Canada

Canadian monitors say Ukraine election withstood Russian meddling

OTTAWA - A former Canadian foreign minister monitoring the Ukraine election says Sunday's ballot was free and fair but suffered from Russia blocking voters in areas of the country it controls. Ll...

Apr 01, 2019

Trump pressure on Cuba could hit Canadian companies, business leaders warn

OTTAWA - Business leaders are warning that the Trump administration's threat to tighten the U.S. embargo on Cuba could sideswipe Canadian companies doing business on the Caribbean island just off Flor...

Apr 01, 2019

Speaker issues update of dress code at B.C. legislature; sleeveless dresses OK

VICTORIA - The Speaker of B.C.'s legislature says a preliminary review of the building's dress code now permits women to wear sleeveless dresses and sleeveless shirts. Darryl Plecas says a full dress ...

Apr 01, 2019

Exclusive Montreal club 357c, which made headlines during corruption inquiry, to close

MONTREAL - A private club that catered to Montreal's business elite and attracted scrutiny in 2012 during Quebec's corruption inquiry says it will be closing its doors next month. Montreal's 357c...

Apr 01, 2019

Poilievre promises to filibuster budget to force more SNC-Lavalin testimony

OTTAWA - Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre says he'll filibuster the government's budget until the Liberals agree to further investigation of the SNC-Lavalin affair. As the Official Opposit...

Apr 01, 2019

Doug Ford slams federal carbon tax that takes effect in four provinces today

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says there's no reason to believe Canadians will recoup the cost of the federal carbon tax that takes effect today. Ford, whose government is fighting the tax in co...

Apr 01, 2019

Caitlan Coleman details night she fled from estranged husband Joshua Boyle

OTTAWA - Caitlan Coleman says she put on several layers of socks to protect herself before she dashed into the cold late on the night of Dec. 30, 2017 eventually phoning her mother from a&nb...

Apr 01, 2019

Israeli president travels to Niagara, Ottawa, Toronto on state visit

OTTAWA - The president of Israel is in Ottawa on Monday, meeting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau before laying a wreath at the new National Holocaust Monument. Reuven Rivlin is in the country for three ...

Apr 01, 2019

Canada marks fifth anniversary of end of Afghanistan mission

OTTAWA - When the Sept. 11 terror attacks hit the World Trade Centre towers in 2001, Anita Cenerini says her son, Thomas Welsh, knew right away he would likely be shipped off to war. He had joined the...

Apr 01, 2019

Alberta NDP promises balanced budget later than UCP, but says UCP math is wrong

EDMONTON - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley promised to balance the province's budget by 2023-24 as she unveiled her party's election platform Sunday, while also pledging to expand $25 per day ch...

Apr 01, 2019