Canada

Nearly 70 per cent of eligible Albertans voted in provincial election

EDMONTON - The unofficial turnout shows nearly 70 per cent of Albertans voted in the provincial election - the highest in decades.Elections Alberta says about 2,615,000 people in Alberta were register...

Apr 17, 2019

Possible delay looms in former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle's assault trial

OTTAWA - The assault trial of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle faces a possible delay of several months due to legal wrangling over allowable evidence. Boyle, 35, has pleaded not guilty in Onta...

Apr 17, 2019

Environment charities may benefit from new Alberta premier's vow to fight them

EDMONTON - Alberta's incoming premier plans to take on environmental charities that he says are blocking exports of the province's oil, but those groups may be saying "bring it on." In his v...

Apr 17, 2019

Jury sees photo of B.C. dad's injuries after his daughters found dead

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court jury in Vancouver has seen a photograph of a father's injuries after his young daughters were found dead in his apartment. Andrew Berry has plead...

Apr 17, 2019

Canadian garbage rotting in Manila violates international law, experts say

OTTAWA - A Vancouver environmental law firm says Canada broke international rules when it dumped more than 100 shipping containers of garbage disguised as plastics for recycling into the Philippi...

Apr 17, 2019

Kenney's premiership poses challenges, opportunity for Trudeau, Scheer

OTTAWA - Attention is now turning to how Jason Kenney's win in Alberta could impact the fall federal election. Political observers say Kenney, an outspoken and articulate former Stephen Harper cabinet...

Apr 17, 2019

Premier expected to call Newfoundland and Labrador election tonight

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball is meeting with the province's lieutenant-governor, and is expected to announce tonight that an early election will be held in mid-May....

Apr 17, 2019

Supreme Court of Canada's Clement Gascon stepping down for family reasons

OTTAWA - Supreme Court Justice Clement Gascon is retiring in September after five years on the high court. Gascon, 58, is stepping down for personal and family reasons, the court announced M...

Apr 17, 2019

Montreal mayor, opposition leader unite to denounce Quebec's secularism bill

MONTREAL - In a rare display of unity, Montreal city council unanimously passed a motion against Quebec's proposed secularism bill on Monday. Mayor Valerie Plante and opposition leader Lionel Perez pr...

Apr 17, 2019

Alberta's Notley talks pipelines, energy on last day of election campaign

CALGARY - Alberta's NDP leader spent the final day of the provincial election campaign contrasting her winning-hearts-and-minds approach to building pipelines with the more combative strategy of ...

Apr 17, 2019