Canada

Trump's presidential pardon amounts to total exoneration, Conrad Black says

TORONTO - A criminal pardon U.S. President Donald Trump personally delivered to Conrad Black over the phone amounts to complete exoneration, the author and former media mogul said on Thursday. In...

May 17, 2019

In the news today, May 15

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 15 --- VETS WANT OTTAWA TO AUTHORIZE POT FOR PETS Veterinarians are lobbying MPs today to authorize the use of medical cannabis for ...

May 17, 2019

Appeal court says doctors have to give referrals for services they oppose

TORONTO - Ontario's highest court ruled Wednesday that doctors in the province must give referrals for medical services that clash with their religious beliefs, calling it a compromise ...

May 17, 2019

B.C. woman dies with husband and brother in Alaska float plane crash

VANCOUVER - A Metro Vancouver woman died with her husband and brother in a float plane crash in Alaska on Monday, and friends and family are remembering them as driven, passionate people who will...

May 17, 2019

'Absolutely disgusting:' Victim concerned about pedophile's online profile

REGINA - A Saskatchewan man who was the victim of a notorious pedophile says it's disgusting and a risk to the public that his abuser has a profile on a pen-pal website for inmates. Zach Miller, ...

May 17, 2019

Vets lobby to expand medical cannabis laws to include dogs, cats

OTTAWA - Parliament Hill went to the dogs Wednesday as veterinarians lobbied MPs to authorize the use of medical cannabis for critters. The vets brought five dogs to the Hill ...

May 17, 2019

In the news today, May 17

Four stories in the news for Friday, May 17 --- LIBERALS WIN MINORITY IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR VOTE Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador registered their frustration with traditional poli...

May 17, 2019

QuickSketch: Liberal Premier Dwight Ball of Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A look at Dwight Ball, the newly re-elected Liberal premier of Newfoundland and Labrador: Age: 62 Early years: Grew up in Deer Lake, a small town in western Newfoundland where his f...

May 16, 2019

Liberals stymie Commons defence committee inquiry into Mark Norman case

OTTAWA - The Liberals have used their majority on a House of Commons committee to block an attempt to launch an inquiry into the failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Opposition members on t...

May 16, 2019

Kenney lauds Senate committee rejecting tanker ban, promises to continue fight

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is calling for a full-court press to kill Ottawa's proposed B.C. coast tanker ban now that it has been defeated in a Senate committee. Kenney says he hopes ...

May 16, 2019