Canada

Sisters of Ste-Anne hold garage sale before giving up Montreal convent

MONTREAL - In many ways, the garage sale that took place at the Sisters of Ste-Anne's mother house was no different than any of the dozens of others that took place in the Montreal area over the long ...

May 21, 2019

Animal welfare advocates move to seize exotic animals from Quebec roadside zoo

ST-EDOUARD-DE-MASKINONGE, Que. - Animal welfare officials say they have arrested the owner of a Quebec zoo and are in the process of seizing its animals. The Montreal chapter of the Society for t...

May 21, 2019

Minister Bains outlines digital charter with focus on personal data control

TORONTO - Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says the federal government will look to update the Privacy Act as part of an effort to build greater trust in the digital world. Bains made the commitment ...

May 21, 2019

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

REGINA - Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir says he will be not be running in October's federal election. Weir issued a statement Tuesday saying he's not running because federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh contin...

May 21, 2019

Deported dangerous offender argues charge that would keep him in U.S. jail too old

HALIFAX - A sexual predator released and deported after a controversial Parole Board of Canada decision is now arguing several charges against him should be dropped becau...

May 21, 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 21, 2019

Woman testifies about strange dynamic in home shared with Winnipeg murder suspect

WINNIPEG - A woman says there was a strange dynamic in a house five women shared with a man accused of killing one of them. Holley Sullivan told court today that, despite horrific abuse, the women wer...

May 21, 2019

Countermeasures were key to ending tariff stalemate with U.S., says Trudeau

SEPT-LES, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's retaliatory tariffs on American goods were key to restoring free access to the U.S. market for Canadian steel and aluminum. Trudeau is in S...

May 21, 2019

Ontario researchers invent way to store vaccines at higher temperatures

HAMILTON - Ontario researchers say they've come up with a way to store vaccines at higher temperatures for weeks at a time. The researchers at McMaster University say the cheap technology al...

May 21, 2019

Tiny increase in young appointees to federal posts after Liberal overhaul

OTTAWA - Newly released documents show Liberal changes to the federal appointments system has yielded a small increase in the number of younger people getting government posts. Documents from the...

May 21, 2019