Canada

Questions about who qualifies surround journalism supports in federal budget

OTTAWA - Concerns are being raised about limits to who might qualify for aid under a section of this week's federal budget geared toward supporting journalism, and whether the money will, in the long ...

Mar 22, 2019

UN formally asks Canada to extend Mali mission to prevent medevac gap

OTTAWA - The United Nations is formally asking Canada to extend its mission in Mali in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to prevent a gap in providing life-saving medical evacuations for wou...

Mar 22, 2019

Factors judge considered in sentencing of truck driver in Humboldt Broncos crash

The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for 29 counts of dangerous driving causing death or bodily harm. Court heard the in...

Mar 22, 2019

Border agency watchdog will 'fill gap' for disgruntled travellers, Goodale says

OTTAWA - Travellers, immigration detainees and others who feel mistreated by Canada's border agency will be able to complain to an independent body under a new measure included in the federa...

Mar 22, 2019

NHL called in Cree helps revive, sustain Indigenous language: hockey analyst

An NHL game called in Plains Cree is a step toward keeping Indigenous languages alive, says a hockey analyst. Former NHL centre John Chabot will join play-by-play announcer Clarence Iron, mu...

Mar 22, 2019

B.C. judge orders RCMP to give Meng data on devices seized during arrest

VANCOUVER - A judge has ordered the RCMP to provide copies of the content on seven electronic devices to an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies after they were seiz...

Mar 22, 2019

Quebec Court of Appeal upholds Richard Henry Bain's sentence in election shooting

MONTREAL - The sentence given 2012 Quebec election night shooter Richard Henry Bain will remain unchanged, Quebec's Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday. Bain was convicted of attacking a Parti Quebec...

Mar 22, 2019

Trial of alleged Fredericton shooter set for 8 weeks this autumn

FREDERICTON - A Fredericton man accused of fatally shooting four people, including two police officers, in a killing spree last August will stand trial this fall. Eight weeks have been set aside ...

Mar 22, 2019

Celina Caesar-Chavannes quits Liberal caucus, sits as independent MP

OTTAWA - Celina Caesar-Chavannes has informed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that she's leaving the federal Liberal caucus and will sit as an Independent MP. The Whitby, Ont., MP has been a v...

Mar 22, 2019

Finance minister tells Halifax business audience not to link budget to election

HALIFAX - Finance Minister Bill Morneau told a Halifax business audience today that they shouldn't think of this week's federal budget as an election document. In remarks to the Halifax Chamber of Com...

Mar 22, 2019