Canada

New report blames growing seal population for decline of cod stocks

FREDERICTON - A new report identifies grey seals as the main cause of a decline in cod stocks in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence that could drive the fish to extinction by mid-century. The...

Aug 24, 2019

Trudeau to meet with U.K. and Japanese prime ministers ahead of G7 summit

BIARRITZ, France - European Council President Donald Tusk is urging G7 leaders to find common ground, especially on issues of security and trade, warning that trade wars "will lead to recess...

Aug 24, 2019

Groups ready campaign to help young voters identify 'fake news' in election

OTTAWA - Samantha Reusch is aiming to help young Canadians identify misinformation online because she and her colleagues can't monitor all social media platforms for false information during this fall...

Aug 24, 2019

In the news today, Aug. 22

Five stories in the news for Thursday, Aug. 22 --- SECURITY TIGHTENED FOR POMPEO VISIT Security around Parliament Hill has been tightened in anticipation of today's visit to Ottawa by U.S. S...

Aug 24, 2019

U.S. secretary of state takes aim at China over diplomatic feud with Canada

OTTAWA - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed any suggestion that two Canadians being detained in China are on par with the arrest here of a Chinese tech executive at t...

Aug 24, 2019

B.C. man takes stand at trial, denies killing daughters and attempting suicide

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island man testified Wednesday that he didn't kill his two daughters and denied he tried to take his own life on the day they died. Instead, Andrew Berry's&...

Aug 23, 2019

Ottawa said ready to pass law forcing CN to restore rusting Quebec Bridge

QUEBEC - The federal government says it is ready to pass a law forcing the Canadian National Railway to restore the historic Quebec Bridge. Three federal ministers announced today they have appointed ...

Aug 23, 2019

Military faces calls to train soldiers to identify neo-Nazis, hate-group members

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is facing calls to drop what experts say is a reactive approach to racism and hate in the ranks, and instead launch a concentrated, proactive effort campaign to...

Aug 23, 2019

Timing of Bank of Canada's next statement gives it potential to tinge election

OTTAWA - Canadians last heard the Bank of Canada's take on the economy in the early days of summer - and the timing of its next update has the potential to tinge pol...

Aug 23, 2019

Feds, First Nations eye first Indigenous self-government agreement in Ontario

OTTAWA - Negotiations have concluded on a proposed self-government agreement in Ontario that Ottawa says would be the first of its kind if ratified. Indigenous-Crown Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett...

Aug 23, 2019