Canada

Arrest in RCMP secrets case touched off a flurry of activity at highest levels

OTTAWA - The head of Canada's spy agency was briefed two dozen times in six weeks this fall about a security lapse at the national police force - an indication of the gravity of the all...

Dec 18, 2019

B.C. board launches public effort to rename school named after 'racist' federal MP

VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island school district is embarking on what could be a difficult exercise to rename an elementary school named after a long-serving, controversial former municipa...

Dec 18, 2019

'Accountability achieved' in SNC-Lavalin affair, Wilson-Raybould says

OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould says the justice system did its work, the rule of law is being upheld and it is time for SNC-Lavalin to look to its future. In a series of tweets today, th...

Dec 18, 2019

'Good life' still left in Canada's submarines, says Navy commander

OTTAWA - Canada's top sailor says there is still "good life" left in the navy's submarines and that he expects them to be able to operate until the 2030s. Royal Canadian Navy ...

Dec 18, 2019

NDP wants regular reviews of new North American trade deal

OTTAWA - Federal New Democrats are asking the Liberal government to commit to regular reviews of the new North American free-trade deal's impact on Canada after it comes into force and to overhaul the...

Dec 18, 2019

A timeline of key events in the SNC-Lavalin political controversy

OTTAWA - A chronology of key developments in the SNC-Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony to the House of Commons justice committee: Feb. 19, 2015 - The RCMP lays ...

Dec 18, 2019

Groups seek leave to appeal Quebec's religious-symbols law to Supreme Court

MONTREAL - Groups challenging Quebec's secularism law say they are seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. Plaintiffs in the highly publicized case said Wednesday they have s...

Dec 18, 2019

N.B. premier hopeful final sign-off on carbon plan coming early in the new year

OTTAWA - The premier of New Brunswick said Monday he hopes to hear back early in the new year about whether the federal government will sign-off on his province's plan to reduce greenhouse g...

Dec 18, 2019

Manitoba government's oversight of commercial vehicles inadequate: auditor

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's auditor general says the province's oversight of large trucks and other commercial vehicles is inadequate. In a 65-page report, Norm Ricard says the province does not properly ch...

Dec 18, 2019

Trial for accused in Toronto van attack delayed to March 2 due to "red tape"

TORONTO - Red tape has delayed the trial for a man who killed 10 people when he drove a van into crowds of pedestrians on a busy Toronto sidewalk in 2018, court heard Monday. The murder trial for Alek...

Dec 18, 2019