Canada

As Parliament rises, which bills made it through — and which ones didn't

OTTAWA - The House of Commons and Senate have risen for the summer, following several weeks of frenzied legislating as MPs hurried key pieces of legislation out the door ahead of an election this fall...

Jun 21, 2019

PBO sets budget baseline for campaign vows with tools, deficit projections

OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog is predicting years of deficits deeper than the government has laid out. The numbers are in a report the parliamentary budget office says sh...

Jun 21, 2019

Inquiry into murdered Indigenous women loses bid for two disputed RCMP files

OTTAWA - The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women has lost a court bid for access to two RCMP files the Mounties refuse to hand over. The RCMP gave the inquiry more&nb...

Jun 21, 2019

Canada and U.S. agree to expand preclearance options for travellers, goods

OTTAWA - A new agreement between Canada and the United States will soon allow travellers and cargo to pre-clear customs before they leave, allowing an easier movement of people and goods crossing...

Jun 21, 2019

Tax credits, penalizing big polluters, key to Conservative climate plan

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says his climate plan will be "Canada's best chance" to hit its targets under the Paris climate-change agreement and that it can happen without a carbon...

Jun 21, 2019

Stepmother of Quebec girl who died in April now faces second-degree murder charge

GRANBY, Que. - The stepmother of a seven-year-old Quebec girl who died under troubling circumstances now faces a charge of second-degree murder. The charge was laid today against the woman on her 36th...

Jun 21, 2019

Acts of kindness emerge at chaotic Raptors rally derailed by shooting

TORONTO - When gunshots sparked panic and chaos at a massive outdoor celebration for Toronto's NBA champions this week, some fans caught in the stampede worked to keep others out of danger, at ti...

Jun 21, 2019

Canada will shell out almost $70 billion for its new warships, PBO report says

OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says Canada's 15 new warships will cost almost $70 billion over the next quarter-century. A Canadian government estimate in 2017 pegged the price of the project a...

Jun 21, 2019

Governments earned $186M in pot taxes in 5 1/2 months of legalization: StatCan

Federal and provincial governments earned $186 million in cannabis-related revenue in the first 5 1/2 months since legalization in October, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The Ottawa-based agency&nb...

Jun 21, 2019

Canadian astronaut Saint-Jacques set to return after 'intense adventure' in space

LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is set to return to Earth in less than a week as his mission aboard the International Space Station comes to an end. On Day 199 in orbit, Saint...

Jun 21, 2019