Canada

Trudeau resists pressure to decriminalize drugs in face of opioid crisis

OTTAWA - Donna May says she'll no longer tolerate a nod or weepy eyes from politicians over the opioid epidemic - it's claimed the lives of too many people she loves. May wants&nbs...

May 04, 2019

To excel in the automated world Canada shouldn't forget the liberal arts: study

OTTAWA - Canada can better prepare for a technologically disrupted future by producing more liberal-arts graduates, says a new report by the Royal Bank of Canada. The bank's study found...

May 04, 2019

Film on Colten Boushie case wins $10,000 prize at Hot Docs festival

TORONTO - A film about the killing of a young Indigenous man in Saskatchewan has won a top prize at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Tasha Hubbard's "npawistamsowin: We Will S...

May 04, 2019

China suspends export permits from two Canadian pork plants, says Ottawa

TORONTO - China has suspended the export permits of two Canadian pork exporters, including Quebec-based Olymel LP, apparently over package mislabelling amid growing tensions between the two countries....

May 04, 2019

Health Canada warns mould is a serious concern in flood-hit homes

Health Canada is warning of the dangers of mould in homes and cottages hit by this year's spring flooding. Federal biologist Francis Lavoie says it's important to dry wet walls and belongings within 4...

May 04, 2019

Water to stay high but second round of floods not expected: Goodale

OTTAWA - Water levels are expected to peak by week's end in flood zones around the nation's capital, federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said Thursday as he toured neighbourhoods in east Otta...

May 04, 2019

Judge awards $20-million damages against website that pirated obituaries

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A $20-million ruling against a website accused of pirating obituaries and photos of dead people in order to profit from grieving families will deter other sites from ...

May 04, 2019

Quebec government orders public coroner's inquest into 7-year-old's death

QUEBEC - It's "revolting" that authorities failed to prevent the death a seven-year-old girl who had a long history with the province's youth protection system, Premier Franco...

May 04, 2019

Knockin' on Abe's door: Japanese PM shows off quirky Canadian souvenir

LAKE KAWAGUCHI, Japan - A Quebec wood carver was delighted Thursday to learn Japan's prime minister was proudly showing off one of his creations - a door-knocker featuring a wood carving of a beaver t...

May 04, 2019

Ahead of Trudeau meeting, Kenney calls environment bill a threat to unity

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and new Alberta Premier Jason Kenney put on polite faces for the cameras at the start of their first official meeting in Ottawa Thursday, but the cordi...

May 04, 2019