Canada

Liberals shrugging off concerns about rural crime, opposition MPs charge

OTTAWA - A Liberal-dominated parliamentary committee's report on rural crime is "an insult to all Canadians," Conservative MPs say in a dissenting statement that decries waits of hours or ev...

May 23, 2019

Philippines dismisses Canada's plan to bring garbage back by end of June

OTTAWA - The Philippines is rejecting Canada's late-June timeline for repatriating its garbage. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo told a media briefing in Manila Thursday that Canada's timeline i...

May 23, 2019

Winds helping in battle against fire threatening northern Alberta town

HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Fire officials say winds continue to be favourable as crews battle a large wildfire burning a few kilometres from a northern Alberta town. Nearly 5,000 people have cleared out of H...

May 23, 2019

North Vancouver RCMP seek skier whose pole caused brain injury to B.C. teen

VANCOUVER - A North Vancouver family is joining with RCMP to urge a skier to come forward and explain how his ski pole left a 13-year-old boy with a serious brain injury. Max Keir was skiing on Grouse...

May 23, 2019

Supreme Court will tuck into UberEats case about drivers' benefit rights

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will help decide whether a proposed class-action lawsuit against ride-hailing service Uber can move ahead. The high court has agreed to hear Uber's ...

May 23, 2019

Minister Bains promises privacy law reviews as digital charter released

TORONTO - Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains unveiled a wide review of federal privacy laws Tuesday in what he said was an effort to build trust in a digital world. Bains announced the r...

May 23, 2019

Ousted Saskatchewan NDP MP Erin Weir not running in the next federal election

REGINA - A Saskatchewan MP who has been sitting as an Independent following his ouster from the NDP caucus says he will be not be running in October's federal election. Erin Weir, the member for ...

May 23, 2019

Deported N.S. sex predator battles charge that would keep him in U.S. jail

HALIFAX - A sexual predator released and deported to the United States after a controversial Parole Board of Canada decision is now arguing several charges against him should be dropped due to the pas...

May 23, 2019

Supreme Court of Canada to weigh video-lottery terminals class-action case

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at whether a potentially groundbreaking court case that takes aim at video-lottery terminals can proceed and, if so, on what grounds. The ...

May 23, 2019

Is the right to vegan food a human right? Ontario firefighter argues that it is

An Ontario firefighter alleges his human rights were violated when he was not provided sufficient vegan food while battling a massive blaze in British Columbia. Adam Knauff has filed a complaint ...

May 23, 2019