Canada

Liberals say Tories dishonest for not telling Canadians about carbon tax rebates

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals say booklets Conservative MPs are distributing in their ridings laying out a long list of tax credits Canadians should apply for when they file their taxes have a glaring...

Apr 10, 2019

No pedal to floor: Experts say no government can bring back Alberta bitumen boom

EDMONTON - Getting Alberta's economy running on all its fossil-fuel-powered cylinders is at the heart of the province's election campaign. But some of Canada's top energy thinkers - as well ...

Apr 10, 2019

Vancouver man faces new money-laundering charge in college admissions scandal

Vancouver businessman David Sidoo faces an additional charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering for his alleged role in a college admissions scandal in the United States. In a new indictment fro...

Apr 09, 2019

Coast guard struggling to help with rescues, Arctic resupply due to old fleet

OTTAWA - Reduced search-and-rescue coverage, ferry-service disruptions, cancelled resupply runs to Arctic and coastal communities and nearly $2 million in lost navigational buoys. Those are among the ...

Apr 09, 2019

In the news today, April 8

Four stories in the news for Monday, April 8 --- CANADA'S DAVID SAINT-JACQUES TO PERFORM SPACEWALK Astronaut David Saint-Jacques will become the first Canadian spacewalker in 12 years when h...

Apr 09, 2019

Tori Stafford kidnapping anniversary marked by call for justice-system changes

OTTAWA - A number of victims of violent crime rallied in Ottawa today, marking the 10th anniversary of Tori Stafford's disappearance in southwestern Ontario and calling for changes to Canada's justice...

Apr 09, 2019

Donor for B.C. hockey coach whose young team launched video search for a kidney

VANCOUVER - The coach of a Vancouver peewee hockey team has successfully ended his search for a life-saving organ donor. However, Stephen Gillis said his drive to build organ ...

Apr 09, 2019

Neurosurgeon pleads guilty to second-degree murder in wife's death

TORONTO - Two days after being served divorce papers, Mohammed Shamji attacked his wife, breaking her neck and ribs before choking her to death as their three young children slept nearby. He...

Apr 09, 2019

Wilbert Keon, trailblazing heart surgeon, doctor and senator, dies

OTTAWA - A world-renowned Canadian pioneer of heart surgery and former senator has died. Dr. Wilbert Keon founded the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and in 1986 performed Canada's firs...

Apr 09, 2019

New corporate-ethics ombud named but powers still subject to legal review

OTTAWA - The federal government's long-awaited announcement Monday of a watchdog to enforce responsible conduct by Canadian companies operating abroad was greeted with disappointment by human-rights a...

Apr 09, 2019