Canada

'Human error' blamed for long delay reporting results in Ontario riding

OTTAWA - Elections Canada is blaming "human error" for having left federal candidates in one southern Ontario riding waiting the better part of a day to find out who garnered the most votes there in M...

Oct 24, 2019

'Havoc and chaos:' Alberta separatist group gains support as Liberals re-elected

CALGARY - There's been a surge of support for an Alberta separatist group since the Liberals secured a minority government Monday night, and while political scientists say a split from ...

Oct 24, 2019

One win and one loss in Manitoba personalized licence plate fights

WINNIPEG - An Indigenous man in Manitoba has had his NDN CAR personalized licence plate returned, but an avid "Star Trek" fan learned resistance is futile in his court fight to get his Borg-theme...

Oct 24, 2019

Bloc Quebecois expects to have leverage in new Parliament, keeps strategy secret

MONTREAL - The Bloc Quebecois says it plans to leverage its 32 members to pressure the Liberal minority government into making concessions that benefit Quebec, but party leader Yves-Francois Blanchet ...

Oct 24, 2019

Next election could be some time away, predicts Green Leader Elizabeth May

OTTAWA - Elizabeth May isn't expecting another federal election any time soon. The Green leader says she believes none of the parties that have the electoral muscle to pull th...

Oct 24, 2019

Conservative carbon tax 'resistance' showing cracks after Liberals re-elected

The so-called "resistance" force of Conservative premiers waging war against the carbon tax implemented by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began showing cracks on Tuesday, following ...

Oct 24, 2019

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg visits glacier in Jasper National Park

JASPER, Alta. - Climate change activist Greta Thunberg has visited a glacier in Jasper National Park on her way to Vancouver to attend a climate rally. In a tweet to her followers, the Swedish te...

Oct 24, 2019

Singh calls for reform of 'broken' voting system after NDP falls short in Quebec

BURNABY, B.C. - If there's any election that has highlighted how "broken" Canada's electoral system is, it's this one, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in his morning-after assessment. Monday's...

Oct 24, 2019

Trudeau must keep promise to support the West, Kenney and Moe say

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to support the West should be more than lip service or there will be lasting damage to national unity, say the premiers of the oil-producing Prairie provinces. ...

Oct 24, 2019

Chair of inquiry into youth protection services says Quebec society failed kids

MONTREAL - An inquiry into Quebec's maligned youth protection system began Tuesday with a declaration from its chair that the exercise itself reflects a societal failure....

Oct 24, 2019