Canada

Federal books show $500M shortfall in first quarter of 2019-20 fiscal year

OTTAWA - A preliminary estimate of the federal books says Ottawa ran a budgetary deficit of $500 million through the first three months of the current fiscal year, compared with a $4.3-...

Aug 30, 2019

Landmark Calgary Tower still closed seven weeks after elevator scare

CALGARY - One of Calgary's most recognizable landmarks remains closed seven weeks after an elevator with eight people on board plunged several floors. Aspen Properties, owner of the Calgary ...

Aug 30, 2019

Lawyer for suspended public servant requests delay in shipbuilding leak case

OTTAWA - A lawyer for a federal public servant accused of leaking cabinet secrets about a $700-million shipbuilding project is asking for a delay in the case until next year. Matthew Matchett was...

Aug 30, 2019

Case of defunct QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange could shift to Toronto court

HALIFAX - The accounting firm investigating the multimillion-dollar implosion of the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange wants to move the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings from Halifax to Toronto, saying...

Aug 30, 2019

Erin dumps heavy rain on western Maritimes, some localized flooding reported

HALIFAX - Localized flooding was reported overnight in the western Maritimes as the remnants of post-tropical storm Erin dumped more than 160 millimetres of rain in some areas. The centre of...

Aug 30, 2019

Reservist with alleged links to neo-Nazis relieved of duties, reported missing

WINNIPEG - An army reservist relieved of his duties over allegations that he belongs to a neo-Nazi group is missing. RCMP say Master Cpl. Patrik Mathews was last seen by family mem...

Aug 30, 2019

Stephen Harper fundraising pitch used to raise money, for Liberals

OTTAWA - Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper has been conscripted to help fill the election war chest - of the Liberal party. The Conservatives posted a video Thursday of Harpe...

Aug 30, 2019

Woman convicted in Stefanie Rengel killing set to appear before parole board

KITCHENER, Ont. - A young woman who pressured her boyfriend into killing his teenage ex more than a decade ago is set to appear before the Parole Board of Canada today. Melissa Todorovic last appeared...

Aug 30, 2019

'We will rise from those ashes:' Ranch still rebuilding two years after wildfire

CALGARY - Melody Garner-Skiba and her family have had some tough conversations since a wildfire raged into Waterton Lakes National Park in southeastern Alberta two years ago, spread into nearby g...

Aug 30, 2019

Scars of 2017 wildfire still evident in Waterton park as rebuild continues

WATERTON, Alta. - Deb Watson returned to her family's trail-riding business after the Waterton wildfire to find little more than a pop machine melted into a bubbly puddle with coins ins...

Aug 30, 2019