Canada

Deficit for last year to be $800 million more than Liberals predict, PBO says

OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says last year's federal deficit was $800 million more than the Liberals said it was in their most recent budget. In a new report, the parliamentary budget...

Apr 30, 2019

Jury trial hears about killing of Indigenous woman found in shallow grave

WINNIPEG - A prosecutor says a Manitoba man on trial for killing a young Indigenous woman met her on a popular online dating site. Brett Overby, who is 32, is charged with second-degree murder in the ...

Apr 30, 2019

Liberals wouldn't take hidden SNC-Lavalin money now, Trudeau says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says today's federal Liberal party wouldn't accept political donations like those that got SNC-Lavalin in trouble in the late 2000s. Trudeau says the party ...

Apr 30, 2019

Abe, Trudeau tout trade gains without U.S. participation in Pacific Rim pact

OTTAWA - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's whirlwind visit to Ottawa this weekend offered the Liberal government a rare chance to trumpet a strong international alliance in the face of unyielding s...

Apr 30, 2019

Are sandbags effective? A look at the popular flood-prevention tool

For centuries, residents of flood-prone areas have looked to sandbags to stave off rising waters. Flood management experts say that while it's easy to understand why sandbags have become the first lin...

Apr 30, 2019

Canada's Viola Desmond $10 bill named international banknote of the year

HALIFAX - Canada's new $10 bill featuring Nova Scotia human rights icon Viola Desmond has been named banknote of the year. The bill, which also features a map of Halifax's historic north end as well a...

Apr 30, 2019

Some residents expected back in water-logged Quebec town today

MONTREAL - Authorities in Quebec are set to partially lift an evacuation order in flood-stricken Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac later today, allowing some residents to return home. The order, which won...

Apr 30, 2019

Broken Quebec dike forces thousands of evacuations northwest of Montreal

MONTREAL - Residents of a flood-ravaged suburb west of Montreal tried in vain to get access to their trapped pets, medication and personal effects on Sunday after thousan...

Apr 30, 2019

New Brunswick's cannabis retailer reports $11.7 million loss in first year

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Crown-owned cannabis retailer is recording a big financial loss in its first year in operation. Unaudited year-end results released Tuesday show Cannabis NB lost $11.7 mi...

Apr 30, 2019

China sentences 6 foreigners for drugs; Canadian gets death

BEIJING - A court in southern China handed down sentences Tuesday to at least six foreigners involved in an international methamphetamine operation, including a Canadian given the death penalty. The J...

Apr 30, 2019