Canada

Catholics in Cape Breton defy bishop's order to close 200-year-old church

CHRISTMAS ISLAND, N.S. - A renegade group of Roman Catholics in Cape Breton is defying a bid by the local bishop to shut down their 200-year-old parish. The Church of St. Barra&nbs...

Jul 28, 2019

Federal lawyers broke no rules in Hassan Diab extradition case, review finds

Ottawa academic Hassan Diab is rejecting the results of an external review into his extradition case as a "whitewash exercise," arguing the document's only purpose was to absolve C...

Jul 28, 2019

Transportation Safety Board sends investigators to assess B.C. seaplane crash

VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is sending a team of investigators to the scene of a seaplane accident that killed four people and left five injured on a remote, uninhabited...

Jul 27, 2019

Oilsands mine in public interest despite 'significant adverse' effects: panel

CALGARY - A federal-provincial panel says a proposed northeastern Alberta oilsands mine would be in the public interest, even though it would likely significantly harm the environment and Indigen...

Jul 27, 2019

Quebec police believe to have found bodies of missing Quebec businessman and son

MONTREAL - After days of aerial searches over thick forests in the upper Laurentians, provincial police said Thursday they believe they have found the bodies of a Quebec businessman and his teena...

Jul 27, 2019

Group linked to robocalls and text messages registers as third party

OTTAWA - A third-party organization linked to a series of robocall and text campaigns in Canada is now officially registered as a third party for the upcoming federal election. Canada Strong and ...

Jul 27, 2019

Canadian navy not asked to join British coalition to protect Strait of Hormuz

OTTAWA - Canada has no plans to contribute a ship to Britain's nascent navy coalition to defend international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, where its tense dispute with Iran is unfolding...

Jul 27, 2019

'Not our best work': RCMP apologize for handling of Indigenous woman's death

EDMONTON - The commanding officer of the RCMP in Alberta has apologized to the family of an Indigenous woman who disappeared nine years ago and whose killer has never been found. "Our Leduc detac...

Jul 27, 2019

B.C. murder suspect not a neo-Nazi, is more fascinated by Russia, dad says

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A murder suspect who allegedly sent photographs of a swastika armband and a Hitler Youth knife to an online friend was not a Nazi sympathizer, but he did think the memor...

Jul 27, 2019

B.C. player wins $60 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw

TORONTO - A single ticket sold somewhere in British Columbia claimed Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot. There was no immediate word on where exactly where the ticket was purchased. The draw...

Jul 27, 2019