Canada

Feds falling short on promise to provide better case management to vets

OTTAWA - The federal government is blaming a surprise increase in the number of veterans seeking assistance for its failure to make good on a key Liberal promise of ensuring enough case managers to he...

Apr 29, 2019

B.C. man sues Twitter for 'defamatory' tweets linked to 2016 U.S. election

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia businessman and philanthropist is suing Twitter for publishing what he calls "false and defamatory" tweets that escalated during the 2016 United States election. Frank G...

Apr 29, 2019

12-day-old goat stolen during snuggle event at Vancouver Island farm, owners say

LADYSMITH, B.C. - The owners of a Vancouver Island farm say one of their baby goats was stolen during an event where people can visit and snuggle with the cuddly animals. Rebecca and Justin Dault ...

Apr 29, 2019

Mother, daughter missing: Calgary police say suspect may have burned evidence

CALGARY - Police say a suspect in the disappearance of a missing Calgary woman and her toddler daughter may have tried to get rid of evidence. Homicide investigators say a suspect may h...

Apr 29, 2019

Record number of anti-Semitic incidents fuelled by online hate: B'nai Brith

OTTAWA - B'nai Brith Canada says online hatred is fuelling a rise in anti-Semitism that saw record numbers of Jewish Canadians harassed and assaulted last year. The Jewish advocacy group says the...

Apr 29, 2019

Catalan leader goes to court after Canada refuses him entry for speaking visit

MONTREAL - A Quebec nationalist group is claiming the Canadian government revoked a travel permit for the exiled former president of Spain's Catalonia region. The Societe Saint-Jea...

Apr 29, 2019

Flood victims say more homes would be lost if not for volunteers, military

OTTAWA - Were it not for volunteers and the military as water levels climbed over the weekend, victims of this year's devastating spring flooding in Eastern Canada say many more homes would be lost to...

Apr 29, 2019

Tough times ahead in flood-stricken Quebec, premier warns

MONTREAL - Quebec's premier warned Saturday of tough times ahead in parts of the flood-stricken province even as waters began to recede in some regions. The water levels in the corridor along the St. ...

Apr 29, 2019

Officials say New Brunswick floodwaters will slowly recede over next five days

FREDERICTON - Floodwaters continue to cause major problems for homes and businesses in southern New Brunswick this weekend, but officials say the forecast calls for water levels to slowly recede in mo...

Apr 29, 2019

Scheer to demand Canada pull funds from Chinese multilateral development bank

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today to respond to China's ban on Canadian canola shipments by taking a number of steps, including pulling hundre...

Apr 29, 2019