Canada

Military on defensive after soldiers wrongly given guns for Sikh parade

OTTAWA - The Canadian military is scrambling to explain why a group of soldiers was issued weapons to march in a Toronto parade on Sunday for Canada's Sikh community. Photos and videos of the event sh...

May 02, 2019

Saskatchewan Appeal Court to rule on whether carbon tax constitutional

REGINA - Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal is to release its ruling this week on whether the federally imposed carbon tax is constitutional. A registrar for the court says the decision is to&nb...

May 02, 2019

Canadian military unfazed by 'fishy' beluga whale suspected of spying for Russia

OTTAWA - Norway may be wondering about the porpoise of a beluga whale found in its waters sporting a Russian harness, but Canadian defence officials say they are dolphinately not worried about militar...

May 02, 2019

From blizzards to flooding, Canadians left wondering what happened to spring

MONTREAL - As Canadians grapple with wild weather ranging from snowstorms on the Prairies to heavy rain and flooding in the East, many are wondering if the days of T-shirts an...

May 02, 2019

Elections commissioner says no political input into SNC-Lavalin deal

OTTAWA - The watchdog who monitors Canada's elections says no one from the Prime Minister's Office tried to help SNC-Lavalin avoid being charged with breaking campaign-financing rules. In a ...

May 02, 2019

Kenney cleared after questions raised about MP housing expenses

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee has cleared Alberta Premier Jason Kenney of allegations he wrongly claimed residential expenses while he was a Conservative cabinet minister in Ott...

May 02, 2019

Canadian Forces adapting as requests for disaster-related assistance grow

OTTAWA - The Canadian military says it is changing the way it answers calls for help in the face of growing demands for disaster-related assistance in recent years. The Canadian Forces has b...

May 02, 2019

Ex-Obama envoy Heyman details 'ice age' with Harper over Keystone pipeline

OTTAWA - Barack Obama's former envoy to Ottawa has pulled back the veil on how the previous Conservative government of Stephen Harper froze him out over the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Bruce H...

May 02, 2019

Bankruptcy of energy company may show lenders view industry differently: CAPP

The bankruptcy of a Calgary energy company that plans to walk away from thousands of gas wells may be a sign lenders are changing how they look at the industry in light of a recent Supreme C...

May 02, 2019

Conservatives seek criminal investigation of PM's trips to Aga Khan's island

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives want the RCMP to look into whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the law by accepting family vacations on the Aga Khan's private Caribbean islan...

May 02, 2019