Canada

Wilson-Raybould to reveal more details, documents on SNC-Lavalin affair

OTTAWA - Liberals are urging former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to use her parliamentary privilege to tell the House of Commons whatever she wants about the SNC-Lavalin affair. But they want...

Mar 24, 2019

Trudeau calls May 6 byelection for B.C. riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a May byelection in British Columbia to fill a seat vacated by a former New Democrat. The Prime Minister's Office has set May 6 as the date for the...

Mar 24, 2019

Criticism over failure to mention Muslims 'completely baseless,' says Scheer

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer says criticism over his initial failure to mention that Muslims were targeted in the recent mass murder in New Zealand is "completely baseless" and driven by "disgusting"&n...

Mar 24, 2019

Online real estate auctions try to shake up sales with novel approach

An online auction for a luxury home in Abbotsford, B.C., is drawing attention for its novel approach, which some observers say has potential to inspire new sales even if it doesn't have any notab...

Mar 24, 2019

Researchers try to shed light on secret Canadian Cold War archive

OTTAWA - The prime minister's bureaucrats are hoarding a trove of decades-old records that chronicle Canada's Cold War intelligence history, say security researchers who are pushing to make ...

Mar 24, 2019

Montreal priest stabbed while celebrating morning mass, suffers minor injuries

MONTREAL - A Catholic priest was stabbed in front of dozens of stunned worshippers as he was celebrating mass Friday morning at Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory. A 26-year-old man is in custo...

Mar 24, 2019

Global ocean group to study possible toxic splashdowns of space debris

A global agency that sets rules for the seas is studying the environmental effects of more and more rocket stages that may contain toxic fuel dropping into the world's oceans. The International M...

Mar 24, 2019

Statistics Canada reports pace of inflation ticked higher in February

OTTAWA - The annual pace of inflation edged higher in February as gains in most spending categories offset lower gasoline prices, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency reported the consu...

Mar 24, 2019

In the news today, March 22

Five stories in the news for Friday, March 22 --- SENTENCING FOR DRIVER IN BRONCOS BUS CRASH A truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash is to be sentenced in a Saskatchewan ...

Mar 24, 2019

'Nobody wins in this:' Truck driver in fatal Broncos crash gets 8-year sentence

MELFORT, Sask. - A truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison by a judge who said she believed his remorse was sincere, but&n...

Mar 24, 2019