Canada

Motion to declare homelessness state of emergency fails to pass at Montreal council

MONTREAL - Montreal's city council has voted down a motion brought by a pair of Independent city councillors seeking to have a state of emergency declared over the city's homelessness situation. Mayor...

Nov 19, 2024

Quebec politician offers mea culpa for comments on racism in provincial legislature

MONTREAL - A Quebec legislature member says he doesn't think his colleagues at the national assembly are racist, as his party prepares to face criticism from all sides for controversial comments he ma...

Nov 19, 2024

Government spending in limbo as Tories, Liberals continue game of chicken in House

OTTAWA - The federal government is asking Parliament for approval to spend billions of dollars, but the ongoing stalemate in the House of Commons could prevent the Liberals from getting the green ligh...

Nov 19, 2024

Canada Post, union sit down with mediator, but still `far apart' as strike drags on

MONTREAL - Representatives from Canada Post and the postal workers union sat down with a special mediator Monday, but seem no closer to reaching a deal as a countrywide strike enters its fifth day. In...

Nov 19, 2024

Canada Post, union sit down with mediator, but still ‘far apart’ as strike drags on

MONTREAL - Representatives from Canada Post and the postal workers union sat down with a special mediator Monday, but seem no closer to reaching a deal as a countrywide strike enters its fifth day. In...

Nov 19, 2024

Transportation Safety Board investigating after plane goes off runway in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board says it's investigating after a Boeing 767 cargo jet went off a runway at Vancouver International Airport. The airport says the Cargojet flight went off the...

Nov 19, 2024

Toyota Highlander tops list of most stolen vehicles in 2023: Équité Association

TORONTO - An insurance crime and fraud prevention group says the Toyota Highlander was the most stolen vehicle in 2023, dethroning the Honda CR-V as the nation's top stolen car for two years in a row....

Nov 19, 2024

Report finds 1 in 5 newcomers leave Canada within 25 years, calls for retention plan

OTTAWA - One in five immigrants who come to Canada ultimately leave for another country within 25 years, with about one-third of those people moving on within the first five years. The findings come f...

Nov 19, 2024

From atmospheric river to bomb cyclone, here are the ABCs of weather terminology

A series of meteorological terms associated with extreme weather have become popularized in recent years. Here's how some of them are defined by the American Meteorological Society: BOMB CYCLONE A sto...

Nov 19, 2024

Trudeau says G20 leaders' statement on Ukraine is not strong enough

RIO DE JANEIRO, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the final leaders' statement from the G20 summit in Brazil is not strong enough on the war in Ukraine. He is also expressing some concern abou...

Nov 19, 2024