Canada

State of emergency in St. John's, N.L., reaches Day 5 after massive blizzard

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - It's now Day 5 of the state of emergency in the St. John's, N.L., as cleanup continues from Friday's massive blizzard that dumped 76 centimetres of snow in the area. Defence Mi...

Jan 21, 2020

Prison service trying to better understand the needs of black offenders

OTTAWA - Canada's prison service is working to better understand the needs of black offenders, a community whose overrepresentation in federal custody is second only to Indige...

Jan 21, 2020

Quebec minister says reform needed after people line up for days to sponsor refugees

MONTREAL - Quebec's immigration minister has acknowledged the province's system to sponsor refugees needs reform after hundreds of people camped out in his department's Montreal offices over...

Jan 20, 2020

A brief look at carbon taxing by province

OTTAWA - As of Jan. 1, every Canadian and all Canadian businesses are paying a price on carbon. The federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act means provinces that do not have their own price o...

Jan 20, 2020

Ted Hughes, British Columbia's first conflict watchdog, dies at 92

VICTORIA - Ted Hughes, whose reports led to the resignation of a premier and the overhaul of child welfare systems in British Columbia and Manitoba, has died at the age of 92. Hugh...

Jan 20, 2020

Disrespectful that Horgan won't meet during northern B.C. tour: hereditary chief

HOUSTON, B.C. - It's disrespectful that Premier John Horgan won't meet with five hereditary chiefs who oppose a natural gas pipeline while he is touring northern British Columbia, says the highest-ran...

Jan 20, 2020

Winnipeg mayor talks meth crisis, safety during meeting with prime minister

WINNIPEG - The mayor of Winnipeg came out of a sit-down meeting with the prime minister on Monday saying that all levels of government need to work together to tackle a methamphetamine crisis plaguing...

Jan 20, 2020

Supporters of northern B.C. pipeline protest end blockade at ferry terminal

VICTORIA - BC Ferries says demonstrators opposed to a liquefied natural gas pipeline across northern British Columbia ended a protest today that tied up traffic at a terminal ...

Jan 20, 2020

Tax revolt? Unpaid taxes from energy companies to Alberta towns more than double

Alberta's rural municipalities say the amount of unpaid property taxes they're owed by oil and gas companies has more than doubled over the past year. The association says they are owed a total of $17...

Jan 20, 2020

Former Montreal mayor can keep $268K severance despite fraud conviction: judge

MONTREAL - A court has ruled that disgraced former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum can keep the $268,000 he received from the city after resigning from office, despite a conv...

Jan 20, 2020