Canada

P.E.I., Quebec intervene in Saskatchewan's legal challenge of carbon tax

OTTAWA - Prince Edward Island and Quebec have joined as interveners in Saskatchewan's legal challenge of the federal carbon tax. P.E.I. Premier Dennis King said in Ottawa Monday that he...

Jul 10, 2019

Clooney calls out Trump media vilification at press freedom gathering

OTTAWA - Human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney says U.S. President Donald Trump's vilification of the media makes journalists more vulnerable to abuse around the world. Clooney didn't mention Trump by name...

Jul 10, 2019

Quebec delays sprinkler requirement for private seniors' homes to 2022

QUEBEC - Owners of privately owned Quebec retirement homes will have an extra two years to retrofit their residences with sprinkler systems. The Quebec government also announced today they'll provide ...

Jul 10, 2019

Ottawa MP who endorsed husband for city council broke conflict code: ethics czar

OTTAWA - An Ottawa member of Parliament violated conflict-of-interest rules when she asked voters to elect her husband to Ottawa city council last year, says Canada's ethics watchdog. But he foun...

Jul 10, 2019

Dozens sickened by carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg hotel no longer in hospital

WINNIPEG - All 46 people who were taken to hospital after a carbon monoxide leak at a Winnipeg hotel have been discharged. Cory Kolt, a spokesperson for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, says no...

Jul 10, 2019

Tories accuse Liberals of ruining military officers' careers

OTTAWA - Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is accusing the Liberal government of having created an unprecedented crisis inside the Canadian military following news it is losing another second-...

Jul 10, 2019

Settlement reached in class-action harassment lawsuit against RCMP

VANCOUVER - Three women who shared their stories of sexual harassment as part of a class-action lawsuit against the RCMP have shown great courage so others who may have endured similar&...

Jul 10, 2019

NATO secretary-general to visit Canada for meeting with Trudeau

OTTAWA - NATO's secretary-general is visiting Canada next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says he and Jens Stoltenberg will meet at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa in Ontario on Monday. Sto...

Jul 10, 2019

Legal pot price as much as 80 per cent more than illicit: StatCan

The average cost of a gram of cannabis from the illicit market continues to drop as legal prices rise - with authorized retailers charging as much as 80 per cent more, according to an analysis by...

Jul 10, 2019

Scheer promises to scrap clean-fuel standard

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to scrap new standards that will force cleaner-burning fuels, in addition to eliminating the federal price on carbon if his party wins...

Jul 10, 2019