Canada

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 08, 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 08, 2019

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

OTTAWA - Analysts say the escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the safety of Canadian troops in Iraq. Rob Malley, the president of the Inter...

Jul 08, 2019

Judge rejects demand to halt transfer of two Montreal English schools to French system

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a demand to immediately halt the transfer of two east-end Montreal English-language schools to the French system. The English Montreal School...

Jul 08, 2019

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

OTTAWA - Prince Edward Island and Quebec have petitioned to become interveners in Saskatchewan's legal challenge of the federal carbon tax. P.E.I.'s Progressive Conservative Premie...

Jul 08, 2019

Scheer flips pancakes, appeals for votes on Calgary Stampede circuit

CALGARY - Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer made the rounds on the Calgary Stampede circuit on Saturday, with the aim of strengthening voter support in the traditional party stronghold ah...

Jul 08, 2019

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Settlement reached in harassment case against RCMP

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for women who worked or volunteered for the RCMP who experienced gender or sexual harassment may be eligible for compensation under the settlement of a class-action ...

Jul 08, 2019

Scheer promises to scrap clean-fuel standard

socialOTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would scrap new standards that will force cleaner-burning fuels in addition to eliminating the federal price on carbon if his Conservatives win...

Jul 08, 2019

Funeral held for Canadian soldier killed in Bulgarian skydiving exercise

GATINEAU, Que. - Family, friends and military brass attended a military funeral in Gatineau, Que., on Saturday for a Canadian soldier who died in a parachute training exercise in Bulgaria. B...

Jul 08, 2019

Vancouver shipyard used one new coast guard vessel to repair, deliver another

OTTAWA - A Vancouver shipyard delivered the first of the Canadian Coast Guard's three new science vessels last week by cannibalizing parts from one of the other ships for repairs, new documents show. ...

Jul 08, 2019