Canada

Environment champions want voters to make climate their main priority this fall

OTTAWA - Two leading Canadian activists say voters need to think about climate change as if we are a country at war against greenhouse-gas emissions. "There's never been a moment quite like this ...

Sep 05, 2019

NDP denies reports of New Brunswick defections

OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats say it's not true that 14 former provincial NDP candidates in New Brunswick switched their political allegiance to the Green party this week. A party ...

Sep 05, 2019

British government denies reports that a child-murderer will be sent to Canada

A media report that Britain is considering sending a child-murderer to Canada is false, the British Justice Ministry said Tuesday. The news coverage prompted Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer to tweet...

Sep 05, 2019

Hurricane Dorian projected to hit with force in parts of Atlantic Canada

HALIFAX - As the effects of Hurricane Dorian are being felt along the U.S. southeast coast, Canadian forecasters say the storm system is expected to severely impact parts of the Atlantic province...

Sep 05, 2019

NAFTA panel says U.S. can't show harm from Canadian softwood industry

OTTAWA - A joint NAFTA panel has given the United States three months to rethink its tariffs on imports of Canadian softwood lumber. The five-member panel of Canadian and American representatives...

Sep 05, 2019

Many chinook, sockeye salmon now passing Fraser River slide on their own: DFO

LILLOOET, B.C. - Helicopter airlifts of migrating salmon have been temporarily halted at a rock slide in British Columbia's Fraser River because officials say large numbers of fish are now gettin...

Sep 05, 2019

Health Canada warns against modifying vape pens as illness spreads in U.S.

OTTAWA - Health Canada says people who vape should get medical attention right away if they're worried their electronic cigarettes are harming them. The federal department says there is no sign in Can...

Sep 05, 2019

Conference looks at how First Nations can be involved in marijuana industry

VANCOUVER - The cannabis industry is seen by some First Nations as an opportunity to take the initiative and get out of poverty, says the regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of Fir...

Sep 05, 2019

NewsAlert: Montreal man pleads guilty to murder of unborn child

MONTREAL - A Montreal man charged with fatally stabbing his unborn baby has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and aggravated assault. The guilty plea from Sofiane Ghazi, 39, came on the second da...

Sep 05, 2019

Federal NDP want voters to hear they're 'In it for You' on the campaign trail

OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats have settled on "In it for You" as their English slogan for the upcoming federal election campaign. They're launching it with a new advertisement featuring leader Ja...

Sep 05, 2019