Canada

'Naive' of Canada to believe Trump pushed Xi on Kovrig, Spavor: China

OTTAWA - The Chinese government is accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of being naive in assuming that President Donald Trump did him any favours by raising the case of two imprisoned Canadians wit...

Jul 05, 2019

Funeral Saturday for Canadian soldier killed in Bulgarian skydiving exercise

GATINEAU, Que. - A military funeral will be held Saturday for a Canadian soldier killed in a parachute-training exercise in Bulgaria. Bombardier Patrick Labrie, a six-year veteran of the Canadian Forc...

Jul 05, 2019

Special prosecutor to aid probe into Alberta United Conservative leadership vote

EDMONTON - The Alberta government says a special out-of-province prosecutor will assist in a criminal fraud investigation into the United Conservative Party leadership race won by ...

Jul 05, 2019

Governor General won't move into Rideau Hall until further notice

OTTAWA - The Governor General will not move into her official residence in Ottawa this summer and there is no date for when she might. Julie Payette has not lived in Rideau Hall since she took office&...

Jul 05, 2019

Montreal unveils plan to respond to heat waves after 66 deaths last year

MONTREAL - With a potential heat wave looming, Montreal says it's prepared to lengthen pool hours and send firefighters door to door to mitigate conditions that contributed to the death of 66 people l...

Jul 05, 2019

UNESCO gives Canada new deadline to preserve Wood Buffalo National Park

A United Nations body has given Canada a new deadline to repair the country's largest national park and the government is promising greater efforts to stop its deterioration. At a meeting this week in...

Jul 05, 2019

Coleman's mother says her daughter was frightened and robotic after captivity

OTTAWA - Lynda Coleman says her daughter, Caitlan, was an unemotional automaton who was afraid of her husband in the weeks after she and Joshua Boyle were released from captivity. Coleman, 7...

Jul 05, 2019

Estranged wife's interviews complicate testimony in Joshua Boyle assault case

OTTAWA - The sexual-assault trial of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle took another unexpected twist Wednesday that left the Crown's star witness looking for a new lawyer and the possibility of ...

Jul 05, 2019

Parties' financial returns show Tories topped Liberals in 2018 fundraising

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives entered this election year having outpaced the Liberals in fundraising by more than $8.3 million in 2018, and with extra cash in the bank, the party's...

Jul 05, 2019

Quebec man faces charges in rash of underwear thefts from clotheslines

GATINEAU, Que. - Police say a Quebec man who stole women's clothing from clotheslines also left them a note with his contact details saying he was interested in buying their underwear or swimwear. A 2...

Jul 05, 2019