Canada

Diplomat, peacekeeper: Saskatchewan First Nation awaits Poundmaker exoneration

When Milton Tootoosis thinks about the planned exoneration of Chief Poundmaker, he breaks down.A headman and councillor at Poundmaker Cree Nation, about a two-hour drive from Saskatoon, Tootoosis says...

May 20, 2019

Money laundering report a wake-up call for Canada, but some provinces skeptical

VANCOUVER - The authors of a report that found $47 billion was laundered across Canada last year debated whether to include a graph that indicated Alberta, Ontario and the Prairies were hotspots for d...

May 20, 2019

Vancouver Aquarium files civil claim suing city and park board over cetacean ban

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Aquarium is suing the city and park board over the 2017 cetacean ban for breach of contract and claiming it lost millions of dollars in revenue. In May 2017 the Vancouve...

May 19, 2019

Canadian citizen killed in Honduras plane crash, Global Affairs confirms

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Global Affairs Canada confirms that a Canadian citizen has been killed in a plane crash in Honduras. A spokesperson for the department says the crash happened in the Roata...

May 19, 2019

Mark Norman affair needs public inquiry, Scheer says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must launch a public inquiry into the case of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Friday. Speaking on Parliament Hil...

May 19, 2019

Killer of missing Alberta seniors loses appeal of manslaughter convictions

EDMONTON - An appeal from the killer of two Edmonton-area seniors has been dismissed. Travis Vader asked the Alberta Court of Appeal for a new trial or for his manslaughter ch...

May 19, 2019

Sisters of Ste-Anne hold unique garage sale before giving up Montreal convent

MONTREAL - The Montreal-area Sisters of Ste-Anne are hosting a unique garage sale this weekend as the religious organization prepares to leave its 110-year-old convent. Sister Celine Dupuis says the m...

May 19, 2019

Nova Scotia's harsh winter coast stars in horror film screened at Cannes

Nova Scotia's unforgiving coast has a starring role - alongside Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson - in a new fantasy-horror film that screened to strong reviews at the Cannes Film Festival i...

May 19, 2019

Unions increasingly at odds over replacing troubled Phoenix pay system

OTTAWA - The federal team charged with finding a replacement for the government's troubled Phoenix pay system will present the Liberals with options within weeks that are expected to include...

May 19, 2019

2nd woman testifies against Winnipeg suspect in death of woman found in barrel

WINNIPEG - A woman testified Friday that she helped hide another woman's dead body in a barrel filled with chemicals because the man accused in the killing had total control over her after y...

May 19, 2019