Canada

Feds working on new policies to stop illegal shipments of garbage

OTTAWA - The federal government expects to make some changes this year to keep Canada's garbage from ending up on foreign shores without consent. Environment Canada and the Canada Border Services Agen...

Jan 13, 2020

Bearwell: Giant panda pair born in Canada return to Chinese homeland

CALGARY - The first giant panda twins born in Canada have safely arrived in the land of their roots. The Calgary Zoo says Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue are exploring their new panda p...

Jan 13, 2020

Tough rules for Conservative leadership race could thin the field

OTTAWA - Conservative leadership hopefuls are spinning up their organizations Monday with the official start of the federal party's leadership race. The entry fee, the number of signatures requir...

Jan 13, 2020

Nathalie Normandeau's request for stay of proceedings to be heard in March

QUEBEC - A judge will hear in March a request for a stay of proceedings from former deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau and her co-accused, charged in 2016 following a corruption investigatio...

Jan 13, 2020

Jewish, Iranian groups ask feds to add Iran's Guard Corps to terror listing

OTTAWA - Canadian Jewish and Iranian organizations have reiterated their demands for the government to list Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity following last week...

Jan 13, 2020

Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that Iran must take "full responsibility" for shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 people on board, including 57 Cana...

Jan 13, 2020

Jewish, Iranian groups want government to add Iran's Guards to terror listing

OTTAWA - Canadian Jewish and Iranian organizations have reiterated their demands for the government to list Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity following last week...

Jan 13, 2020

Applications open for Indian day-schools compensation

OTTAWA - A long-awaited program to provide financial compensation to survivors of Canada's Indian day schools is now open for applications. Under the terms of the settlement, survivors can apply for i...

Jan 13, 2020

Nuclear alert investigation won't be long and drawn out, minister says

TORONTO - Ontario's solicitor general says she wants the investigation into a mistaken alert about an incident at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station to be completed fairly quickly. Sylvia Jones ...

Jan 13, 2020

Morneau says environment, protecting economy to be key focus of 2020 budget

TORONTO - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the environment will be an important focus of his upcoming federal budget. Morneau is in his downtown Toronto riding today to kick off consultations on wha...

Jan 13, 2020