Canada

High court won't hear NDP expenses case over mailings, offices

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court may have just killed off the NDP's last legal hope to end a dispute with the House of Commons over payments to political staff, leaving the party's financial pictu...

Jul 20, 2019

'I'm choosing not to be a victim,' Danforth shooting survivor says

TORONTO - Danielle Kane struggled with depression in her 20s and even contemplated suicide. But then she fell in love, enrolled in nursing school and felt she was finally on her way&nbs...

Jul 20, 2019

Trudeau, Tusk take aim at Trump, and fixing WTO at Canada-EU summit

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Council President Donald Tusk ended a summit Thursday that was bathed in the symbolism of solidarity with critical words for U.S. President D...

Jul 20, 2019

CRA program to help poor file taxes yields noticeable bump in people helped

OTTAWA - A federal program designed to help low-income Canadians file their taxes has boosted the number of returns it's handled in the year since the government increased its funding. The extra money...

Jul 20, 2019

In the news today, July 18

Five stories in the news for Thursday, July 18 --- SCHEER CALLS TRUMP'S COMMENTS OFFENSIVE Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says there is no place in society for comments such as th...

Jul 20, 2019

Study says rents in most cities are unaffordable for lower-income earners

OTTAWA - The federal government is facing new questions about how much its plans for a rent-supplement program for low-income households will help them afford high rents, detailed in a new s...

Jul 19, 2019

Alberta judge denies B.C.'s bid to block 'Turn Off the Taps' bill

CALGARY - A Calgary judge has denied British Columbia's attempt to block Alberta legislation that would allow that province to stop oil shipments to the coast. In a decision released Friday on th...

Jul 19, 2019

B.C., federal government working to save Fraser River stocks after rock slide

VICTORIA - The federal and British Columbia governments have made a joint commitment to do everything possible to make sure chinook, steelhead, coho and sockeye are able to reach their spawning g...

Jul 19, 2019

Two third-party groups disclose first ad spending in pre-election period

OTTAWA - Two third-party groups have started spending money on political advertising in the period leading up to the federal election, according to Elections Canada. Since the beginning of July, Canad...

Jul 19, 2019

Ethics czar erred in approving LeBlanc's use of Irving plane: Democracy Watch

OTTAWA - The House of Commons' ethics watchdog should never have approved a flight taken by Liberal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc on a private aircraft owned by J.D. Irving, says an organ...

Jul 19, 2019