Canada

Conservationists file legal challenge to Trans Mountain reapproval over whales

VANCOUVER - The federal government is facing a new legal challenge after it approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion for a second time. Ecojustice has filed a motion to the Federa...

Jul 10, 2019

Pallister to raise concerns about religious symbols law with Quebec premier

SASKATOON - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will raise concerns about Quebec's religious symbols law directly with the province's premier. The two premiers are attending an annual meetin...

Jul 10, 2019

Trudeau names Quebec judge Nicholas Kasirer to Supreme Court of Canada

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated Nicholas Kasirer, a Quebec judge and former professor with a passion for civil law, to the Supreme Court of Canada. Kasirer has served on...

Jul 10, 2019

Ottawa city council gives controversial Chateau Laurier addition go-ahead

Ottawa city council has approved a controversial addition to the historic Chateau Laurier but is going to meet again Thursday to discuss it one more time. In a 14-9 split Wednesday, councill...

Jul 10, 2019

New measures announced to protect North Atlantic right whales

OTTAWA - The federal government has announced new measures to protect North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence that have been dying from ship strikes and getting caught in fishing ...

Jul 10, 2019

B.C. mother recalls last words of love for two girls found dead Christmas 2017

VANCOUVER - A mother says she "screamed like never before" when police told her that her two young daughters had been found dead in their father's apartment in Oak Bay, B.C., in December 2017. Sarah C...

Jul 10, 2019

Duceppe family seeks $1.1 million from seniors residence over mother's death

MONTREAL - The family of former Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe is seeking $1.14 million from the luxury seniors' residence where their 93-year-old mother perished after being trapped in a c...

Jul 10, 2019

Quebec premier affirms support for carbon price and Saskatchewan court challenge

SASKATOON - Quebec's premier is clarifying his province's carbon price isn't going anywhere, despite its entry into Saskatchewan's legal challenge of Ottawa's carbon tax. Francois Legault an...

Jul 10, 2019

U.S.-Iran tension has implications for Canadian troops in Iraq: analysts

OTTAWA - The escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the future safety of Canadian troops in Iraq, analysts suggested Monday. Canada has about ...

Jul 10, 2019

Lone woman says fellow councillors shut her out when she pushes for diversity

FREDERICTON - The only woman on Fredericton city council says she feels shut out when trying to advocate for change. Kate Rogers said Wednesday she has decided to speak out publicly because her privat...

Jul 10, 2019