Canada

Seeing double: Candidates with same name square off in P.E.I. election fight

Voters in one P.E.I. riding face a tough choice in the April 26 provincial election: Matthew MacKay, or Matthew MacKay. Seeking re-election in the provincial district of Kensington-Malpeque, Progressi...

Mar 29, 2019

Montreal archdiocese calls on retired judge to examine sexual abuse allegations

MONTREAL - The Montreal archdiocese has called on a retired judge to conduct an audit of sexual abuse claims over a span of nearly seven decades, but a group that works with victims raised concer...

Mar 29, 2019

China ratchets up pressure on Canada by suspending another canola exporter

BEIJING - China said Wednesday it suspended a second major Canadian canola exporter over alleged safety concerns, further deepening a diplomatic row set off by Canada's decision to detain a top execut...

Mar 29, 2019

Chinese student allegedly abducted from Markham out of hospital, suspects sought

A Chinese student believed to be the victim of a violent abduction is out of hospital and waiting to be reunited with his family as police hunt for the men suspected of kidnapping him, officers said W...

Mar 29, 2019

In the news today, March 29

Four stories in the news for Friday, March 29 --- OTTAWA UNVEILS PLANS FOR 75TH D-DAY ANNIVERSARY A departure ceremony is being held today in Vancouver for trains carrying combat boots symbolizin...

Mar 29, 2019

Regina Police release RCMP review of Nadine Machiskinic death investigation

REGINA - The Regina Police Service has released an RCMP report into how it investigated the death of an Indigenous woman who fell 10 storeys down a laundry chute. Nadine Machiskinic, who was 29,&...

Mar 28, 2019

Manitoba government to pull nurses ad that union says is demeaning to women

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is pulling a series of advertisements aimed at recruiting nurses after one of the images was criticized as being sexist and patronizing. The ads have been online sin...

Mar 28, 2019

FCA to cut Windsor auto assembly shift in fall at loss of 1,500 jobs

WINDSOR, Ont. - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles says it plans to cut the third shift at its Windsor, Ont., assembly plant later this year at a cost of about 1,500 jobs. The move to end the shift starting Se...

Mar 28, 2019

Ontario's highest court sets 15-day cap on solitary confinement

TORONTO - Ontario's top court has placed a hard cap on solitary confinement in prisons, saying inmates can no longer be isolated for more than 15 days because that amounts to cruel...

Mar 28, 2019

Dress code at B.C. legislature, women make short-sleeve fashion statement

VICTORIA - A dress code debate at British Columbia's legislature has prompted some women to roll up their sleeves in protest. Acting sergeant-at-arms Randy Ennis says members of his office's ...

Mar 28, 2019