Canada

Boy's song inspires Francois Legault to rebuild flooded school in Beauce

MONTREAL - A municipality in Quebec's Beauce region will be getting a new elementary school after a student's song about its sorry state drew the attention of Premier Francois Legault. Legault said to...

May 06, 2019

Former Liberal MP Darshan Kang apologizes for behaviour, maintains no ill intent

OTTAWA - A former Liberal MP who was found by his peers to have sexually harassed a member of his office staff is apologizing to the victim for any of his problematic conduct. But reading from a ...

May 06, 2019

Seven candidates run for MP's job in B.C.'s Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection

NANAIMO, B.C. - Voters are heading to the polls to elect a member of Parliament in the British Columbia riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith today in what could be an indicator of the October federal election....

May 06, 2019

Patrick J. Adams tweets royal baby well wishes to his former 'Suits' co-star

TORONTO - Canadian actor Patrick J. Adams has tweeted well wishes to his former "Suits" co-star, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, on the birth of her baby boy with Prince Harry. The Toronto native ...

May 06, 2019

Citing concerns for flood victims, Ontario, Quebec opt out of alert-system test

OTTAWA - The country's two biggest provinces won't take part in what was supposed to be a nationwide testing of Canada's Alert Ready system on Wednesday. Public Safety Canada says it received notifica...

May 06, 2019

Man charged with child pornography for ordering sex doll testifies at trial

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A man facing child pornography charges over a child-sized sex doll intercepted by the Canada Border Services Agency is testifying in St. John's provincial court today. The com...

May 06, 2019

Montreal animal shelter grappling with growing number of abandoned chickens

MONTREAL - Animal welfare officials in Montreal are adding chickens to the list of abandoned creatures landing at their doorstep. While dogs, cats and rabbits are par for the course, it appe...

May 06, 2019

UN environment report has strong message for Canada: co-author

A Canadian author of a mammoth UN report on the environment says its findings on the decline of nature has an important message for Canada. Kai Chan of the University of British Columbia says the repo...

May 06, 2019

In the news today, May 6

Three stories in the news for Monday, May 6 --- FEDERAL BYELECTION DAY NANAIMO, B.C. Voters are heading to the polls today to elect a member of Parliament in the B.C. riding of Nanaimo-Ladys...

May 06, 2019

Retailers struggle to keep popular cannabis extract CBD on shelves in Canada

VANCOUVER - Retailers across Canada are struggling with a shortage of all cannabis, but there's one product they're especially desperate to keep on shelves: cannabidiol or CBD, a non-intoxicating extr...

May 06, 2019