Canada

Quebec invests $47 million in youth protection to cut down wait lists

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is investing $47 million in the province's maligned youth protection system, in an effort to add more staff and cut down on lengthy wait lists. Junior health minister ...

Jul 04, 2019

Ottawa won't rush into sale of Trans Mountain to Indigenous groups: minister

CALGARY - Canada's natural resources minister says the government is willing to consider bids from Indigenous groups for a stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline. But Amarjeet Sohi a...

Jul 04, 2019

Cartoonist behind anti-Trump image thinks online presence played role in contract ending

A recent editorial cartoon taking aim at Donald Trump may have brought an Atlantic Canadian artist to international attention, but the man behind the image does not believe th...

Jul 04, 2019

Boyle's lawyer says alleged victim lied to the court about legal advice

OTTAWA - Defence lawyer Lawrence Greenspon is suggesting former Afghanistan hostage Caitlan Coleman lied this week when she testified in her estranged husband's criminal trial she got approval from he...

Jul 04, 2019

Former skiers reach out-of-court deal with Alpine Canada in sex assault lawsuit

MONTREAL - Alpine Canada admitted Tuesday it had put its interests before those of three young female skiers who were sexually abused by their coach in the 1990s. Canada's national gove...

Jul 04, 2019

Calgary mother guilty in son's staph death appeals conviction, sentence

CALGARY - A Calgary woman found guilty in the death of her 14-month-old son is appealing her conviction and sentence. Jennifer Clark and her husband Jeromie Clark were sentenced in June to 3...

Jul 04, 2019

Animal rights activists want Winnipeg zoo to shut down stingray exhibit

WINNIPEG - Animal rights activists want the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg to permanently shut down its interactive stingray exhibit. "Stingray Beach" allows visitors to get up close to a shall...

Jul 04, 2019

Manitoba eyes looser holiday shopping rules, government review underway

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says his Progressive Conservative government is considering loosening the law that limits store openings on some holidays. Pallister says he agrees with a g...

Jul 04, 2019

On Hold: Veterans Affairs struggling to answer former service members' calls

OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Canada has struggled to quickly answer calls from current and former service members seeking information and assistance, newly released documents show, leading many to hang u...

Jul 04, 2019

De Adder replacement says he's been caught up in social media backlash

An editorial cartoonist says his character has been maligned and career prospects damaged after he was caught up in the online backlash resulting from a New Brunswick newspaper group cutting ties with...

Jul 04, 2019