Canada

Promised quick-reaction force of 200 peacekeepers yet to be registered with UN

OTTAWA - A Canadian pledge of 200 soldiers for peacekeeping missions is missing in action more than 18 months after it was first made to the United Nations by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The "...

Jul 11, 2019

'A lot of work to do:' Premiers talk child welfare with Indigenous leaders

BIG RIVER FIRST NATION, Sask. - The head of the Assembly of First Nations had a receptive audience with most of Canada's premiers Tuesday over the need to implement changes to reduce the number of Ind...

Greg Fry Jul 11, 2019

More 'work to do' to mobilize Canadians on climate change action: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has more work to do to sell Canadians on his vision for more action to fight climate change. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Canadian Teachers...

Jul 11, 2019

Texas murder suspect illegally crossed border into Manitoba, RCMP say

A man accused of murder in Texas is believed to be in Canada after illegally crossing the border into Manitoba, Canadian and American law enforcement officials say. Derek Whisenand, 27, had ...

Jul 11, 2019

Ottawa urges provinces to end conversion therapy as Alberta city bans practice

The federal government is urging all provincial governments to put an end to conversion therapy as it looks at changes to the Criminal Code. In a letter to the provinces and territories, Minister of J...

Jul 11, 2019

Federal announcement about a threat to coming election will be a 'last resort'

OTTAWA - The threshold will be high for any decision to alert Canadians to an attempt to interfere in the coming general election, the federal government says. The extraordinary step of a public ...

Jul 11, 2019

Developer offers disputed Oka land to Kanesatake Mohawks as ecological gift

MONTREAL - A Quebec land developer says he's signed an agreement with the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake to return a parcel of forest that was central to the Oka crisis that began 29 years ago...

Jul 11, 2019

Tories, Libs fight over costs of climate action in election-campaign preview

OTTAWA - A day after Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer accused the Liberals of plotting to levy a "secret fuel tax" on families, seniors and farmers, the Liberals volleyed back with allegations the To...

Jul 11, 2019

What will new fuel standards do to gas prices? The Baloney Meter weighs in

OTTAWA - "Your secret fuel tax will undoubtedly increase the cost of gasoline by at least another four cents a litre, a fact you continue to hide." - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer in a ...

Jul 11, 2019

Quebec removes crucifix from legislature as government defends secularism law in court

MONTREAL - As lawyers defended the Quebec government's secularism law from a constitutional challenge in a Montreal court Tuesday, the crucifix hanging over the province's legislative chamber in ...

Jul 11, 2019