Canada

Conservatives' Scheer wants Trudeau to open Parliament on November 25

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will present a to-do list to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday that begins with a specific request: call the House of Commons back...

Nov 13, 2019

Canada supports genocide case against Myanmar at International Court of Justice

OTTAWA - Veteran politician Bob Rae says he will return as Canada's special envoy for Myanmar to help build support for a genocide lawsuit against that country's government over its forced expulsion o...

Nov 13, 2019

Canada among three G20 countries least likely to hit emissions targets: report

OTTAWA - Canada's plan to meet its greenhouse-gas emissions targets is among the worst in the G20, according to a new report card on climate action. Climate Transparency issued its annual report ...

Nov 13, 2019

Virtual reality teaching about N.S. group home abuse transforms shame into respect

HALIFAX - Fifteen-year-old Christian Ofume stands with Tony Smith and discusses the virtual reality education he's just received, detailing how, as children, Smith and other residents of a Halifa...

Nov 13, 2019

Family of 2-year-old killed by falling AC unit hires lawyer to investigate

TORONTO - A lawyer representing the family of a two-year-old girl killed by a falling air conditioner says they're conducting an investigation into the circumstances behind the incident. Personal inju...

Nov 13, 2019

Trudeau meets Bloc leader in hunt for support for minority government

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet this morning as he looks for support for his new minority government in Parliament. Trudeau is sitting do...

Nov 13, 2019

B.C. government grappling with multiple labour disputes by public-sector unions

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government faces a "difficult balancing act" in dealing with labour strife among public-sector unions representing bus drivers in Metro Vancouver, teachers around...

Nov 13, 2019

Spiritual leaders call for respect, unity during Remembrance Day ceremony

OTTAWA - Thousands of Canadians braved sub-zero temperatures in the nation's capital on Monday to honour and remember all those - no matter their background - who offered up their lives to d...

Nov 13, 2019

Cirque du Soleil co-founder taken into custody in Tahiti over cannabis growth

TAHITI, French Polynesia - A Canadian entrepreneur and co-founder of the circus show Cirque du Soleil has been taken into custody in French Polynesia over ...

Nov 13, 2019

Geoff Regan among the MPs who want to preside over House of Commons

OTTAWA - Geoff Regan, who presided over the House of Commons as Speaker for the past four years, is looking to reprise his role in the new session of Parliament. The Halifax Liberal MP plans to l...

Nov 13, 2019