Canada

Feds facing short runway on fighter jets amid new questions about schedule

OTTAWA - Canada's tortured effort to buy new fighter jets is facing a fresh challenge as uncertainty about when the aircraft will arrive is making it hard for officials to know how long the military's...

Apr 28, 2019

Aunt desperate to know what happened to missing Calgary toddler and her mother

CALGARY - An aunt of a missing Calgary toddler says she's desperate to know what happened to the little girl and her mother, who police believe may be victims of homicide. Aliyah Sanderson, 22-mo...

Apr 28, 2019

Can't ignore frustrated patient's 'heartbreaking' video, doctors group says

HALIFAX - A viral video made by a frustrated young Nova Scotia mother who says she waited two years for her cancer diagnosis can't be ignored, says the president of the Canadian Medical...

Apr 28, 2019

Liberals, Trudeau hit new low but poll suggests surging Tory support is soft

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests support for Justin Trudeau, his government and his party sank to a new low this month, just six months before Canadians will decide whether to re-elect the Liber...

Apr 28, 2019

Ex-Afghanistan hostage Boyle to fight wife's appeal over assault-trial evidence

OTTAWA - A legal challenge by former Afghanistan captive Joshua Boyle's wife in the middle of his sexual-assault trial sets a "very dangerous precedent" that could be disastrous for suc...

Apr 28, 2019

Broken Quebec dike forces hundreds of evacuations northwest of Montreal

MONTREAL - Quebec's premier is telling residents in waterlogged areas of the province that they face a few more "difficult" days ahead and to "have courage" until the flood threat eases. Fra...

Apr 28, 2019

Feds' books still on pace for $15B deficit despite surplus through most of 18-19

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government says it remains on track to post a budgetary shortfall of about $15 billion in 2018-19 even though a new estimate says the federal books ran a $3.1-billion surplus...

Apr 28, 2019

Abe, Trudeau tout trade gains without Trump participation in Pacific Rim pact

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

Apr 28, 2019

Editor found guilty of promoting hate seeks to stave off jail term

TORONTO - A publication found to have been filled with hatred against women and Jews was a valuable relief valve for men prone to violence, its convicted editor told his sentencing hearing on Friday. ...

Apr 28, 2019

Montreal declares emergency as spring flooding risk across Quebec continues to rise

MONTREAL - As a steady rain moved into Quebec Friday, Montreal declared a state of emergency and authorities closely monitored a dam and a dike that were placing residents at risk to the wes...

Apr 28, 2019