Canada

Canada and Europe make deal to work around blocked World Trade Organization

OTTAWA - Canada and the European Union have formalized a deal to set up a substitute appeals body for trade disputes, working around the United States' refusal to allow new appointments to one that al...

Jul 25, 2019

Twisted weather: Alberta ahead of average tornado count at 17 so far this year

EDMONTON - Alberta storm chaser Chris Kiernan has hardly had a moment's rest since the start of the tornado season last month. "This season has been quite more active," said Kiernan, who is based out ...

Jul 25, 2019

25 million historical artifacts will get new home in capital region

OTTAWA - Many of the country's priceless historical artifacts - and millions of other assorted bits - will be getting a new home just outside Ottawa, Parks Canada announced Tuesday. The fede...

Jul 25, 2019

Alberta real-estate agents get safety app after Calgary open house assault

CALGARY - An association representing Alberta real-estate agents is providing its members with an emergency response app a month after an alleged sexual assault during an open house. The Alb...

Jul 25, 2019

'Baywatch' star Pamela Anderson calls on Alberta premier to end chuckwagon races

CALGARY - Canadian-born actress and animal rights activist Pamela Anderson has renewed her call for an end to chuckwagon races. Anderson has sent a letter to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and...

Jul 25, 2019

Canada launches multibillion-dollar bidding process for 88 new fighter jets

OTTAWA - Canada has formally asked four companies to submit bids to supply a new fleet of state-of-the-art fighter jets, the latest step in the country's almost decade-lo...

Jul 25, 2019

EDC says probe clears staff after corruption claim related to SNC-Lavalin

OTTAWA - Export Development Canada says an independent review has cleared its personnel of any wrongdoing after a claim that its staff turned a blind eye to bribery and corruption in a&...

Jul 25, 2019

CBSA looks for actors to play smugglers, be struck for recruit training program

OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency is looking once again for a handful of stunt actors to be thrown down, handcuffed, searched and beaten to help train new recruits. The agency has p...

Jul 25, 2019

Federal NDP and Greens, provincial opposition call for review of Glen Assoun case

HALIFAX - Opposition leaders in Ottawa and Nova Scotia are calling for further investigation into why the RCMP destroyed potential evidence in the criminal proceedings against a Halifax man who was wr...

Jul 25, 2019

Doug Ford says Boris Johnson will do 'great job' as Britain's next prime minister

LUCAN, Ont. - Ontario's premier says he believes Boris Johnson will do a "great job" as Britain's next prime minister. Doug Ford praised the new leader of Britain's Conservative Party at a n...

Jul 25, 2019