Canada

Montreal airport refuellers vote in favour of New Year's Day strike

MONTREAL - The workers in charge of refuelling planes at Montreal's Trudeau and Mirabel airports could walk off the job on New Year's Day, which would likely disrupt the busy holiday travel ...

Dec 28, 2019

'A distinct identity:' Advocacy group wants protection for Alberta's wild horses

SUNDRE, Alta. - Bob Henderson's love affair with wild horses began almost 50 years ago and he's become a passionate advocate for the ponies that roam in the Rocky Mountain foothills of west-...

Dec 28, 2019

The top stories and trends that defined the past decade in Canada

The last decade in Canada has been one of seismic social changes. We've changed how we talk about gender, global politics, drugs and what it means to be a Canadian. Here's how the discourse ...

Dec 28, 2019

Multiple marine fuel choices fracture impact forecasts from new sulphur limits

CALGARY - A new wave of cold water is about to hit Canada's much-buffeted oilsands industry but whether it will be a perfect storm or a tempest in a teapot is yet to be seen. Tighter polluti...

Dec 28, 2019

Little potash spilled after derailment in B.C. lake: government spokesman

VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Two rail cars containing potash have been removed from Moose Lake in eastern British Columbia after a Canadian National train derailed Thursday. A spokesman with the B...

Dec 27, 2019

'Queen of Giraffes' among new Order of Canada recipients with global influence

OTTAWA - Talk about sticking her neck out for Canada. The latest cohort of appointments to the Order of Canada include many people whose accomplishments have had an impact around the wo...

Dec 27, 2019

A list of new Order of Canada recipients

OTTAWA - Here is a list of the newest recipients of the Order of Canada, along with their citations. Companions of the Order: James Francis Cameron, Saskatoon and Manhattan Beach, Calif. Writer, ...

Dec 27, 2019

Sex abuse complainants suing Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man whose sex abuse convictions were quashed by the Supreme Court of Canada is being sued by six complainants who say he inflicted a lifetime of emotional harm. A&nbs...

Dec 27, 2019

Liberals face challenge to climate, economic policies early in 2020

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads into 2020 promising to chart a path to Canada's most ambitious greenhouse-gas emissions target yet: getting to a point within 30 years where Canada is addi...

Dec 27, 2019

'Itch like crazy:' Edmonton boy battles ultra-rare disease

EDMONTON - Armando Perez was only three months old when he got itchy. His mom, Alexandra Perez, says it wasn't normal scratching that could be fixed with a cute pair of baby mittens. It was so bad tha...

Dec 27, 2019