Canada

Ashley Smith's family furious with Trudeau over solitary-confinement bill

OTTAWA - Ashley Smith's mother and sister say they are furious with the Trudeau government for invoking her name in the rollout of a bill that purports to end solitary confinement in Canada'...

Jun 01, 2019

Pence pledges solidarity, aligns freedom of Canadians held in China with trade

OTTAWA - The United States will link the liberation of the two Canadians imprisoned by China to its free-trade talks with the People's Republic, U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence pledged Thursday. Standi...

Jun 01, 2019

'House of horrors:' Man convicted of murdering woman found in barrel

WINNIPEG - A judge told a Winnipeg man convicted in the killing of a woman whose body was found decomposing in a barrel that he deserved every second, minute and month of his lifetime senten...

May 31, 2019

Remote health care tested as Haida Gwaii loses IV chemo treatment next month

QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. - Cancer patients who need intravenous chemotherapy on the British Columbia archipelago of Haida Gwaii will now have to take an eight-hour ferry trip to the n...

May 31, 2019

Trudeau warns internet regulation could be used to repress citizens, free speech

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says governments need to be wary of taking steps to regulate social media platforms that could be used by authoritarian regimes to further oppress...

May 31, 2019

Kenney says carbon taxes won't help stop forest fire threat

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says forest fires have always been around and carbon taxes won't do anything to change that. Kenney says a number of factors, including climate change,...

May 31, 2019

'Hold China accountable' for fentanyl, Andrew Scheer says

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal government needs to "hold China accountable" for the flow of illicit fentanyl that has fuelled Canada's opioid crisis. Speaking to municipal...

May 31, 2019

Ralph Goodale says military will help as Alberta deals with massive wildfires

REGINA - The federal government says the military is going to help with Alberta's wildfire fight. Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Alberta has asked for Canadian Forces assistance and...

May 31, 2019

Trudeau to raise abortion laws with Pence amid final push to ratify new NAFTA

OTTAWA - The spectre of abortion hangs over the home stretch of Canada's plans to finally ratify the new North American trade agreement after a tumultuous and at times bitter ...

May 31, 2019

Former U.S. president Barack Obama gives speech in Ottawa tonight

OTTAWA - Former U.S. president Barack Obama is set to give a speech and answer questions at an event in Canada's capital later tonight. The event, hosted by the think-tank Canada 2020, will be at...

May 31, 2019