Canada

Former cabinet minister Peter MacKay to announce Tory leadership bid today

STELLARTON, N.S. - Former federal cabinet minister Peter MacKay is to announce his candidacy today for the leadership of the federal Conservative party. MacKay, who served in a number of portfoli...

Jan 25, 2020

Professional Lego builder 'hasn't worn a tie for years' after giving up IT job

VANCOUVER - Many years ago when Ryan McNaught was an IT professional, he got an email from his manager who wanted to have a meeting about the number of meetings they were having. "I knew right then th...

Jan 25, 2020

RCMP in Manitoba, B.C. spent around $1.5M on massive manhunt after B.C. killings

WINNIPEG - The massive investigation and search last summer for two young men wanted for three killings cost the RCMP in Manitoba and British Columbia about $1.5 million. Cpl. Julie Courchaine said We...

Jan 24, 2020

Inuk elder honoured for helping the home front during Second World War

OTTAWA - For the war effort in the 1940s, Qapik Attagutsiak remembers the local Catholic priest urging her and her family to collect walrus and seal bones from their island near Igloolik, and even the...

Jan 24, 2020

Inuk elder honoured for helping the home front during Second World War

OTTAWA - Qapik Attagutsiak, a 99-year-old Inuk woman, will be the guest of honour at a ceremony Monday to recognize the little-known contribution by Inuit communities to help Canada and the Allie...

Jan 24, 2020

CBC making changes to four-host format of flagship news program 'The National'

TORONTO - The CBC is making changes to the four-host format of its flagship newscast "The National" in response to feedback from viewers. The public broadcaster said Wednesday that Adri...

Jan 24, 2020

Champagne hopeful about UN Security Council bid despite stiff competition

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he's "cautiously optimistic" about Canada's chances of winning a seat on the United Nations Security Council this year as the governm...

Jan 24, 2020

Union fined for violating court order in Regina refinery labour dispute

REGINA - A judge has fined a union that represents more than 700 workers at a Saskatchewan oil refinery $100,000 for violating a court order that set limits on picketing durin...

Jan 24, 2020

B.C. privacy commissioner suggests media civility for Prince Harry and Meghan

VICTORIA - Media outlets in Canada should practise civility and self-regulation in respecting the privacy rights of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says British Columbia's pr...

Jan 24, 2020

Ottawa pledges to match funds raised for families of Iran plane crash victims

TORONTO - The federal government promised Wednesday to match all contributions to a fundraising campaign that aims to provide financial relief for the families of the 57 ...

Jan 24, 2020