Canada

Oilsands part of second U.S. fraud lawsuit against Exxon over carbon pricing

Alberta's oilsands are at the centre of a second major fraud lawsuit filed in the United States against ExxonMobil. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday by the state of Massachusetts, accuses the oil multin...

Oct 25, 2019

People's Party had minimal impact on election results, but sentiments persist

OTTAWA - The long-predicted vote split on the right between the federal Conservatives and the People's Party of Canada failed to materialize in Monday's election, but that doesn't mean the s...

Oct 25, 2019

'Blaze of destruction:' Crown says Edmonton attack accused meant to cause chaos

EDMONTON - A man accused of stabbing a police officer and striking four pedestrians with a cube van was trying to cause as much chaos and destruction as possible, the Crown said in its closing st...

Oct 25, 2019

Police investigate after man, two children found dead in apparent murder suicide

MONTREAL - A steady stream of shocked locals stopped Wednesday outside the east-end Montreal house where two children and their father were found dead the night before in what police are investigating...

Oct 25, 2019

Three charged in connection with protest outside PPC event in Hamilton

Three people have been charged in connection with a protest outside an event featuring People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier in Hamilton last month, including a man whose famil...

Oct 25, 2019

Lawsuit alleges Exxon lowballed impact of carbon pricing on oilsands projects

Alberta's oilsands are at the centre of a court battle in New York this week that legal experts say could affect future climate lawsuits in Canada. "The evidence that's coming out through this ca...

Oct 25, 2019

NewsAlert: Trade Minister Jim Carr diagnosed with cancer, says 'spirits are high'

OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Jim Carr says he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer. Carr says in a statement that he has begun treatment for the disease, which he says has...

Oct 25, 2019

No need to pause divorce proceedings despite foreign hearings: Supreme Court

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says Quebec courts shouldn't automatically pause civil proceedings when a foreign court is examining the same matter. The ruling comes today in the case of a Belgi...

Oct 25, 2019

Jody Wilson-Raybould should use social media to amplify her voice: experts

VANCOUVER - In the early years of Confederation, there were members of Parliament known as "loose fish," who floated free from parties but swam back and forth between allegiances. In 1945, a cohort of...

Oct 25, 2019

Criminal cases dropped as Nova Scotia Crown attorneys walk off job

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Crown attorneys went on strike Wednesday, leading to dropped cases and a legal effort by the Liberal government to end the walkout, citing public safety concerns. The...

Oct 25, 2019