Canada

Controversial environment-review bill faces major changes in Senate as clock ticks

OTTAWA - A controversial Liberal bill overhauling the environmental-review process for new energy and transportation projects is undergoing major reconstruction at a Senate committee. More than 1...

May 11, 2019

A glossy ibis drifts off course to a Nova Scotia marsh and draws a crowd

BROOKFIELD, N.S. - Nature photographers are gathering in a marsh in the centre of Nova Scotia this weekend to capture images of the latest species of bird to fly off course and find its...

May 11, 2019

Ex-Tory MP Del Mastro accuses Elections Canada of 'personal vendetta'

OTTAWA - A former Conservative MP who spent time behind bars for electoral offences is accusing Canada's elections commissioner of having a personal vendetta against him - and he wants ...

May 11, 2019

U.S., European diplomats support Canada in Chinese court in death-penalty appeal

OTTAWA - Canadian diplomats were joined in a Chinese courtroom Thursday by American, British, French and German colleagues to watch the appeal of a Canadian who has been sentenced ...

May 11, 2019

Mom hopes tale of daughter's murder at hands of spouse helps others

TORONTO - Elana Fric Shamji stayed with her abusive husband for more than a decade, despite her mother's pleas to leave the volatile relationship with her three young children in tow. Now, Ana Fr...

May 11, 2019

Visa rejections frustrate efforts to bring in more international students

OTTAWA - At a time when Canada is attracting more students from around the world, there are concerns qualified applicants from certain countries are getting turned away because of ...

May 11, 2019

Tory Leader Dennis King sworn in as 33rd premier of Prince Edward Island

GEORGETOWN, P.E.I. - Dennis King appealed for co-operation from his political opponents as he took office Thursday as Prince Edward Island's 33rd premier. The Tory leader and his eight-member cabinet ...

May 11, 2019

Who is Marie Henein? A look at Mark Norman's high-profile defence lawyer

Those close to Marie Henein say the only thing the high-profile criminal lawyer defends more relentlessly than her clients is the justice system itself. Henein displayed that commitment to the fa...

May 11, 2019

In the news today, May 9

Five stories in the news for Thursday, May 9 --- 'YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE': INSIDE THE NORMAN COURTROOM Vice-Admiral Mark Norman had walked up to the entrance of the Ottawa courthouse dozens o...

May 11, 2019

Judge reserves decision until mid-July in Dennis Oland murder trial

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The Crown and defence in a high-profile New Brunswick murder trial agree there was a lack of direct evidence, but they differ on how that should be viewed by the judge. Lawyers wrap...

May 11, 2019