Canada

Monster Energy drink recalled due to possible glass fragments

OTTAWA - Monster Energy Canada Ltd. is recalling one of its drinks from the marketplace. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the Caffe Monster Salted Caramel Energy Drink could contain glass frag...

Mar 23, 2019

'The right thing was done:' Manitoba family gets guardianship of seized baby

WINNIPEG - The mother of a newborn who was seen in a social media video being taken away by authorities in hospital says she is relieved a judge has given guardianship to the family. But she...

Mar 23, 2019

Ford says social media allows politicians to circumvent mainstream journalists

OTTAWA - Premier Doug Ford says mainstream journalists have become irrelevant because social media allows him to speak directly to Ontarians. The Ontario premier told a conference of conservative thin...

Mar 23, 2019

Real-life tsunami threat in Port Alberni, B.C., prompts evacuation updates

VICTORIA - When tsunami-alert sirens rang out in the dead of night in Port Alberni 14 months ago, most people fled for higher ground but some didn't recognize the emergency signal, says a new study. A...

Mar 23, 2019

The hard life of a wild Sable Island horse:'Eking out a living on this sandbar'

HALIFAX - Researchers studying the carcasses of Sable Island's fabled wild horses have discovered many had unusual levels of parasites and sand, suggesting they are tougher than most horses, even as m...

Mar 23, 2019

Sir John A. Macdonald statue vandalized again in downtown Montreal

MONTREAL - Vandals struck a Sir John A. Macdonald statue in downtown Montreal once again, spray painting the imposing bronze monument to the country's first prime minister early Thursday. Montreal pol...

Mar 23, 2019

Rothmans, Benson & Hedges gets creditor protection in $15B Quebec lawsuit

MONTREAL - Rothmans, Benson & Hedges has become the third tobacco company to receive a temporary reprieve from compensating 100,000 Quebec smokers after securing creditor protection in a...

Mar 23, 2019

In Liberal, Tory battle over deficits, both messages click, poll suggests

OTTAWA - With a federal election looming this fall, the Liberals and Conservatives are bracing for an ideological battle that pits the merits of balancing the books again...

Mar 23, 2019

New report details impact of proposed NS spaceport in event of explosion or fire

HALIFAX - The head of a company proposing to open Canada's only commercial spaceport near the small community of Canso, N.S., says the impact of any launch failure would be relatively small. Stev...

Mar 23, 2019

Liberals pledge $253 million to undo Tory-era changes to benefits tribunal

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are promising to spend more than $250 million to revamp the body Canadians turn to with disputes over access to federal benefits, partially restoring the s...

Mar 23, 2019