Canada

Liberal-dominated justice committee ends SNC-Lavalin probe amid opposition howls

OTTAWA - The Liberal-dominated justice committee of the House of Commons pulled the plug Tuesday on its probe of the SNC-Lavalin affair, prompting fresh howls of opposition outrage and a wal...

Mar 21, 2019

MPs continue voting marathon as Tories protest shutdown of Wilson-Raybould motion

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are continuing their marathon voting session as opposition parties protest the Trudeau government's efforts to shut down any further investigation into the SNC-Lava...

Mar 21, 2019

In the news today, March 19

Four stories in the news for Tuesday, March 19 --- BUDGET SETS LIBERAL STAGE FOR FALL ELECTION The Trudeau government will attempt to set the stage for this fall's election - and provide som...

Mar 21, 2019

In the news today, March 21

Four stories in the news for Thusday, March 21 --- BRONCOS FAMILIES AWAIT SENTENCING FOR TRUCK DRIVER Family members forever changed by the Humboldt Broncos hockey bus crash are speaking out...

Mar 21, 2019

Excerpts from the Humboldt Broncos victim impact statements submitted to court

MELFORT, Sask. - The driver of a transport truck involved in a deadly crash with the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus will be sentenced Friday. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu has pleaded guilty to dangerous dri...

Mar 21, 2019

Legault government has long list of promises to fulfil with first budget today

QUEBEC - After five months in power, Francois Legault's Coalition Avenir Quebec government will lay out its true priorities today as it tables its first budget. Legault has raised expectations wi...

Mar 21, 2019

Scientists fear communications chill in polarized media landscape

VANCOUVER - A marine mammal scientist in Vancouver says he thinks his work has been misrepresented online and he's worried it's part of a trend that has him and his colleagues ques...

Mar 21, 2019

'It has to send a message:' Broncos families await sentencing for truck driver

Kevin Matechuk says he will never, never forgive the semi driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Matechuk's 19-year-old son Layne of Colonsay, Sask., is still coping with a brai...

Mar 21, 2019

Conservatives plan filibuster after Liberals shut down Wilson-Raybould motion

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament were bracing Wednesday for an all-night voting marathon as opposition parties protested the Trudeau government's efforts to shut down any furthe...

Mar 20, 2019

Quebec government to spend $500 million to compensate taxi drivers, reform industry

QUEBEC - The Quebec government will give the province's taxi drivers $500 million in compensation as it moves to overhaul the province's passenger transport industry. The Coalition Avenir Quebec ...

Mar 20, 2019