Canada

Wilson-Raybould and Philpott to run as Independents in fall election campaign

OTTAWA - Former Liberal cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott will run as Independents in the upcoming federal election, they declared Monday. The pair...

May 29, 2019

A chronology of Canada's participation in the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy

OTTAWA - A short chronology of Canada's participation in the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy: May 1943: Allies make final decision to invade. Initial invasion date May 1, 1944, then June 4, 1944. Summ...

May 29, 2019

Dispatches from Juno: How CP's war correspondents told the story of D-Day

OTTAWA - Dispatches from Ross Munro, William (Bill) Stewart and other war correspondents were how many Canadians in 1944 learned details of the June 6 D-Day landings and the fighting that followed. Th...

May 29, 2019

Hotline to help human trafficking victims, educate public launches across Canada

A national hotline to help victims and survivors of human trafficking is now taking calls, with the organization behind the service saying it hoped the new resource would also fill crucial gaps i...

May 29, 2019

In the news today, May 29

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 29 --- O'REGAN TO VISIT MERCURY-DAMAGED GRASSY NARROWS Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan is being urged to ensure a long-awaited visit to an ...

May 29, 2019

O'Regan urged to make Grassy Narrows visit 'more than a pre-campaign photo op'

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan is being urged to ensure a long-awaited visit to an Ontario First Nation is substantive and not a pre-election photo opportunity. O'Regan is set&nb...

May 29, 2019

B.C. man who scaled Everest says climb is not for 'faint of heart'

VANCOUVER - When Chris Dare stood on the roof of the world he had tears behind his goggles. The British Columbia man has climbed mountains on seven continents in less than 10 ...

May 29, 2019

Air Canada experiencing technical issue affecting airport operations

Air Canada says it is experiencing a system-wide technical issue affecting its airport operations, check-in and call centres. Spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick says the airline is working to resolve the pro...

May 28, 2019

B.C. post-secondary schools at risk of money laundering: minister

VICTORIA - Post-secondary institutions in British Columbia were warned Tuesday to be on the look out for possible student money launderers in the province's ongoing fight against illegal cash. Advance...

May 28, 2019

Scheer vows to end 'illegal' border crossings as part of immigration policy plan

OTTAWA - If elected prime minister, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would put an end to "illegal" border crossings in Canada. Scheer included that as one of several general commitm...

May 28, 2019