Canada

On Hold: Veterans Affairs struggling to answer former service members' calls

OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Canada has struggled to quickly answer calls from current and former service members seeking information and assistance, newly released documents show, leading many to hang u...

Jul 04, 2019

De Adder replacement says he's been caught up in social media backlash

An editorial cartoonist says his character has been maligned and career prospects damaged after he was caught up in the online backlash resulting from a New Brunswick newspaper group cutting ties with...

Jul 04, 2019

Anglos, francophones join forces on minority language rights after 'a bad year'

MONTREAL - Quebec anglophones have banded together with francophones in New Brunswick and Ontario to protect and promote the rights of official minority language communities that they say are suddenly...

Jul 04, 2019

Hunger strike ends after agreement reached on Ottawa Indigenous Peoples' space

OTTAWA - An Algonquin grand chief's hunger strike is over after an agreement with the federal government on a project to create a major Indigenous centre in Ottawa. Steps away from Parliament Hill, Ve...

Jul 04, 2019

Former N.S. Mountie sentenced to decade in prison for theft, cocaine trafficking

HALIFAX - A former Nova Scotia Mountie has been sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison for stealing 10 kilograms of cocaine from an exhibit locker and arranging sales t...

Jul 04, 2019

Helped in Nunavut's creation: 20-year northern politician Ludy Pudluk dies

RESOLUTE, Nunavut - A 20-year northern politician who was instrumental in the movement that led to the creation of Nunavut has died. Ludy Pudluk, who was 76, died in hospital in Iqaluit on Monday...

Jul 04, 2019

Trudeau shoots back at China's claim it is being 'naive' in courting allies

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed today that President Donald Trump made good on his pledge to raise the plight of the two Canadians imprisoned in China with President Xi Jinping. Trude...

Jul 04, 2019

PM defends system for appointing judges amid questions about ties to N.B. minister

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending the federal system for appointing judges after revelations several in New Brunswick have personal connections to Liberal cabinet minister Domin...

Jul 04, 2019

Man found not responsible in stabbing of priest at St. Joseph's Oratory

MONTREAL - A man charged with stabbing a Catholic priest during a mass that was being streamed online from Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory in March has been found not criminally responsible. The rulin...

Jul 04, 2019

Dragonflies with tiny fanny packs show migration patterns in new study

GUELPH, Ont. - A study in which insects were equipped with tiny radio-tracking fanny packs could help conservation efforts as populations around the world decline. The research by University of G...

Jul 04, 2019