Canada

Trudeau says he had "cordial" conversation with Jody Wilson-Raybould

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he spoke with former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould last week about a way forward following her allegations he politically interfered in&nb...

Mar 25, 2019

26-year-old man charged with attempted murder in Montreal priest stabbing

MONTREAL - A 26-year old man has been charged with attempted murder in the stabbing of a Catholic priest during morning mass at Montreal's St. Joseph's Oratory on Friday. Vlad Cristian Eremia, wh...

Mar 25, 2019

Quebec taxi drivers clog streets to protest government's industry overhaul

MONTREAL - Quebec's transport minister is defending his plan to overhaul the province's taxi industry as drivers across the province strike in protest. Thousands of angry taxi drivers clogge...

Mar 25, 2019

Canadian man charged with spying in China gets visit by consular officials

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says consular officials in China visited today with detained former diplomat Michael Kovrig today. It is the fifth time Kovrig has received a consula...

Mar 25, 2019

EU military wants to partner with Canada in Mali as it races for exit

OTTAWA - As Canada's military mission races to leave Mali and the United Nations pleads for it to stay, the European Union is making a fresh appeal to the Canadian Forces to partner with it in t...

Mar 25, 2019

Canada Revenue Agency apologizes as online services go down

OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says its online systems have gone down and it isn't saying when they will be back. The agency is apologizing in a tweet for the cut in services this morning, sa...

Mar 25, 2019

In the news today, March 25

Five stories in the news for Monday, March 25 --- TRUDEAU DELIVERS CAMPAIGN STYLE SPEECH AT NOMINATION EVENT Justin Trudeau delivered a campaign-style speech in Vancouver-Kingsway ...

Mar 25, 2019

Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle to be tried on assault charges

OTTAWA - Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle is slated to be in Ontario court today to face trial on several assault charges. Boyle and his American wife, Caitlan Coleman, were take...

Mar 25, 2019

Edmonton judge to rule on whether Omar Khadr's sentence has expired

EDMONTON - An Alberta judge is expected to rule today on whether a war crimes sentence for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr should be declared expired. The eight-year sentence imposed in...

Mar 25, 2019

15 Canadians on cruise ship that was stranded off Norway; one injured

STAVANGER, Norway - Global Affairs Canada says 15 Canadians were on board the Viking Sky cruise ship when it ran into engine trouble off Norway's rough, frigid western coast. In an email statemen...

Mar 24, 2019