Canada

Singh says NDP would form coalition with the Liberals to stop Tories

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Sunday he will do "whatever it takes" to keep the Conservatives from assuming power, including forming a coalition government with Justin Trudeau's Liberals...

Oct 13, 2019

Climate activist Greta Thunberg tweets that she plans to visit Alberta

EDMONTON - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has announced that's she's going to Alberta. The 16-year-old tweeted that she'll be heading north following "a few days of well needed rest...

Oct 13, 2019

'I just knew I was hurt:' Women testify about being hit in Edmonton van attack

EDMONTON - It took more than a week for Kim O'Hara to understand what happened to her. O'Hara, one of four pedestrians struck by a speeding cube van in downtown Edmonton two years ago, testi...

Oct 13, 2019

Thousands still without power after snow storm hammers Manitoba

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Hydro says it's making good progress restoring electricity to customers blacked out by the snow storm that blasted southern areas of the province, but it still has a lot of work to...

Oct 13, 2019

Trudeau dons protective vest as security threat delays Toronto-area rally

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau took extraordinary safety precautions at a major election rally west of Toronto Saturday, donning an armoured vest and appearing with a heav...

Oct 13, 2019

Power out, highways closed: Blast of early winter cripples southern Manitoba

WINNIPEG - An early blast of winter-like weather knocked out power and made travel nearly impossible in many parts of southern Manitoba on Friday. Heavy, wet sn...

Oct 13, 2019

Wood pulp, steel cables: Scientists study how to make ice roads last longer

The road should have been frozen solid, but it was anything but. When drivers tried to travel the Mackenzie Valley winter road in the Northwest Territories last March, it was an unpassable h...

Oct 13, 2019

Toronto Syrian restaurant that closed due to threats reopens

TORONTO - A popular Syrian restaurant in Toronto reopened Friday amid messages of support and media attention, just days after its owners said a flood of threats had forced them to close. Members of t...

Oct 13, 2019

Final debate behind them, federal leaders begin sprints to Oct. 21 voting day

OTTAWA - Party leaders entered the home stretch of the federal election campaign Friday, picking up the pace of their cross-country travel as they confronted listless poll numbers and a shri...

Oct 13, 2019

Rewards for good behaviour part of school-violence prevention: teachers' union

VANCOUVER - Hearing about the stabbing death of a 14-year-old boy outside a school in Hamilton has Darrel Crimeni grappling with questions of bullying and a lack of empathy that may also hav...

Oct 13, 2019