Canada

Voters in Prince Edward Island elect Tory minority amid Green surge

CHARLOTTETOWN - Voters in P.E.I. have shed their century-old embrace of the Island's two-party system, electing a Tory minority government and handing the upstart Green party offic...

Apr 25, 2019

In the news today, April 23

Three stories in the news for Tuesday, April 23 --- IT'S ELECTION DAY IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND It's election day in Prince Edward Island and voter turnout is expected to be strong. More than&...

Apr 25, 2019

'This tragedy forced the light out:' Toronto marks anniversary of van attack

TORONTO - As family members, friends and strangers braved the rain Tuesday to honour the victims of the Yonge Street van attack, one man stood by the memorial marking the one-year anniversar...

Apr 25, 2019

Commemorative loonie marking progress for LGBTQ2 people unveiled in Toronto

TORONTO - The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a commemorative loonie Tuesday to mark what it called a key milestone for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirited people, with ...

Apr 25, 2019

In the news today, April 25

Five stories in the news for Thursday, April 25 --- WILSON RAYBOULD: FEDS WANT TO JUST 'MANAGE THE PROBLEM' OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said the Libera...

Apr 25, 2019

University of Calgary basketball player dead, canoe tipped in B.C. lake

CALGARY - Members of the University of Calgary men's basketball team are mourning the loss of teammate Andrew Milner after his body was found in Moyie Lake in southeastern British Columbia. Cranb...

Apr 24, 2019

Wilson-Raybould: Feds want to just 'manage the problem' of Indigenous Peoples

RICHMOND, B.C. - Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says she believes the federal Liberals have decided to "manage the problem" with Indigenous people rather than do the hard work ...

Apr 24, 2019

Manitoba files separate court action over federal carbon tax, seeks review

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has filed its own court challenge of the federal government's carbon tax, following similar moves by Ontario and Saskatchewan. In documents filed in Federal Court on...

Apr 24, 2019

Street drug use should be decriminalized to cut deaths: B.C. health officer

VICTORIA - British Columbia's health officer is urging the provincial government to consider the decriminalization of people caught with illegal drugs as another step to stem the overdose crisis....

Apr 24, 2019

Parks Canada releases details of search for climbers killed in Banff avalanche

The treacherous recovery of three world-class climbers in Alberta's Banff National Park involved a helicopter, a search dog and 28 people, Parks Canada said Monday as it released details of its r...

Apr 24, 2019