...

Nov 17, 2019

No new rules needed to ensure timely youth justice, Supreme Court says

OTTAWA - There is no need for new rules to ensure timely justice when young people are charged with crimes, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided. The ruling came Friday as the high court dismi...

Nov 17, 2019

Inquiry begins Monday into deaths of former soldier and his Nova Scotia family

HALIFAX - It was almost three years ago that Lionel Desmond - a deeply disturbed Afghan war veteran diagnosed with PTSD - bought a rifle and headed to his modest home in rural Nova Scotia. As night fe...

Nov 17, 2019

Freeland's imprint of foreign affairs remains even if she's shuffled: analysts

OTTAWA - Whether or not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles her to a new cabinet post on Wednesday, Chrystia Freeland's imprint on Canada's foreign policy will remain visible for some time to come,...

Nov 17, 2019

Venezuela's decline poses challenges for Liberal minority government

OTTAWA - The ripples from Venezuela's collapse are shifting Canada's Western Hemisphere neighbourhood, creating major long-term costs for the new Liberal minority government. South America's bord...

Nov 17, 2019

CTV, Jessica Allen apologize for her hockey remarks after Don Cherry's firing

TORONTO - CTV says it is apologizing to anyone who was offended by comments made by a correspondent on its show The Social following the firing of hockey commentator Don Cherry. During the program on ...

Nov 16, 2019

MacLean calls first "Hockey Night" without Cherry the "end of an era"

TORONTO - Ron MacLean said he will address Don Cherry's dismissal during the first intermission of Saturday's "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcast. MacLean opened Saturday's show - the fi...

Nov 16, 2019

CN conductors' union gives 72-hour strike notice as talks continue

TORONTO - Canadian National Railways conductors, trainpersons and yardpersons have given strike notice ahead of a Tuesday deadline. The union, which represents 3,200 workers, provided the 72...

Nov 16, 2019

Capt. Dick Stevenson, legendary Sourtoe Cocktail founder, dies in Whitehorse

DAWSON CITY, Yukon - The founder of the legendary Sourtoe Cocktail in Dawson City, Yukon, has poured his final glass of the well-known whisky-and-pickled-human-toe drink. Dick Stevenson, the form...

Nov 16, 2019

1.8 million items of garbage strewn over Bay of Fundy bottom, study estimates

HALIFAX - A survey estimates more than 1.8 million pieces of garbage are strewn over the bottom of the Bay of Fundy, prompting concerns about potential harm to marine life. The study published Th...

Nov 16, 2019