Canada

David Saint-Jacques gets hero's welcome in return to space agency headquarters

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Astronaut David Saint-Jacques was met with thunderous applause today as he returned to a hero's welcome at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters near Montreal. Space agency sta...

Jul 10, 2019

Lack of host communities hampering Pikangikum evacuation: chief

PIKANGIKUM, Ont. - The chief of an Ontario First Nation threatened by a forest fire says a plan to evacuate residents via buses and boats today has been paused because of a lack of space in host commu...

Jul 10, 2019

Federal Liberals blast Ontario Tories over looming Bombardier layoffs

OTTAWA - Looming layoffs at Bombardier's railway car plant in Thunder Bay, Ont., are creating a political row between Queens Park and Parliament Hill. The federal Liberals and Ontario Tories are ...

Jul 10, 2019

OCS pulls affected CannTrust cannabis products amid Health Canada probe

TORONTO - The Ontario Cannabis Store says it has removed certain CannTrust Holdings Inc. products from its shelves online and at physical outlets until Health Canada completes its investigation involv...

Jul 10, 2019

Hamlet rock opera returns to P.E.I. theatre stage, 45 years later

CHARLOTTETOWN - A classic Shakespearean tragedy put to rock 'n' roll has given rise to moments of restorative joy to the Canadian composer witnessing its rebirth after 45 years. First launched in 1974...

Jul 10, 2019

Cause of wireless voice outage unclear, some intermittent problems may persist

TORONTO - The cause of a service outage that affected voice calls on numerous Canadian mobile brands, starting Sunday afternoon, remained unclear Monday as carriers said only some customers conti...

Jul 10, 2019

Eat Smart kale salad bags recalled due to possible listeria contamination

Eat Smart brand kale salad bags are being recalled due to possible listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the 794-gram salad bags with best before da...

Jul 10, 2019

In the news today, July 8

Three stories in the news for Monday, July 8 --- FIVE PREMIERS MEETING AT CALGARY STAMPEDE The premiers of Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories are mixing b...

Jul 10, 2019

In the news today, July 10

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, July 10 --- MILITARY'S SECOND-IN-COMMAND TO RESIGN The military's second-in-command, Lt.-Gen. Paul Wynnyk, is resigning. The move, which is effec...

Jul 10, 2019

CSIS welcomed energy industry info about alleged threats, documents show

OTTAWA - Canada's spy service routinely welcomed reports from the energy industry about perceived threats, and kept such information in its files in case it might prove useful later, newly d...

Jul 10, 2019