Canada

UN seat not top priority, Scheer says after pledging foreign-aid cuts

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer wants the world to know the Conservatives would bring Canada back - in a very different way. "It's time for Canada to put our money where our mouth is and only use foreign aid t...

Oct 03, 2019

'Job intensive:' Study says clean energy fast track to employment growth

New research says job growth from clean energy will dramatically outpace that from fossil fuels over the next decade - as long as future Canadian governments maintain or increase attemp...

Oct 02, 2019

Production failures contributed to stuntwoman's death on 'Deadpool' set: report

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's workplace safety agency says multiple failures of a production company contributed to the death of a stunt performer on the set of "Deadpool 2." The investigation report...

Oct 02, 2019

National flu vaccine delay causing Manitoba to hold off on flu ads

WINNIPEG - The federal government says some provincial flu vaccination programs may have to set back their timing this year due to delays and shortages. With flu season set to start, the Public Health...

Oct 02, 2019

Montreal vandals weren't in 'sober state of mind' when totem pole hand taken: museum

MONTREAL - The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts says a hand taken from a totem pole last month was quietly returned to the museum overnight Tuesday. Museum officials said the left hand of the&nb...

Oct 02, 2019

Alberta government to review vaping rules as number of young users grows

CALGARY - The Alberta government says it will consider adding rules for vaping when it reviews the province's smoking and tobacco legislation next month. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says he's p...

Oct 02, 2019

Sexual predator Shrubsall fails in bid to have U.S. jail time reduced

HALIFAX - A New York judge has dealt a setback to William Shrubsall's bid to reduce his jail time - to the relief of a detective who ended the offender's&n...

Oct 02, 2019

Association of Nigerian doctors calls Alberta judge's comments racist

An Alberta judge's comments about an expert witness at the trial of parents who were accused in their son's death were "prejudiced, racist, xenophobic and anti-immigrant," says a letter by a grou...

Oct 02, 2019

Nothing 'sinister' about airport questioning of Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Crown

VANCOUVER - The actions of Canadian officials during the arrest of Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport were "not at all sinister" and followed their legal obligations, a ...

Oct 02, 2019

No evidence FBI, RCMP directed border guards' examination of Meng Wanzhou: Crown

VANCOUVER - A Crown prosecutor says there's no evidence to support a "conspiracy" theory that United States officials directed Canadian border guards to interrogate Huawei Technolo...

Oct 02, 2019