Canada

Uncompetitive nomination races weaken parties, democracy, study says

OTTAWA - The opaque path federal parties take to select candidates for elections was detailed in a report Wednesday that warned of profound consequences for Canadian democracy ...

Jul 18, 2019

U.S. firm fined $2.9M for fuel spill that soiled B.C. First Nation territory

BELLA BELLA, B.C. - The company responsible for a fuel spill that contaminated the fishing territory of a First Nation on British Columbia's central coast has been fined $2.9 milli...

Jul 18, 2019

$900-million settlement reached in class action on sexual misconduct in military

OTTAWA - The federal government is paying $900 million to settle multiple class-action lawsuits lodged on behalf of survivors of sexual harassment, gender discrimination and sexual assault in the mili...

Jul 18, 2019

Chiefs honour Indigenous leader wrongfully hanged in B.C. 154 years ago today

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Chiefs have gathered in New Westminster, B.C., to commemorate an Indigenous leader who was wrongfully tried and hanged 154 years ago. Chief Ahan was ha...

Jul 18, 2019

Expert body calls for expanded rules to fix news-outlet tax credit status

OTTAWA - The federal government should increase the scope of tax credits being made available to help small news-media outlets survive, an independent panel of experts recommended in a report iss...

Jul 18, 2019

Bad weather delays search for float plane passengers at Labrador crash site

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Bad weather has forced the RCMP to call off flights taking search teams to the remote Labrador lake where a float plane carrying seven people crashed on Monday. Three bodies ha...

Jul 18, 2019

A year after Danforth shooting, teens who lost friend grapple with anxiety

TORONTO - They were eight care-free teenagers out celebrating a birthday when the bullets flew. The rampage that ensued on July 22, 2018, changed their lives. Days before the first ...

Jul 18, 2019

Lyme-infected ticks are so common in parts of Canada, testing no longer done

OTTAWA - Lyme disease has settled so deeply into parts of Canada many public health units now just assume if you get bitten by a tick, you should be treated for the potentially debilitating bacte...

Jul 18, 2019

Fentanyl overdose victim's mom wants Regina police to carry more naloxone kits

REGINA - A mother whose son died of a fentanyl overdose wants the Regina Police Service to equip all front-line officers with the life-saving antidote naloxone. Jenny Churchill's 30-year-old son, Jord...

Jul 18, 2019

Justin Trudeau takes aim at NDP over EU-Canada trade pact as summit wraps up

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling out New Democrats after their leader encouraged French lawmakers to reject the comprehensive trade agreement between the European Union and Canada. ...

Jul 18, 2019