Canada

Attack near Semafo mine in Burkina Faso results in the death of at least 37

MONTREAL - An attack on employees of Quebec gold producer Semafo Inc. in Burkina Faso has left 37 people dead and 60 injured. The attack occurred about 40 kilometres from the Boungou mine - ...

Nov 06, 2019

Lawyer for hotel owners says Vancouver risks litigation with $1 expropriation

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the owners of two dilapidated hotels in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside says the city is exposing itself to considerable litigation risk by seeking to expropriate the prope...

Nov 06, 2019

Manitoba premier to talk pipelines, flood protection and more with prime minister

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he hopes to discuss pipelines, flood protection and other issues during a one-hour meeting Friday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Pallister sa...

Nov 06, 2019

'I need answers:' Slain caseworker's sister in court as mental exam ordered

CALGARY - The sister of a caseworker who was stabbed to death while on the job at an assisted-living home says she doesn't want any other family to suffer the same way. Nancy Euwangue travel...

Nov 06, 2019

River otter likely snuck through open gates to get to Vancouver koi pond

VANCOUVER - The koi pond at Vancouver's Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden has been drained and the remaining carp removed after a hungry river otter returned for a second annual fall hunting tr...

Nov 06, 2019

Gun serial numbers are not personal information, judge tells RCMP

OTTAWA - The Federal Court is ordering the RCMP to release the serial numbers of hundreds of its handguns in response to a request under the national information law. In a decision ...

Nov 06, 2019

Scientists using aerial drones to compare northern and southern whale behaviour

VANCOUVER - A University of British Columbia scientist says he was delightedly caught off guard when he spotted a southern resident killer whale calf appearing to use a fish as her teething ring and s...

Nov 06, 2019

Celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary, wife sued in deadly boat crash

TORONTO - A fatal boat crash on an Ontario lake this summer has prompted a wrongful death lawsuit against celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary and his wife Linda O'Leary, who was dr...

Nov 06, 2019

Kasirer praised for keen mind, collegiality at Supreme Court welcoming ceremony

OTTAWA - Colleagues praised Nicholas Kasirer as a nimble legal mind and devoted professional Monday at a ceremony to welcome the newest member of the Supreme Court of Canada. The fluently bilingual Ka...

Nov 06, 2019

SeaBus affected as Metro Vancouver transit strike reaches Day 4 with no talks

VANCOUVER - Job action by Metro Vancouver transit workers is into a fourth day with more sailing cancellations on a pedestrian ferry connecting Vancouver to the North Shore, and a warni...

Nov 06, 2019