Canada

Supreme Court of Canada sides with police in internet child luring case

OTTAWA - Undercover police officers do not need to obtain a judicial warrant before using email or instant-message services to communicate with someone suspected of child luring, the Su...

Apr 20, 2019

PEI Green party candidate John Underhay and son killed in accident

CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's Green party has suspended campaigning for Tuesday's provincial election, citing the sudden death of one of its candidates. The party confirmed Fri...

Apr 20, 2019

Liberals extend deadline for Trans Mountain pipeline decision to June 18

OTTAWA - The federal government is putting off plans to pass judgment on the reconsidered Trans Mountain pipeline expansion proposal for nearly a month in order to finish...

Apr 20, 2019

More help arriving for mother who lost 7 children in Halifax house fire

HALIFAX - More relatives of Kawthar Barho were to arrive in Canada Thursday, two months after a fast-moving Halifax house fire killed her seven children and left her husband badly burne...

Apr 20, 2019

In the news today, April 18

Five stories in the news for Thursday, April 18 --- KENNEY'S 'TURN OFF TAPS' PLEDGE HEARD IN B.C. Jason Kenney's Alberta election victory sent ripples of enthusiasm and concern across Canada...

Apr 20, 2019

Dozens hurt in collapse of deck during wedding celebration in Langley, B.C.

LANGLEY, B.C. - Police say dozens of people were injured, some critically, when the second storey deck of a home in Langley, B.C., collapsed Friday evening during a wedding celebration. RCMP Cpl. Crai...

Apr 19, 2019

Arrest of theft suspect at Vancouver airport likely part of larger ring: RCMP

RICHMOND, B.C. - RCMP say a woman arrested at Vancouver's airport for allegedly stealing a passenger's purse is believed to be part of an organized group of thieves targeting airports. The Mounties sa...

Apr 19, 2019

Kenney talks pipelines with Trudeau after election win, calls it cordial

EDMONTON - Jason Kenney, Alberta's incoming premier, said he cordially talked pipelines Wednesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - Kenney's political nemesis and his election campaign pinata ...

Apr 19, 2019

Nearly 70 per cent of eligible Albertans voted in provincial election

EDMONTON - An unofficial turnout shows nearly 70 per cent of Albertans voted in Tuesday's provincial election - the highest in decades. Elections Alberta said about 2,615,000 people in Alber...

Apr 19, 2019

Defence questions cop's 'mistake' at trial of B.C. dad accused of killing girls

VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer has questioned a police officer's "mistake" of leaving an apartment after he saw blood-smeared walls and discovered a badly injured young girl lying on a bed. Oa...

Apr 19, 2019